Worksheets10 Days to STAAR: Day 10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Students have these tools available to help them separate mixtures.
Which statement describes a way to best separate a mixture quickly using one or more of the tools?
a)
Tweezers can be used to quickly separate a mixture of salt and sugar.
b)
A magnet can be used to quickly separate a mixture of steel screws and iron nails.
c)
A strainer can be used to quickly separate a mixture of sand and gravel.
d)
A filter can be used to quickly separate a mixture of beads, marbles, and sand.
2.
6. Students listed observations that they made when observing aquariums and terrariums at a nature center.
Which TWO observations involve an interaction between two biotic factors in the ecosystem?
a)
A fish eats aquatic plants.
b)
A snake rests on a heated mat.
c)
A turtle basks on a rock below a lamp.
d)
A bearded dragon eats a cricket.
e)
An anole runs across the sand.
3.
4. The process of deposition is responsible for which landforms' formation?
a)
Canyons and ravines
b)
Rock arches and U-shaped valleys
c)
Sand dunes and deltas
d)
Sea cliffs and mountains
4.
6. A wet sponge that had been in a puddle of water was observed and measured.
It was then left alone for 6 hours.
What TWO changes could be observed after 6 hours?
a)
The sponge was made of a different material.
b)
The sponge recorded a lower mass when placed on a scale.
c)
The sponge recorded a higher mass when placed on a scale.
d)
The sponge felt drier when touched.
e)
The sponge felt wetter when touched.
5.
1. Three kitchen ingredients are shown.
Based on their common properties, which list of classifications could apply to all three objects?
a)
Solids, soluble in water, nonmagnetic
b)
Insoluble in water, magnetic, liquids
c)
Insoluble in water, nonmagnetic, have a fixed shape
d)
Soluble in water, have a fixed volume, nonmagnetic
6.
2. Which order of words would correctly complete the right side of the table?
a)
wind, wind, water, ice
b)
water, ice, wind, water
c)
ice, wind, water, wind
d)
water, ice, water, wind
7.
4. A candy bar contained two pieces of chocolate candy. The bar's mass was 100 grams.
The candy bar was split in half, then the pieces were left outside on a sunny day.
Which answer choice represents the missing masses that should be labeled in the diagram?
a)
50 grams, 25 grams
b)
100 grams, 100 grams
c)
50 grams, 50 grams
d)
75 grams, 50 grams
8.
5. Which of the following is NOT a way that a plant or animal can begin a life cycle?
a)
Hatching from an egg
b)
Growing from a seed
c)
Emerging from a pupa
d)
Experiencing live birth
9.
6. A plant is on a windowsill. When the window's paper shade is pulled downward, people inside the room see a silhouette of the plant, as shown in the image.
Choose TWO statements that describe why this effect occurs.
a)
Light travels in a straight line, so the shadow of the plant is the same shape as the plant.
b)
The light is refracted through the window shade.
c)
Some light travels through the translucent window shade, but not through the plant.
d)
Light is reflected off of the plant to create a mirror image on the window shade.
e)
All light from the window is blocked by the window shade.
10.
7. A student wants to adjust this circuit so that ONLY Bulb C is lit.
What TWO changes must be made to ensure that ONLY Bulb C is lit?
a)
Connect a wire from the right battery terminal to the right side of Bulb C.
b)
Connect a wire from Bulb D to Bulb C.
c)
Close Switch 2.
d)
Close Switch 1.
e)
Close all of the switches.
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