2018 STAAR Grade 8 Science

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2018 STAAR Grade 8 Science

2018 STAAR Grade 8 Science

How many valence electrons are in an atom of each element in Group 15 in the periodic table?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A block is pulled 0.90 m to the right in 2.5 s.

What is the block’s average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A partial grassland food web is shown.

Which of the following best describes a relationship in this grassland?

Which statement about stars is correct?

Which statement describes the energy changes that occur when water in a tea kettle is heated on a stove that uses natural gas?

To fight a bacterial infection, a patient was given an antibiotic to take for 10 days. After the patient finished taking the antibiotics as directed, almost all the bacteria were killed. After another 10 days, the patient was sick again with the same type of infection.

What most likely happened?

A 1,100 kg car comes uniformly to a stop. If the vehicle is accelerating at - 1.2 m/s2, which force is closest to the net force acting on the vehicle?

This drawing shows a human body system.

What is the primary function of this body system?

The diagram of Situation 1 shows one person failing to move a refrigerator up a ramp, while the diagram of Situation 2 shows two people successfully pushing a refrigerator up a ramp.

What comparison can be made about the work done in the two situations?

An ecosystem that is not sustainable can break down when a natural disaster occurs. This can lead to organisms in the ecosystem either leaving the area or dying off.

Increased biodiversity results in a more sustainable ecosystem because —

How many valence electrons are in an atom of each element in Group 15 in the periodic table?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

The photograph shows mountains in the Andes range in South America.

Which statement describes the geologic process that is most likely responsible for the formation of these mountains?

The picture shows an aerialist walking on a tightrope and holding a balancing bar.

An action–reaction pair of forces exists between —

A student drew atomic models of four elements.

Based on these drawings, which element is the least reactive?

Lions and cheetahs prey on wildebeests that graze in the grasslands of the African savanna. What likely effect would increased rainfall over several rainy seasons have on the populations of wildebeests, lions, and cheetahs?

Which statement accurately describes the atoms of a specific element?

A student notices that the moon is full one evening. Which sequence of moon phases will the student observe over the next eight days?

Which statement does NOT correctly compare silicon with another element?

A marble is given potential energy by being placed at Location W. When the marble is released, it rolls down the track.

At which location does the marble have maximum kinetic energy?

Which chemical reaction involves the fewest oxygen atoms?

A student models convection currents in a laboratory activity.

How are the convection currents in the student’s model different from the convection currents in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans?

Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, is a very stable, nonflammable gas at room temperature. It is used in many electronic products because it is a good electrical insulator.

Which statement describes the composition of sulfur hexafluoride?

Four boxes are sliding with constant speed before each box experiences an unbalanced force of 8 N.

Which box would experience the greatest acceleration when the unbalanced force is applied?

A mid-ocean ridge is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

Four students were asked to complete a table for a science assignment. Each student selected one chemical element from each of four groups in the periodic table and then classified each element as a metal, a nonmetal, or a metalloid.

Which table was completed correctly?

A block is pulled 0.90 m to the right in 2.5 s.

What is the block’s average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

This topographic map represents the elevation of an area 100 years ago. At that time the highest point had an elevation of 214 m. The highest point has since eroded a total of 7 m.

Which profile most likely represents the landscape today?

Some areas of an ocean are known as dead zones. These zones form when excess organic material decomposes. This increased decomposition uses up the oxygen from the water.

Which human activity is most affected by the increasing number of dead zones in the ocean?

Most stars in the universe fit into one of the four areas on this Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.

Which area of the diagram represents the white dwarfs?

Wheat was one of the first plant crops that humans domesticated. In the process of domestication, the wild form of wheat was eventually changed into a form more suited to human agricultural practice.

Early farmers most likely used seeds only from wheat plants with —

An energy pyramid is shown.

Which sentence best describes how energy flows through this pyramid?

What keeps planets in the solar system from moving in straight lines through the galaxy?

Whitetip reef sharks spend most of the day lying on the ocean floor. While remaining still, these sharks pump water across their gills.

The movement of water across their gills is necessary for —

Which picture shows how the moon appears from Earth when it is in the position shown in this model?

Which graph displays the motion of the wood block?

2018 STAAR Grade 8 Science

2018 STAAR Grade 8 Science

How many valence electrons are in an atom of each element in Group 15 in the periodic table? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A block is pulled 0.90 m to the right in 2.5 s.What is the block’s average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A partial grassland food web is shown.Which of the following best describes a relationship in this grassland?

Which statement about stars is correct?

Which statement describes the energy changes that occur when water in a tea kettle is heated on a stove that uses natural gas?

To fight a bacterial infection, a patient was given an antibiotic to take for 10 days. After the patient finished taking the antibiotics as directed, almost all the bacteria were killed. After another 10 days, the patient was sick again with the same type of infection.What most likely happened?

A 1,100 kg car comes uniformly to a stop. If the vehicle is accelerating at - 1.2 m/s2, which force is closest to the net force acting on the vehicle?

This drawing shows a human body system.What is the primary function of this body system?

The diagram of Situation 1 shows one person failing to move a refrigerator up a ramp, while the diagram of Situation 2 shows two people successfully pushing a refrigerator up a ramp.What comparison can be made about the work done in the two situations?

An ecosystem that is not sustainable can break down when a natural disaster occurs. This can lead to organisms in the ecosystem either leaving the area or dying off.Increased biodiversity results in a more sustainable ecosystem because —

How many valence electrons are in an atom of each element in Group 15 in the periodic table? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

The photograph shows mountains in the Andes range in South America.Which statement describes the geologic process that is most likely responsible for the formation of these mountains?

The picture shows an aerialist walking on a tightrope and holding a balancing bar.An action–reaction pair of forces exists between —

A student drew atomic models of four elements.Based on these drawings, which element is the least reactive?

Lions and cheetahs prey on wildebeests that graze in the grasslands of the African savanna. What likely effect would increased rainfall over several rainy seasons have on the populations of wildebeests, lions, and cheetahs?

Which statement accurately describes the atoms of a specific element?

A student notices that the moon is full one evening. Which sequence of moon phases will the student observe over the next eight days?

Which statement does NOT correctly compare silicon with another element?

A marble is given potential energy by being placed at Location W. When the marble is released, it rolls down the track.At which location does the marble have maximum kinetic energy?

Which chemical reaction involves the fewest oxygen atoms?

A student models convection currents in a laboratory activity.How are the convection currents in the student’s model different from the convection currents in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans?

Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, is a very stable, nonflammable gas at room temperature. It is used in many electronic products because it is a good electrical insulator.Which statement describes the composition of sulfur hexafluoride?

Four boxes are sliding with constant speed before each box experiences an unbalanced force of 8 N. Which box would experience the greatest acceleration when the unbalanced force is applied?

A mid-ocean ridge is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

Four students were asked to complete a table for a science assignment. Each student selected one chemical element from each of four groups in the periodic table and then classified each element as a metal, a nonmetal, or a metalloid.Which table was completed correctly?

A block is pulled 0.90 m to the right in 2.5 s.What is the block’s average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

This topographic map represents the elevation of an area 100 years ago. At that time the highest point had an elevation of 214 m. The highest point has since eroded a total of 7 m.Which profile most likely represents the landscape today?

Some areas of an ocean are known as dead zones. These zones form when excess organic material decomposes. This increased decomposition uses up the oxygen from the water.Which human activity is most affected by the increasing number of dead zones in the ocean?

Most stars in the universe fit into one of the four areas on this Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.Which area of the diagram represents the white dwarfs?

Wheat was one of the first plant crops that humans domesticated. In the process of domestication, the wild form of wheat was eventually changed into a form more suited to human agricultural practice.Early farmers most likely used seeds only from wheat plants with —

An energy pyramid is shown.Which sentence best describes how energy flows through this pyramid?

What keeps planets in the solar system from moving in straight lines through the galaxy?

Whitetip reef sharks spend most of the day lying on the ocean floor. While remaining still, these sharks pump water across their gills. The movement of water across their gills is necessary for —

Which picture shows how the moon appears from Earth when it is in the position shown in this model?

Which graph displays the motion of the wood block?

How many valence electrons are in an atom of each element in Group 15 in the periodic table?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A block is pulled 0.90 m to the right in 2.5 s.

What is the block’s average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A partial grassland food web is shown.

Which of the following best describes a relationship in this grassland?

To fight a bacterial infection, a patient was given an antibiotic to take for 10 days. After the patient finished taking the antibiotics as directed, almost all the bacteria were killed. After another 10 days, the patient was sick again with the same type of infection.

What most likely happened?

This drawing shows a human body system.

What is the primary function of this body system?

The diagram of Situation 1 shows one person failing to move a refrigerator up a ramp, while the diagram of Situation 2 shows two people successfully pushing a refrigerator up a ramp.

What comparison can be made about the work done in the two situations?

An ecosystem that is not sustainable can break down when a natural disaster occurs. This can lead to organisms in the ecosystem either leaving the area or dying off.

Increased biodiversity results in a more sustainable ecosystem because —

How many valence electrons are in an atom of each element in Group 15 in the periodic table?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

The photograph shows mountains in the Andes range in South America.

Which statement describes the geologic process that is most likely responsible for the formation of these mountains?

The picture shows an aerialist walking on a tightrope and holding a balancing bar.

An action–reaction pair of forces exists between —

A student drew atomic models of four elements.

Based on these drawings, which element is the least reactive?

A marble is given potential energy by being placed at Location W. When the marble is released, it rolls down the track.

At which location does the marble have maximum kinetic energy?

A student models convection currents in a laboratory activity.

How are the convection currents in the student’s model different from the convection currents in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans?

Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, is a very stable, nonflammable gas at room temperature. It is used in many electronic products because it is a good electrical insulator.

Which statement describes the composition of sulfur hexafluoride?

Four boxes are sliding with constant speed before each box experiences an unbalanced force of 8 N.

Which box would experience the greatest acceleration when the unbalanced force is applied?

Four students were asked to complete a table for a science assignment. Each student selected one chemical element from each of four groups in the periodic table and then classified each element as a metal, a nonmetal, or a metalloid.

Which table was completed correctly?

A block is pulled 0.90 m to the right in 2.5 s.

What is the block’s average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

This topographic map represents the elevation of an area 100 years ago. At that time the highest point had an elevation of 214 m. The highest point has since eroded a total of 7 m.

Which profile most likely represents the landscape today?

Some areas of an ocean are known as dead zones. These zones form when excess organic material decomposes. This increased decomposition uses up the oxygen from the water.

Which human activity is most affected by the increasing number of dead zones in the ocean?

Most stars in the universe fit into one of the four areas on this Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.

Which area of the diagram represents the white dwarfs?

Wheat was one of the first plant crops that humans domesticated. In the process of domestication, the wild form of wheat was eventually changed into a form more suited to human agricultural practice.

Early farmers most likely used seeds only from wheat plants with —

An energy pyramid is shown.

Which sentence best describes how energy flows through this pyramid?

Whitetip reef sharks spend most of the day lying on the ocean floor. While remaining still, these sharks pump water across their gills.

The movement of water across their gills is necessary for —