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5th Science STAAR Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When water changes from a LIQUID to a GAS the process is called....

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

2.

When water changes from a gas to a liquid, the process is called..... (Think about the water droplets that form on the outside of a glass!)

a)

evaporation

b)

preciptation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

3.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Glass
4.
Is Wood a conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
5.
What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
a)
An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not
b)
A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.
c)
An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not
d)
A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not
6.

A magnet would be a good tool to use when you need to separate a mixture of iron filings and pepper.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Mixtures can be separated when the materials in it have different densities.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Does cork float?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Define the term soluble.

a)

Can dissolve in water

b)

Cannot dissolve in water

c)

Partially dissolves in water

10.

Define the term insoluble.

a)

Can dissolve in water.

b)

Cannot dissolve in water.

c)

Partially dissolves in water.

11.

Is salt soluble or insoluble?

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

12.

What causes a change in motion?

a)

Force

b)

Position

c)

Potential energy

d)

Kinetic energy

13.

What is a force that opposes motion?

a)

Direction

b)

Friction

c)

Potential energy

d)

Kinetic Energy

14.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

15.
When light bounces back it is _____
a)
Reflected
b)
Refracted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Optical Density
16.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

refraction

b)

absorbed

c)

reflection

d)

flipped

17.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
18.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
19.
We see shadows because light travels in a __________________ line.
a)
curved
b)
straight
c)
rainbow
20.
Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
loam
21.

A renewable source of energy is____________

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

solar

d)

oil

22.

Which type of energy can be renewed?

a)

Natural gas

b)

oil

c)

Water

d)

Coal

23.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

24.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Wood

c)

Oil

25.

Fossil Fuel are?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A group of dinosaur fossils

c)

A type of gas used for planes

26.

Which is NOT a type of fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Wood

d)

Natural Gas

27.

How are fossil fuels formed?

a)

They are made in factories

b)

Dead plants and animals died millions of years ago and were buried under heat and pressure

c)

Dead plants were buried under heat and pressure

d)

Dead animals were buried under heat and pressure

28.

Which fossil fuel is formed only from dead plants in swamps?

a)

Rubber

b)

Petroleum

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

29.

The movement of weathered material on the Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Depostion

d)

Elliption

30.

The breaking of rock into smaller pieces from the effects of water, wind, and ice

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Depostion

d)

Delta

31.

A narrow area of low land between hills and mountains created by a River.

a)

Volcano

b)

U Shaped Valley

c)

V Shaped Valley

d)

Riverbend

32.

A wide area of low land between mountains created by a Glacier

a)

V Shaped Valley

b)

U Shaped Valley

c)

Lowlands

d)

Icelands

33.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
34.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
35.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

36.

When the Sun is behind you, your shadow is ...

a)

behind you

b)

in front of you

c)

at the side of you

d)

not there

37.

Animals that only eat meat (animals).

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

38.

Plants are interacting directly with another living thing of their environment when they are–

a)

attracting insects.

b)

absorbing sunlight.

c)

soaking up water.

d)

taking in carbon dioxide.

39.

Frogs in a pond interact with both living and nonliving things in their ecosystem. Frogs interact with nonliving components(or things) when they–

a)

eat swimming insects for energy.

b)

lay their eggs in bodies of water.

c)

become food for another animal.

d)

hide beneath plants in the pond.

40.

Plants interact with living and nonliving things in their environment. Which is an interaction with a nonliving thing?

a)

Small insects eating the stems of plants

b)

Humans breathing oxygen released by plants

c)

Sandy soil holding the roots of plants

d)

Bees gathering pollen from flowers of plants

41.

A tree is a __________ because it makes its own food using a process called photosynthesis.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

42.
Fungi. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
43.
A mushroom is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
44.
Bacteria is an example of a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
45.

Who is going to try their best on the Science simulation and make Ms. G proud??

a)

ME!!!!!

b)

Not me