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WorksheetsScience STAAR Vocab
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is the term for a part of the water cycle in which water collects in large bodies of water?
Absorb
Accumulation
Accuracy
Adaptation
What is a smaller earthquake that occurs after a larger one called?
Aftershock
Atmosphere
Axis
Attribute
What is the term for a cold-blooded vertebrate that starts life in water and lives on land as an adult?
Amphibian
Astronomer
Asteroid
Bacteria
What is the study of celestial bodies in the universe called?
Biology
Astronomy
Botany
Atmosphere
What is the layer of air that surrounds Earth called?
Atmosphere
Axis
Aquarium
Attribute
What is the term for one-celled organisms with no nucleus?
Bacteria
Biome
Battery
Bulb
What is a tool used to measure the mass of an object?
Balance
Barometer
Beaker
Battery
What is the term for a heavy snowstorm with strong winds?
Blizzard
Biome
Battery
Bulb
What is the ability of an object to float or rise in a liquid or gas called?
Burial
Buoyancy
Camouflage
Capacity
What is a tool used to perform mathematical operations?
Camera
Calculator
Clock
Circuit
What is the green substance in plants that captures sunlight and makes food?
Chlorophyll
Chrysalis
Clay
Cloud
What is the study of matter and its properties?
Chemistry
Climate
Collection
Camouflage
What is a valley between steep cliffs formed by running water, such as a river or stream?
Cave
Canyon
Chaparral
Century
What is a scientist who studies the properties of matter called?
Chemist
Carnivore
Collector
Career
What is the process of the water cycle in which water returns to bodies of water?
Collection
Cementation
Claim
Change
What is the property of reflecting light called?
Compression
Color
Convection
Core
What is the term for a group of organisms that live together in the same environment and depend on one another?
Community
Competition
Consumer
Conductor
What is the process by which sediment is pressed and squeezed together?
Compression
Compaction
Condensation
Conservation
What is a tool with a needle that always points to magnetic north?
Computer
Compass
Crust
Cycle
What is the term for the outermost, rocky layer of Earth or the moon?
Core
Crust
Corona
Craters
What is the flow of electricity through a conductor called?
Current
Cycle
Cooling
Contribution
What is the term for a material that easily transfers heat or electricity?
Conductor
Consumer
Construct
Control
What is the atmosphere of gas surrounding the sun called?
Core
Corona
Crust
Craters
What is the term for a sequence of events that is repeated over and over?
Cycle
Data
Day
Decade
What is the term for the innermost layer of Earth, sun, or moon?
Core
Crust
Corona
Craters
What is the process by which wind or water drops sediment in a new location?
Erosion
Deposition
Evaporation
Eruption
Which term describes an environment with very little precipitation?
Desert
Drought
Diverse
Eclipse
What is the ability to do work or cause change called?
Energy
Electricity
Evaporation
Erosion
What is the term for a scientist who studies and works to solve environmental problems?
Ecologist
Environmentalist
Ethologist
Economist
What is the first stage in the life cycle of some animals?
Egg
Emerge
Erosion
Eclipse
What is the term for a sudden tremor of Earth's surface?
Earthquake
Eruption
Eclipse
Epicenter
What is the term for a species that is no longer in existence?
Extinction
Extinct
Fossil
Freeze
What is a fossil fuel?
A renewable resource from plants
A nonrenewable resource formed from prehistoric plants and animals
A type of fruit
A type of gas
What does a fire extinguisher do?
It starts fires
It discharges water, foam, or chemicals to extinguish fires
It filters air
It forecasts weather
What is the definition of friction?
The force that attracts objects to Earth
The force that resists motion when two surfaces rub against each other
The process of freezing
The movement of water
What is a glacier?
A large mass of slowly moving ice and snow
A type of fruit
A hot spring that erupts
A type of gas
What is glucose?
A type of rock
A sugar produced by plants through photosynthesis
A container for measuring liquids
A force that pulls objects toward each other
What is the purpose of a graduated cylinder?
To measure the volume of liquids
To measure the weight of objects
To measure the temperature of substances
To measure the speed of wind
What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?
Gram
Liter
Meter
Celsius
What is hibernation?
A type of rock formation
A survival behavior where animals sleep for the winter
A process of plant growth
A method of measuring temperature
What does a graph show?
The relationship between two variable qualities
The weight of an object
The temperature of a substance
The speed of an animal
What is humus?
A type of rock
A rich, dark layer of soil made of decaying plants and animals
A type of weather condition
A type of animal
What is the definition of habitat?
A type of weather condition
The place in an ecosystem where an organism lives
A type of rock
A type of plant
What is heredity?
The passing of genetic traits from parent organisms to offspring
The process of plant growth
The study of weather patterns
The measurement of liquid volume
What is the term for a characteristic passed from parents to offspring?
Instinct
Inherited trait
Interdependence
Insulator
What is the definition of an insect?
A vertebrate with four legs
An invertebrate with three body parts and six legs
A mammal with fur
A bird with wings
What is the role of an insulator?
To conduct electricity
To stop or slow the flow of heat, electricity, or sound
To dissolve in liquid
To increase temperature
What is a larva?
A type of plant
An early stage in the life cycle of an insect
A type of rock
A type of soil
What is the basic unit of capacity in the metric system?
Gallon
Pint
Liter
Cup
What is loam?
A type of rock
A type of soil containing a mixture of other soils and rich in humus and nutrients
A type of plant
A type of water body
What is the term for an area where the atmospheric pressure is lower than the pressure of the surrounding areas?
High pressure
Low pressure
Medium pressure
Atmospheric pressure
What is the smallest planet and closest in relation to the sun?
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
What is the basic unit of length in the metric system?
Inch
Foot
Meter
Yard
What is a metamorphic rock?
A rock formed from lava
A rock that has been changed by heat or pressure
A rock that contains fossils
A rock that is made of sand
What is the study of weather, climate, and Earth's atmosphere called?
Biology
Geology
Meteorology
Astronomy
What is a tool used to measure the length of an object using centimeters or millimeters?
Yardstick
Metric ruler
Tape measure
Caliper
What is the term for a natural satellite in space that revolves around a planet?
Star
Comet
Moon
Asteroid
What is the term for the changes in the appearance of the moon as seen from Earth?
Motion
Moon phases
Movement
Orbit
What is the eighth planet from the sun, primarily made of methane gas?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
What is the SI unit of force?
Joule
Newton
Pascal
Watt
What is a liquid fossil fuel formed by heat and pressure from the remains of ancient plants and animals?
Water
Oil
Coal
Natural gas
What is the term for an organism that eats both plants and animals?
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Insectivore
What is the term for a scientist who studies ancient life using fossils?
Biologist
Geologist
Paleontologist
Archaeologist
What is the process by which plants use light to produce food?
Photosynthesis
Pollination
Precipitation
Poaching
What is a tool used to compare the masses of two objects?
Pan balance
Prism
Pole
Pond
What is the movement of tectonic plates on the fluid mantle called?
Plate tectonics
Pollination
Precipitation
Predation
What is the term for a small body of freshwater?
Pond
Prairie
Pole
Prism
What is the powdery substance in flowers needed to make seeds?
Pollen
Prey
Pressure
Potting soil
What is a producer?
An organism that makes its own food
A force that moves something closer
A characteristic of an object or substance
A stage of metamorphosis in insects
What does the term "pupa" refer to?
A force that moves something away
A stage of metamorphosis in insects
A layer of the sun
A tropical forest
What is the definition of "rain forest"?
A graduated weather instrument
A tropical forest where rain falls almost every day
A layer of the sun closest to the core
A force that moves something closer
What is the Richter scale used for?
Measuring precipitation
Measuring an earthquake's strength or magnitude
Measuring the length of an object
Measuring the speed of a river
What does "recycle" mean?
To use again
To take the resource from a product and use it to make a new product
To hold in or keep
To push away
What is the term for procedures used to keep one safe from danger or harm?
Safety goggles
Safe practices
Safety equipment
Scientific evidence
What is a satellite?
A type of rock
A young plant
An object that revolves around a larger object in space
A scientist who studies earthquakes
What is sediment?
A type of plant
A small particle of rock, soil, sand, or shell deposited by water, wind, or ice
A vibration that travels through Earth
A hill of sand created by the wind
What is the role of a secondary consumer in a food chain?
To produce energy from the sun
To eat primary consumers
To decompose dead organisms
To create sedimentary rock
What is the SI system of measurement?
A type of rock
A form of precipitation
The International System of Units developed by scientists as a worldwide system of measurement
A specific order or arrangement
What is the layer of Earth's surface consisting of small pieces of rock, decayed plant and animal matter, and minerals called?
Solar energy
Soil
Solvent
Stalagmite
What term is used to describe energy from the sun?
Solute
Solar energy
Stream
Stopwatch
What is a burst of energy from the sun’s surface called?
Solar flare
Solubility
Stalactite
Stream table
What is a huge ball of gases in space that releases heat and light?
Stalagmite
Star
Solvent
Support
What is the term for a cave formation which grows downward from the ceiling?
Stalagmite
Stalactite
Stream
Structure
What is the smallest group of organisms of the same kind that are able to produce offspring?
Species
Solute
System
Structure
What is the term for a tool used to measure time?
Stream table
Stopwatch
Spring scale
Switch
What is the term for a body of flowing water that is smaller than a river?
Stream
Solvent
Support
Surface
What is the term for a device that closes or opens a circuit?
Support
Switch
Solute
Source
What is the term for the usable freshwater that moves over Earth's surface and is located in creeks, rivers, ponds, lakes, and reservoirs?
Surface water
Solvent
Stalagmite
Structure
What is the aquatic larva of an amphibian called?
Tundra
Telescope
Tadpole
Transpiration
Which term describes a forest with a moderate climate?
Taiga
Temperate forest
Tundra
Tropical forest
What is a powerful funnel of very strong winds that can form during a thunderstorm?
Tsunami
Transpiration
Tornado
Tundra
What is the term for a large wave caused by an underwater earthquake?
Tornado
Tsunami
Tundra
Transpiration
What is the release of water vapor by plants called?
Transpiration
Translucent
Transparent
Tundra
Which planet is a gas planet, seventh from the sun, and tilted "sideways"?
Venus
Uranus
Earth
Mars
What is a tool used to measure temperature in degrees?
Telescope
Thermometer
Triple beam balance
Timing device
What is the term for a flat, cold area with no trees?
Taiga
Tundra
Temperate forest
Tropical forest
What is a volcano?
A mountain formed by tectonic plates
An opening in Earth's crust through which lava and ash erupt
A large body of water surrounded by land
A type of cloud that brings rain
What does the term "volume" refer to?
The weight of an object
The amount of space an object takes
The color of an object
The temperature of an object
What is a v-shaped valley?
A valley with a characteristic v shape formed by moving water
A valley formed by glaciers
A valley with a u shape
A valley formed by tectonic activity
What is a waning crescent?
A moon phase occurring after the full moon
A moon phase occurring after the third quarter
A moon phase occurring after the new moon
A moon phase occurring after the first quarter
