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Science STAAR Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy that we can see

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

2.

An incomplete path through which energy cannot flow

a)

Closed Circuit

b)

Open Circuit

c)

Complete Circuit

3.
Ella is drinking a glass of water through a straw. She notices that her straw appears to be broken, even though it still works perfectly. Ella drew a picture of the ¨broken¨ straw.
Ella figure out the light traveling between air and water is-
a)
refracted
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
d)
reflected
4.
How is a canyon formed?
a)
glaciers that eroded the rock
b)
ice wedging
c)
floods eroded the rock
d)
wind eroded the rock
5.
______________________ are formed over millions of years after ancient plant or sea life were buried by sediments?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
alternative energy
c)
geothermal energy
6.

A hypothesis is...

a)

Something similar to the real thing and is used to help test or experiment on something that is either too small or too far away

b)

The amount of mass in a given space; how compact something is

c)

Anything that can change in an experiment; you should only have one of these in any fair experiment

d)

An educated guess or prediction

7.

All of the water in the Earth's atmosphere

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

8.

Passing characteristics from one generation to another

a)

Genes

b)

Heredity

c)

Inherited Traits

9.

Density is...

a)

Something similar to the real thing and is used to help test or experiment on something that is either too small or too far away

b)

The amount of mass in a given space; how compact something is

c)

Anything that can change in an experiment; you should only have one of these in any fair experiment

d)

An educated guess or prediction

10.

Open circuit that does not allow electricity or heat to flow through

a)

Incomplete Circuit

b)

Complete Circuit

c)

Closed Circuit

11.
this is example of light being _______________.
a)
reflected
b)
refracted
c)
absorbed
d)
bounced off
12.

Living and nonliving things depending on each other in an environment

a)

Survival

b)

Interdependency

c)

Instinct

13.

Volume is...

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

The amount of given space an object takes up

c)

The amount of gravitational pull on an object

d)

Anything that has mass and volume

14.
Scientists have studied the rainfall and temperature of Alaska of the last 50 years.  They are studying Alaska's ______________
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
atmosphere
d)
water cycle
15.

Traits that are acquired through experiences, such as reading and writing.

a)

inherited traits

b)

learned behaviors/traits

c)

genes

d)

DNA

16.

A state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume, but fills space.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

17.

An omnivore is...

a)

An organism that eats ONLY meat

b)

An organism that eats ONLY plants

c)

An organism that eats BOTH meat and plants

18.

A state of matter that changes to the shape of the container, but its volume doesn't change.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

19.

The amount of matter in an object

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Matter

d)

Weight

20.

The area around a magnet where it can push and pull

a)

Magnetic Field

b)

Gravitational Field

c)

Frictional Field