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Science STAAR

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Picture is Deposition

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which Step Is NOT Included in Sedimentary Rock

a)

Weathering And Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Forms into a volcano

d)

Compacting

3.

A Farmer Wants To Make A Lake Near His Farm. He Realised He Does NOT Have Clay What Soil Should He Use To Make A Lake?

a)

Sand

b)

Silt

c)

Clay

d)

Humus

4.

What type of rock is formed when existing rock is changed by heat and pressure?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

texture

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

igneous rock

5.

What is the shaking that results from the movement of tectonic plates beneath Earth’s surface?

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

volcano

d)

earthquake

6.

When sediment is tightly pressed together, this is called __________.

a)

Mechanical Pressure

b)

Compaction

c)

Cementation

d)

Deposition

7.

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

Roots breaking into concrete

b)

Water running over the rocks

c)

Animals burrowing into the ground

d)

Rust forming over iron minerals

8.

What are some features of a cave?

a)

stalactites

b)

tunnels

c)

stalagmites

d)

all of the above

9.

Rock formations hanging from a roof are called ________.

a)

stalactites

b)

stalagmites

c)

troglodytes

d)

minerals

10.
Which of the following results from the joining of a stalactite and stalagmite?
a)
Drapery
b)
Flow stone
c)
Column
d)
Soda straw
11.

Fossil Fuels are

a)

pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

b)

rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

12.

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

d)

chemical Rock

13.

Mike did not want to throw away his pickle jar. Instead he decided to use it again. This is an example of?

a)

Recycling

b)

Reusing

c)

Reducing

d)

Pollution

14.

Which Picture Shows A Glacier That Effected The Land

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which Picture Shows Water That Is destructive

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

A Example of Mechanical Weathering Is

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

A Example Of Erosion Is....

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What is A Way That Coal And Petroleum (Oil) Are The Same

a)

Both Are Made By Plants

b)

Both Formed By Heat And Pressure

c)

Petroleum And Coal Are Made By Animals

d)

Both Are Formed in Land

19.

Petroleum is A Fossil Fuel That is Nonrenewable

What Category is The Same As Petroleum?

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Iron

d)

Ocean Tides

20.

Turn a grocery bag into a notepad. Reduce, reuse, recycle, or trash?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

What Is Positive About a Volcano?

a)

It Can Break the Volcano

b)

It Can Create islands Like Hawaii

c)

Lava Destroys Areas

d)

None of the Above

22.
Which of these is an example of erosion?
a)
Light shining onto a mountain.
b)
Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces. 
c)
Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.
d)
All of the above.
23.

An organism that eats grass and insects is

a)

an herbivore

b)

a producer

c)

prey

d)

an omnivore

24.

Which organisms will you find the most of in an ecosystem?

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

25.

Which organism is a decomposer?

a)

frog

b)

worm

c)

oak tree

d)

grasshopper

26.

all stages of a living thing, from beginning to death

a)

life cycle

b)

reproduction

c)

offspring

d)

metamorphosis

27.

The new living thing of their parents

a)

reproduction

b)

offspring

c)

life cycle

d)

metamorphosis

28.

This is the second stage of a the life cycle of an animal that goes through a complete metamorphosis

a)

eggs

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

29.
This type of beak would be useful in a 
a)
desert
b)
pond
c)
grassland
30.
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 
a)
A. Layer 2
b)
B. Layer 4
c)
C. Layer 1
d)
D. Layer 3
31.
the trace or remains of an organism that lived a loooong time ago, often preserved in sediment
a)
half-life
b)
fossil
c)
geologic time-scale
d)
evolution
32.
What do plants produce that animals, including humans, benefit from for their survival?
a)
food and oxygen
b)
water and carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen only
d)
glucose and carbon dioxide
33.

What Are Shallow Roots Useful For???

a)

To Store Water In The Roots So Cactus Can Survive

b)

To Grow Above

c)

To Protect animals From Eating it

d)

To Help Plants in the plain to survive

34.

If You Want to Smell Stuff You_______

a)

Waft

b)

Breath

c)

Drink

d)

Goggles

35.

1. They have a rattle on the end of their tail to warn other animals.

2. They feed on rodents, squirrels, rabbits, and small animals.

3. They hibernate in the winter and come out in the spring.

4. Most of the time there are 8-10 babies born at once.


Which of these facts best describes how rattlesnakes depend on other animals to survive?

a)

Fact 1

b)

Fact 2

c)

Fact 3

d)

Fact 4

36.

Maple Tree > Produces food through photosynthesis

Deer > Eats green plants, acorns, fruits, and nuts

Black Bear> Eats grasses, berries, insects, and fish

Mushroom > Gets nutrients from decomposing plants & animals


Which organism obtains energy without depending on another organism?

a)

Maple Tree

b)

Deer

c)

Black Bear

d)

Mushroom

37.

In a food chain, energy does not flow directly from –

a)

producer to consumer

b)

consumer to producer

c)

consumer to decomposer

d)

producer to decomposer

38.

The antelope in a zoo always walk toward the fence when people come by. The antelope wait to be fed cookies by the people visiting the zoo. This is an example of –

a)

an inherited trait

b)

an inherited behavior

c)

an instinct

d)

a learned behavior

39.

The model below shows layers of sediment on the floor of an ocean. Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?

a)

Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.

b)

The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.

c)

Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.

d)

Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock.

40.

The diagram below shows a glacial landscape. What evidence suggests that ice created this landscape?

a)

U-shaped valleys

b)

the landslide near the river

c)

sediment near the river

d)

stream flowing into the river

41.

The diagrams below show the development of a river delta where a river enters an ocean. Which statement best explains why the delta is developing at this site?

a)

The ocean eroded the land causing it to build up at the site.

b)

The wind blew sediment into this area and deposited it.

c)

Sediment carried by the river was deposited at the site.

d)

The land was formed at the site when Earth was first formed.

42.

What Fossil will Become a Fossil Fuel

a)

Layer 1

b)

Layer 2

c)

Layer 3

d)

Layer 4

43.

Birds flying south when temperatures decrease is an example of ________.

a)

Hibernation

b)

Migration

c)

Dormant

d)

Ecosystem

44.

Which basic need of plants is missing from the chart below?

a)

Water

b)

Air

c)

Sunlight

d)

Nutrients

45.

The food chain shown most likely can be found in the...

a)

tundra

b)

tropical savanna

c)

dry rainforest

d)

taiga

46.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
47.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
48.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
49.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
50.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
51.
The Sun affects Earth in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
it heats up Earth's surface
b)
it provides energy for plants
c)
it is stored in fossil fuels such as coal
d)
it reflects light from the Moon
52.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
53.
The picture shows an electrical circuit.  This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
it has 3 light bulbs.
b)
the same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
it uses a single battery.
d)
the electrical current has more than one path to flow through
54.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
55.
A cactus can live in the desert because of this adaptation:
a)
wide flat leaves to catch water
b)
shallow roots
c)
thick, waxy leaves help it store water
d)
tendrils to reach sunlight
56.
What three things does a plant need to take in to be able to go through photosynthesis?
a)
sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
b)
sunlight, water, and oxygen
c)
oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen
d)
water, oxygen, and glucose
57.

What type of rock is formed when existing rock is changed by heat and pressure?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

texture

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

igneous rock

58.

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Mechanical

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