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Science STAAR Vocab Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check the materials that are less dense than water. (float)

a)

cooking oil

b)

soap bubbles

c)

wood chip

d)

feather

2.

Which material will float in water?

a)

aluminum nail

b)

copper chain

c)

rubber ball

d)

piece of cardboard

3.

Check the ingredients that are soluble in water.

a)

baking soda

b)

wood chips

c)

gold coins

d)

white sugar

e)

hot chocolate mix

4.

What happens when you mix kool aid into water?

a)

The water becomes a solid

b)

The volume of the liquid decreases.

c)

The kool aid dissolves and spreads out evenly in water.

d)

The color and taste of the water stay the same.

5.

What might you observe if a substance DID NOT dissolve in water?

a)

particles settle to the bottom of cup

b)

clear

c)

particles on the walls of the cup

d)

a thin layer formed on top of the water

e)

no visible particles

6.

In which mixtures do ALL the ingredients maintain their physical state?

a)

salt, hot water, and rocks

b)

hot water, sand, and wood chips

c)

powdered soap and hot water

d)

iron filings and sand

e)

pebbles and soil

7.

Check the materials that are attracted to magnets.

a)

cobalt

b)

alluminum

c)

iron

d)

nickel

e)

gold

8.

For a push and pull to be the most effective in moving an object they must be.....

a)

in the same direction.

b)

in opposite directions.

9.

Check the sports that you must estimate the amount of force needed to move something.

a)

baseball

b)

golf

c)

tennis

d)

bowling

10.

Check the materials that are good insulators of thermal energy.

a)

steel

b)

rubber

c)

iron

d)

wool

e)

aluminum

11.

Check the materials that are good conductors of electrical enregy.

a)

brass

b)

feather

c)

gold

d)

aluminum

e)

glass

12.

Select the true statements about light.

a)

Light travels in a circular path.

b)

Light that goes through water does not refract.

c)

Light cannot reflect off of more than one surface.

d)

Light travels in a straight line.

e)

Light reflections travel in a straight line.

13.

Check the boxes that correctly describes how light affects the objects in the picture.

a)

1-Light is reflected through the water.

b)

2-Light is absorbed by the ball.

c)

3-Light is reflected off the mirror.

d)

1-Light is refracted through the water.

14.

Which of the following does NOT correctly describe a type of energy?

a)

Mechanical- A ball moves across the table.

b)

Thermal-Light reflects off a mirror.

c)

Sound-Pieces of metal hit the floor.

d)

Light-A laser produces a red beam.

15.

What type of energy is required for the man to hit the tennis ball?

a)

thermal

b)

mechanical

c)

electrical

d)

sound

16.

Which of these is made mostly of gases such as hydrogen and helium?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Human

17.

If the sunrises in the EAST at 7AM, which picture shows where the sun will be located at 11 AM?

a)
b)
18.

Which choice describes evaporation in the water cycle?

a)

Gaseous water collects in drops of fog above Earth's surface.

b)

Liquid water that is heated by the sun condenses into clouds.

c)

Gaseous water is rises as it is cooled by the ocean.

d)

Liquid water that is heated by the sun becomes a gas and rises.

19.

Which statements describe weather?

a)

Hail can form in thunderstorms that have strong winds.

b)

There will be strong thunderstorms tomorrow in the afternoon.

c)

August has the hottest temperatures each year.

d)

The high temperature for March is usually around 20 degrees Celsius

e)

There are clear skies with no chance of rain for the next four days.

20.

Which statement would be classified as climate?

a)

The high temperature for Tuesday is 78 degrees Farenheit.

b)

The month of July has the hottest temperature on record for twenty years.

c)

A warm front is expected this week.

d)

There is a thunderstorm predicted in the next two days.

21.

Check the landforms caused rapid changes to Earth's surface.

a)

Valley

b)

Cave

c)

Mountain Range

d)

Volcanic Island

e)

Sinkhole from Earthquake

22.

Which statements correctly describe how a landform is formed?

a)

A lake is formed when flowing water carves out he side of a canyon.

b)

A delta is formed at the mouth of a river when flowing water slows and deposits sediments.

c)

A u shaped valley is formed when wind picks up and moves sediment into hill like structures.

d)

A canyon is formed by the erosion of sediment by moving water.

23.

What might occur near a sand dune?

a)

Marine animals will nest on the dune.

b)

Water might flood the dune.

c)

A delta may form at the bottom of the dune.

d)

The sand might blow to another nearby area.

24.

What process formed the beautiful layers of rock in this picture?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

volcano

25.

Check the boxes that are true.

a)

Coal and oil are formed quickly.

b)

Coal is formed when trees and plants are buried for millions of years.

c)

Natural gas is formed where there once was aquatic plants and animals.

d)

It takes a very long time to form Natural gas.

e)

Coal and oil are formed in places that have no plants or water.

26.

Select the resources that are renewable.

a)

coal

b)

air

c)

petroleum

d)

wheat

e)

lake

27.

Select the resources that are non renewable.

a)

fish

b)

sheep

c)

petroleum

d)

natural gas

e)

coal

28.

Which is true about the ecosystem where water lilies can be observed?

a)

Slow moving water

b)

Constant rough waves

c)

Little to no rainfall

d)

Very cold climate

29.

These creatures are called sea otters. What type of environment do sea otters live in?

a)

aquatic

b)

windy

c)

snowy

d)

terrestrial

30.

Which of the following are living parts of an environment?

a)

air

b)

rocky path

c)

young duckling

d)

vegetation

e)

habitat

31.

Which of the following are non living parts of an environment?

a)

air

b)

fur

c)

loud noises

d)

plants

e)

habitat

32.

Which interactions are between two living parts of an environment?

a)

A dog eats a bone in his cage.

b)

A kitten crawls on the back of the couch.

c)

A rabbit eats leaves from the garden.

d)

A bird lays eggs in a nest.

e)

A fish swims through air bubbles in an aquarium.

33.

People are cutting down trees to build a house in the location. What might occur a the trees are cut down?

a)

There will be less soil.

b)

There will be more rain.

c)

There will be less animals.

d)

There will be more plants.

34.

Check the parts of the food web that receive energy from producers.

a)

carrots

b)

mice

c)

grasshoppers

d)

owls

e)

rabbits

35.

Check the parts of the food web that receive energy from consumers.

a)

foxes

b)

mice

c)

grasshoppers

d)

owls

e)

birds

36.

What type of organism should replace the ? in the food web? (remember: the arrow points to who eats)

a)

a producer

b)

a carnivore

c)

an herbivore

d)

an omnivore

37.

If an animal eats consumers, it DOES NOT eat plants.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which are inherited traits of a bird?

a)

Most of the birds are 5 inches tall.

b)

The bird has an injured foot.

c)

The birds are gray and yellow.

d)

The birds go to the tables with leftover bread.

e)

Some birds have a wide wing span.

39.

What is true about a frog's life cycle?

a)

Frogs give birth to live larvae.

b)

Young frogs look different from when they are an adult.

c)

Adult frogs have less legs than they had as larvae.

d)

Tadpoles have long legs for jumping.

40.

What clue will a plant fossil likely tell a scientist?

a)

average monthly rainfall

b)

the amount of oxygen surrounding the plant

c)

what the environment was like around the plant

d)

how much sunlight the plant typically received