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Science STAAR Prep

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mirrors

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

2.

Salt and Sugar (in water)

a)

Soluble

b)

Insoluble

3.

Delta and Sand Dunes

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

4.

Prisms, lenses

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

5.

24 hours (1 day)

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

6.

One year (365 days)

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

7.

A push or pull

a)

Force

b)

Day/Night Cycle

c)

Producers

8.

Natural gas, oil, coal

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

9.

Canyon

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

10.

Soluble

a)

Sink

b)

Dissolve

11.

Fossil Fuels

a)

canyons

b)

deserts

c)

swamps

12.

Iron, Aluminum

a)

Electrical Conductor

b)

Electrical Insulator

13.

Wind, water, ice

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

14.

ON (electricity)

"If it's closed, it flows."

a)

Open Circuit

b)

Closed Circuit

15.

Energy of an object based on its MOTION (movement/machine)

a)

Light

b)

Thermal

c)

Sound

d)

Mechanical

16.

Kool-Aid, salt water

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

17.

OFF (electricity)

"If it's open, it's broken."

a)

Closed Circuit

b)

Open Circuit

18.

Short-term conditions of the atmosphere

Ex. Changes day to day

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

19.

Center of the solar system

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Earth

20.

Atmospheric conditions over an extended period of time at a certain location

Ex. Summer in San Antonio

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

21.

Made of gases, produces heat and light

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Earth

22.

Rain, snow, sleet

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Run-off

23.

Rocky, NO atmosphere

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

24.

Microscope, telescope,

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

25.

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it; gas (water vapor) to liquid

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

26.

Items KEEP their physical properties

a)

Solution

b)

Liquids

c)

Mixture

d)

Soluble

27.

Light BENDS as it passes through one medium to another

a)

Translucent

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

28.

Carrying sediment to a new location

a)

Depositon

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

29.

Less dense than water

a)

Sink

b)

Float

30.

More dense than water

a)

Float

b)

Sink

31.

material that allows energy to travel through it easily or quickly (ex. Copper)

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

32.

the wearing away of rock or soil by wind, water, or ice

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering

33.

The Sun rises from the...

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

34.

a type of mixture in which the ingredients are thoroughly mixed together (CANNOT be separated easily)

a)

Solubility

b)

Solution

c)

Magnetism

d)

Mixture

35.

process in which sediment is laid down in new locations

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

erosion

c)

fossil fuels

d)

deposition

36.

a process that breaks down rocks

a)

precipitation

b)

weathering

c)

wind

37.

the light energy that BOUNCES off objects

a)

Refraction

b)

Absorption

c)

Translucent

d)

Reflection

38.

the transportation or the movement of the weathered material

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Sedimentary Rock

39.

a curved path around an object such as the path a planet follows around a sun

a)

Revolution

b)

Orbit

c)

Rotation

d)

Day/Night Cycle

40.

A material that does NOT allow heat or electricity to move through it easily.

a)

Conductor

b)

Magnetism

c)

Insulator

41.

Appearances of an object including: mass, magnetism, physical state, relative density, solubility, and the ability to insulate or conduct heat or electricity

a)

Light Energy

b)

Properties

c)

Matter

42.

Energy you can hear with vibrations of matter

a)

Light Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Sound Energy

43.

Energy that can be seen

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Light Energy

44.

Energy of moving particles; heat energy

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Friction

45.

Energy of motion

a)

Magnetism

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Pulley

d)

Lever

46.

A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a SINGLE PATH of current.

a)

Parallel Circuit

b)

Closed Circuit

c)

Series Circuit

47.

A circuit that contains MORE THAN ONE PATH for current flow.

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Closed Circuit

c)

Parallel Circuit

48.

A FORCE that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

a)

Non-living Organism

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Clay

49.

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

a)

Cementation

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Compaction

d)

Fossil Fuels

50.

Any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the time

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-renewable Resource

51.

A property of some materials in which there is a force of repeling or attraction between certain like and unlike poles

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Magnetism

c)

Sound Energy

d)

Compaction

52.

the preserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal

(ex. bone turned into stone)

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Fossils

c)

Sedimentary Rock

53.

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

a)

Day/Night Cycle

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Precipitation

d)

Run-off water