Worksheets5th Grade Science STAAR
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
A student helped his father prepare soup for dinner. His father asked him to use a wooden spoon to stir the soup as it heated.
Why would the student's father ask him to use a wooden spoon?
The wooden spoon is able to float in the soup
the wooden spoon is able to sink in the soup
the wooden spoon is a good conductor of thermal energy
The wooden spoon is a good insulator of thermal energy
When using a solar-powered calculator, what source of energy is being used to power the calculator?
Electrical Energy
Light Energy
Mechanical Energy
Sound Energy
The arrows in the diagrams below represent light. Which diagram best shows how a glass mirror would reflect light?
Which of the following statements best describes the effect of solar energy absorbed by water in the ocean?
The color of the ocean water becomes light blue
the temperature of the water decreases
The water changes state from liquid to gas
The ocean water becomes less salty.
If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and perception, they are referring to an area's--
weather
climate
geography
geology
Over a period of 40 years, the amount of rain that fell in the central Texas area was measured and recorded. Monitoring and tracking rainfall over a long period gives the most accurate information about--
amount of humidity
weather
climate
high temperature
What is one difference between weather and climate?
weather describes conditions near the ground, but climate does not.
Climate describes energy from the sun, but weather does not.
weather includes precipitation, but climate does not.
Climate describes long-term conditions over an entire region, but weather does not.
Which event best describes an example of evaporation?
Water flows downhill after a storm
Dark clouds form in the sky
Rain water oaks into the ground
Solar energy heats water at the ocean's surface.
In the water cycle, the Sun's energy is directly responsible for causing the process at location---
A
B
C
D
What process is represented by letter B?
Evaporation, because the water vapor is in the air
Precipitation, because rain comes from clouds
Condensation, because water is changing states to form clouds
Transpiration, because water is transforming
The picture shows a Pine squirrel sitting on a tree branch in a Temperate Forest Biome.
Which factor most likely does NOT affect the Pine Squirrel's survival in the temperate forest biome?
sunlight
bacteria
temperature
soil
Which of the following best illustrates the direction of energy flow through the food web above?
Spider to Grasshopper to Grass
Hognose snake to toad to grasshopper
Grass to rabbit to hawk
mouse to spider to toad
In the food chain above, the role of the grasshopper can best be described as--
a consumer that eats producers
a herbivore that produces its own energy
a producer that provides energy for the mouse
an omnivore that eats grasses and small animals
