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7th Grade STAAR TEKS Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: To calculate speed, you divide the total ______ by the total time.

a)

Distance

b)

Speed

c)

Time

d)

Acceleration

2.

What is the average speed of the rocket for the entire flight?

a)

0.7 m/s

b)

1.2 m/s

c)

1.5 m/s

d)

2.0 m/s

3.

Which wheel had the fastest speed?

a)

Wheel 1

b)

Wheel 2

c)

Wheel 3

d)

Wheel 4

4.

Fill in the blank: The wheel with the slowest speed is ____.

a)

Wheel 1

b)

Wheel 2

c)

Wheel 3

d)

Wheel 4

5.

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

a)

A) Speed includes direction, velocity does not.

b)

B) Velocity includes direction, speed does not.

c)

C) Both include direction.

d)

D) Neither include direction.

6.

Fill in the blank: If a car is driving 35 miles per hour west, then the speed is 35 mph, and the velocity is 35 mph ____.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

7.

Two airplanes take off from the same airport. One airplane is flying northwest and the other airplane is flying south. Both planes fly a total distance of 1437 miles in 3 hours and 16 minutes. Which of the following magnitudes is different for the two flights?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Time

d)

Distance

8.

Fill in the blank: As the roller coaster moves from position 1 to position 2, the ______ of the roller coaster car changes.

a)

A) gravity

b)

B) velocity

c)

C) height

d)

D) direction

9.

What does a positive slope in a distance-time graph indicate about an object's motion?

a)

The object is moving away from the starting point.

b)

The object is stationary.

c)

The object is moving back to the starting point.

d)

The object is moving in a circular path.

10.

Fill in the blank: In the distance-time graph, Line 2 represents a period where the swimmer was ______.

a)

A) moving away from the wall

b)

B) stationary

c)

C) moving back to the wall

11.

Fill in the blank: According to the graph, Runner 1 maintained a constant speed of ___ m/s.

a)

1.0

b)

1.25

c)

1.5

d)

2.0

12.

What part of the graph MOST LIKELY represents the period of time when the two park rangers took a break?

a)

Between points A and B because the slope is negative

b)

Between points B and C because the slope is zero

c)

Between points B and D because the slope is positive

d)

Between points A and C because the slope is zero

13.

Fill in the blank: The slope of a distance-time graph indicates the speed of the object. A horizontal line on the graph indicates that the speed is ____.

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

constant

d)

zero

14.

Which runner had the fastest start in the first 6 seconds of the race?

a)

Runner A

b)

Runner B

c)

Runner C

d)

All runners had the same speed.

15.

Fill in the blank: The runner who won the race is ____.

a)

A) Runner A

b)

B) Runner B

c)

C) Runner C

16.

What does Newton's First Law of Motion state?

a)

A) A body at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

b)

B) A body in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by a balanced force.

c)

C) A body at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by a balanced force.

d)

D) A body in motion will stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

17.

Fill in the blank: According to Newton's First Law of Motion, balanced forces act on stationary objects and objects moving at constant velocities. It takes an _______ force to change this.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

equal

d)

opposite

18.

A heavy bell attached to a rope and a pulley system is being lifted. Which statement BEST describes the forces acting on the bell according to Newton’s first law of motion?

a)

The forces are unbalanced so the bell will not move.

b)

The forces are unbalanced so the bell will move.

c)

The forces are balanced so the bell will not move.

d)

The forces are balanced so the bell will move.

19.

A ball is sitting at rest on a field and then it is kicked. Which statement BEST describes the forces acting on the ball?

a)

The forces are unbalanced when the ball is sitting on the field because it is not moving; the forces are balanced when the ball is kicked because the ball is in motion.

b)

The forces are balanced when the ball is sitting on the field because gravity is pulling it; the forces are unbalanced when the ball is kicked because gravity is not pulling it.

c)

The forces are balanced when the ball is sitting on the field because it is not moving; the forces are unbalanced when the ball is kicked because the ball is in motion.

d)

The forces are unbalanced when the ball is sitting on the field because gravity is pulling it; the forces are unbalanced when the ball is kicked because gravity is not pulling it.

20.

In a game of tug-of-war, for one team to win, the forces must be ______.

a)

A) balanced

b)

B) unbalanced

c)

C) equal

d)

D) opposite

21.

Which of the following is the largest and most massive object in the solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

The Sun

d)

Saturn

22.

A planet is an object that _______ around the sun.

a)

floats

b)

orbits

c)

stands still

d)

disappears

23.

A student is watching objects in the night sky and sees the object shown in the image. What is this object?

a)

It is an asteroid because it is rounded.

b)

It is an asteroid because it has a tail.

c)

It is a comet because it is rounded.

d)

It is a comet because it has a tail.

24.

Which of the following is ALWAYS a property of planets?

a)

Planets always orbit the sun.

b)

Planets always have at least one moon orbiting them.

c)

Planets are always found in every belt in the solar system.

d)

Planets always have a solid surface and contain metals.

25.

What is the theory that explains how continents have changed and moved over millions of years?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Superposition

d)

Fossil Evidence

26.

The law of _______ states that in undisturbed sedimentary layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Superposition

d)

Fossil Evidence

27.

Which of the following statements is true about fossils in rock layers?

a)

The youngest fossils are found at the bottom layers.

b)

The oldest fossils are found at the top layers.

c)

The youngest fossils are found at the top layers.

d)

Fossils do not indicate the age of rock layers.

28.

Why would the desert have these fossils?

a)

Wind patterns blew aquatic fossils into the desert.

b)

The desert was once covered with water.

c)

The land slowly shifted, bringing fossils from their original location.

d)

Ancient desert animals used to look like aquatic animals.

29.

In Location 1, the most recent fossils found were ______.

a)

Gastropods

b)

Ammonites

c)

Corals

d)

Ferns

30.
What body system protects your organs?
a)
Nervous System
b)
Cardiovascular System
c)
Respiratory System
d)
Skeletal System
31.
What system moves the body?
a)
Endocrine System
b)
Muscular System
c)
Cardiovascular System
d)
Skeletal System
32.
What body system breaks down food for energy?
a)
Urinary System
b)
Digestive System
c)
Lymphatic System
d)
Respiratory
Respiratory System
33.
What system sends and receives messages?
a)
Immune System
b)
Urinary System
c)
Digestive System
d)
Nervous System
34.
This system gets rid of waste.  What is it?
a)
Muscular System
b)
Urinary System
c)
Lymphatic System
d)
Endocrine System
35.
 What system brings food and oxygen to cells?
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Nervous System
c)
Digestive System
d)
Muscular System
36.
What system carries oxygen to the blood?  
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Respiratory System
c)
Nervous System
d)
Endocrine System
37.
What system protects the body from disease?
a)
Lymphatic System
b)
Endocrine System
c)
Immune System
d)
Urinary System
38.
This system regulates body functions.
a)
Endocrine  System
b)
Muscular System
c)
Cardiovascular System
d)
Nervous System
39.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
40.
A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Spreading
41.

Subduction means.....

a)

one plate goes under another plate

b)

two plates slide past each other

c)

two plate collide and form folded mountains

42.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

a)

new crust is created at a divergent boundary

b)

volcanoes are formed on continents

c)

deep sea trenches are formed

43.

When plates collide we get ________.

a)

crumbles

b)

volcanos

c)

trenches

d)

mountain ranges

44.

What definition BEST describes a watershed?

a)

An area where water infiltrates the soil

b)

An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

c)

An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

d)

An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

45.

All water below the surface of land is called__________.

a)

water table

b)

watershed

c)

groundwater

d)

runoff

46.

The process where water or irrigation runs over land and seeps into the ground, or flows into streams or oceans.

a)

water cycle

b)

runoff

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

47.

The picture illustrates nonpoint source pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The picture shown is an example of______

a)

runoff

b)

point source water pollution

c)

nonpoint source water pollution

d)

ground water

49.

How does the supervolcano release pressure on a daily basis?

a)

by spewing lava and hot ash

b)

through geysers and hot springs

50.

What is the force inside the mantle that causes the Earth's Plates to move ?

a)

subduction

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

51.

What geologic feature will occur at a hot spot ?

a)

volcano

b)

folded mountain

c)

deep sea trench

d)

crevasse

52.

A prime example of an area over a hot spot is :

a)

Japan

b)

the Andes Mountains

c)

the East African Rift

d)

the Hawaiian Islands

53.

What area of the continental United States is over a hot spot ?

a)

the Florida Everglades

b)

the Grand Canyon

c)

Yellowstone National Park

d)

New York City

54.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
55.
What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?
a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
56.
A pyramid shape is used to show the amount of available energy at each trophic level because... 
a)
energy decreases as you go up the food chain, just like the pyramid shape gets smaller as you go up. 
b)
energy increases up the food chain just like the pyramid shape gets smaller as you go up. 
c)
energy amounts are the same at each trophic level
57.
If only 10% of an organism's energy is available for the next trophic level, what happens with the other 90% of the energy?
a)
It is destroyed after it is used up.
b)
It is used for life processes or lost as body heat.
c)
It remains for the next trophic level IF the predator consumes ALL of the organism.
d)
It is lost completely as body heat. 
58.
The diagram represents a model of a food pyramid.  Which statement best describes what happens in this food pyramid?
a)
More organisms die at higher levels than at lower levels, resulting in less mass at higher levels.
b)
Energy is lost to the environment at each level, so less mass can be supported at each higher level.
c)
When organisms die at higher levels, their remains sink to lower levels, increasing the mass of lower levels.
d)
Organisms decay at each level, and thus less mass can be supported at higher levels