WorksheetsPSE 5th Grade STAAR 2023 Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins
Scientists use telescopes to make distant objects appear closer. Some parts of a telescope are shown below. Which of the following best describes how the objective lens of this telescope helps a scientist observe the moon?
The objective lens produces light.
The objective lens blocks light.
The objective lens reflects light.
The objective lens refracts light.
Which of these best demonstrates the reflection of light?
Looking through the glass of a large window.
Looking at an image formed on a silver spoon.
Looking at a lightbulb that is glowing.
Looking at a star on a clear night.
The model shows a special glass fiber that is thinner than some metal wires. When light enters one end of the fiber, it moves through the fiber as shown. After the light leaves the fiber, it travels
in a straight line
back into the fiber
around the fiber
in a curve
A student uses a flashlight to shine a beam of light on three different objects. Which table describes what happens to the light beam as it interacts with each object?
5 Jars with 92* C water are set up with thermometers. 4 jars are wrapped equally with different material. One jar is kept unwrapped as a control. After 10 minutes the temperature is checked and noted in the above chart. Which property of the material is most likely being tested?
state of matter
Thermal energy insulation
Thermal energy production
ability to conduct electricity
A cook uses the ingredients listed above. Which table below shows the physical properties of these ingredients when placed in hot water?
A teacher gives a student 4 clear sealed containers. Each container holds a different substance. The students record their observations about each substance. Based on these observations, which container most likely holds only gas?
Container 1
Container 2
Container 3
Container 4
Some students investigate the properties of matter of four objects using a hand lens, a magnet, and a beaker containing water. Their observations are recorded on the table. Which statement identifies a property that could be used to classify these objects into two different groups?
Density can be used to separate objects that sink in water from objects that don't.
Magnetism can be used to separate objects that are attracted to magnets from objects that are not.
Solubility can be used to separate objects that dissolve in water from objects that do not.
Physical state can be used to separate objects that are solid from objects that are not.
A group of students made the observations listed in the table about the size, shape, and appearance of their hands. Which of the students' observations describe inherited traits? (5.10B)
Observations 2 and 5 only
Observations 1, 3, and 4 only
Observations 2, 3, and 5 only
All the observations
Which circuit shown will produce light when the switch is closed?
A group of students is building the circuit represented in the diagram. What object can be used a Position X for the buzzer to sound when Switch K is closed? (a)
A student constructs the circuit shown for a science demonstration. With the switches in these positions, which lights are on? (a)
In some circuits that are used for decorating, one burned-out lightbulb will prevent the other lightbulbs from lighting. In other circuits, one burned-out lightbulb will have no effect on the other lightbulbs. In which of these circuits will the other light bulbs still light even if one bulb is burned out?
Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock? (5.7A)
The diagram shows layers deposited under a body of water. This layering continued for millions of years. What most likely happened to the dead plants and animals? (5.7A) (a)
Which statement best describes the processes of weathering and erosion? (5.7A)
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the breakdown of any type of rock into smaller particles and the carrying away of the loose sediments.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for depositing loose sediments on the bottom of the ocean, forming layers of sediment.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the amount of water in a river that transports sediments to the sea.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the transportation, deposition, and compaction of loose sediments on the seafloor.
Fossil fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form? (5.7A)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
Mostly decaying organisms
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
Mostly metal minerals
The diagram above shows the sequence of the process that turn solid rock into sandstone. Which two processes best complete this diagram? (5.7A) (a)
On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window? (5.8C) (a)
Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation? (5.8C) (a)
A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram does not correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated? (5.8C)
A student draws a model showing the movements of Earth, the moon, and the sun. Which arrow shows the movement that causes day and night on Earth? (5.8C)
Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun
Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun
Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth
Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation of Earth
A student observed the Sun throughout the day over the neighbor’s house. The change the student observed is caused by -
orbit of Earth around the Sun
rotation of Earth on its axis
orbit of the Sun through space
reflection of the Sun off the Moon
A teacher asks students to explain what they see in this picture. Four student explanations are shown in the box. Which of the students gave a correct explanation? (5.8C) (a)
Examples of objects that use different types of energy to perform their functions are shown. Which examples use mechanical energy to perform their functions?
1, 2, and 4
1, 3, and 4
1 and 2 only
3 and 4 only
Which of these devices is the only one NOT designed to produce both sound and light energy?
The toy oven shown uses a lightbulb to bake small cakes. What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?
electrical and thermal
mechanical and electrical
thermal and mechanical
light and sound
A student made a list of activities that involve energy. Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?
1. Sharks chasing a school of fish.
2. A toaster heating bread.
3. A cell phone charging.
4. A tree limb falling to the ground.
5. Tomato plants absorbing sunlight.
6. A canoe floating down a river.
1, 4, 6
2, 4, 5
1 and 2
3, 5, 6
When a bat searches for prey at night, it makes sounds as it flies, and it uses the sounds' echoes to find its prey. When the bat flies and listens to the echoes to locate prey, it is using
thermal and light energy
sound and thermal energy
mechanical and sound energy
light and mechanical energy
A class is learning about states of matter. The teacher shows the students how to set up the investigation shown in the diagram. What kinds of energy are needed in this investigation to change the states of matter of the candle?
light, mechanical, and thermal
electrical and thermal
mechanical, light, and electrical
thermal and mechanical
Which animal behavior is NOT correctly classified?
Bear looking for food in a trash can
Owl being active at night
Dog coming when its name is called
Squirrel getting seeds from a bird feeder
Which tomato plant characteristic is least likely to be inherited?
Flower Color
Leaf Shape
Type of Roots
Number of Tomatoes
Which statement does NOT describe how the body structures of these animals help them escape predators?
Paws with long claws on flexible toes to help them climb trees.
Sharp teeth allow them to catch prey on land or in water.
Long tails allow them to balance on branches in trees.
Good eyesight helps them to see at night.
A teacher set up the model shown to represent the formation of a landform. What landform does this model most likely represent?
Delta
Cave
Canyon
Sand dune
A canyon with tall, vertical sides is shown. Which of the following most likely led to the formation of this canyon?
Rapidly moving water
A hurricane
Burrowing animals
Volcanic activity
Wind, water, and ice change Earth’s surface. Which landform was most likely formed by the slow movement of glaciers?
Arch
River delta
V-shaped valley
U-shaped valley
The images show a river delta and sand dunes. Which statement best explains how the formation of deltas and sand dunes is similar?
Both are formed by the movement of glaciers.
Both are formed by water eroding sediments.
Both are formed by wind weathering rocks.
Both are formed be deposition of sediments.
A wide, round-bottom valley is shown below. This valley was most likely formed by –
Tornadoes
Glacial movement
Flash flooding
Deposition by the wind
Some facts about birds called cattle egrets are listed in the table. Which of these facts best describes how these birds depend on other animals to survive? (5.9A)
Fact 1
Fact 2
Fact 3
Fact 4
Which of these is an example of one living thing depending on another living thing?
Cat walking on the sand
Bird building a nest in a tree
Dog warming in the sunlight
Squirrel drinking water
A student makes the following list of observations during a trip to the zoo. Which number is an example of an organism interacting with a nonliving part of its environment?
1
2
3
4
Which of the following is an interaction between 2 living organisms?
Wind blows sediment from one sand dune to another
Fungus absorbing nutrients from decomposing plants and animals
Glaciers carving out U-shaped valleys
Spiny-tailed lizard basking in the sun for warmth
Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?
By releasing oxygen into the air.
By returning nutrients to the soil.
By making space for new animals.
By decreasing the populations of herbivores.
This food web represents organisms in a field. What role do raccoons play in this food web? (5.9B)
Prey
Producer
Decomposer
Consumer
The diets of several types of prairie animals are described in the table. Which of the following prairie food chains is in the correct order? (5.9B)
The food web shown is made up of organisms that live in a forest. Which change would most likely occur if all the producers in this ecosystem were removed? (5.9B)
The mice would become the new producers.
All the animals would either die or move away.
The number of mice would increase.
All the animal populations would increase.
A partial forest food web is shown. In this food web, energy is transferred directly between--- (5.9B)
conifer seeds and red crossbills
conifer leaves and northern goshawks
blue grouse and wolves
elk and sharp-shinned hawks
Many desert animals depend on the prickly pear cactus. What role does the prickly pear cactus play in a desert food web? (5.9B)
It obtains energy from producers.
It returns nutrients to the soil.
It preys upon other organisms.
It provides energy to consumers.
A partial wetland food web is shown. Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland? (5.9B)
Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.
Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.
Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.
Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.
