STAAR Review 1

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STAAR Review 1

Last updated 4 days ago

40 questions

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Objects are represented by letters A, B, C, & D. Put the objects in order from least to greatest mass (least on top). All amounts are shown in grams.

A
D
B
C

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1

1

1

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Complete the table using the substances in the bank below.

Students set up four beakers of water.  They conducted an investigation in which they added a different substance to each of the four beakers and stirred for 2 minutes.

Other Answer Choices:

vegetable oil

sand

baking soda

lemon juice

1

Complete the table using the objects from the term bank.

Other Answer Choices:

copper wire

aluminum washer

iron nail

plastic tube

1

Complete the table using the headings from the term bank.

Other Answer Choices:

Magnetic

Soluble in Water

Less Dense than Water

Same Physical State

1

Other Answer Choices:

evaporation

tweezers

magnet

paper filter

1

Other Answer Choices:

Increased volume

Decreased mass

lighter color

1

Other Answer Choices:

melting

evaporation

condensation

freezing

1

1

1

1

1

Other Answer Choices:

Electrical

Sound

Light

Thermal

Mechanical

1

Which TWO switches can be opened and still allow all of the parts to operate?

1

Material Y _____________  light as light ____________  off it.

Material X is ________________ .  Material X _____________  light.

Even as the light ray reflected and refracted,  light always ____________ in a _____________  line.

Other Answer Choices:

refracts

reflects

travels

straight

bounces

transparent

1

How does the _________ affect the amount of force needed to move the block across the ______________.

Other Answer Choices:

lab table

spring

mass

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3

Fill in the blanks using the the Term Bank.

Rocks ___________ into sediments and are ____________ to a new place.

Sediments are ______________ in ___________ .

Pressure _____________ the sediments, packing the layers tight.

Sediments harden into sedimentary rock during ________________ .

Other Answer Choices:

compacts

carried

eroded

layers

deposited

cementation

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Plants received energy from the ________.

Plants died.  _____________ plants fell to the bottom of the ocean.

The decaying organic material was buried under layers of _____________.

Over _____________ of years, heat and _____________ changed the decaying matter into _________________.

Other Answer Choices:

decaying

millions

Sun

pressure

fossil fuels

sediment

1

4

Decide if each item below is an example of climate or weather.

Climate
Weather

1

Other Answer Choices:

evaporates

precipitation

condensation

solar

vapor

1

Other Answer Choices:

10:00 AM

4:00 PM

4:00 AM

10:00 PM

1

Which letter represents the area that the house's shadow would most likely appear at 8:00 AM?

1

Other Answer Choices:

sand

gravel

clay

silt

5

Sort the items below as either Renewable Resources or Nonrenewable Resources.

natural gas
corn
minerals
fish
coal
wood
gasoline
petroleum
water
wind

Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources

1

Which temperature would you most likely predict in San Antonio on February 9?

1

Other Answer Choices:

Sun

evaporation

water vapor

gas

liquid

precipitation

1

Categorize each item below as either a solid, liquid, or gas.

helium
alcohol
sugar cube
dish soap
plastic cube
honey
carbon dioxide
flour
oxygen

Solid
Liquid
Gas

1

Objects are represented by letters A, B, C, & D. Put the objects in order from least to greatest mass (least on top). All amounts are shown in grams.

A
D
B
C

1

Categorize each item below as either less dense than water or more dense than water.

syrup
brass key
wood chip
plastic ball
vegetable oil
soap bubble
sand
aluminum bolt

Less Dense than Water
More Dense than Water

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Categorize each item below as either Insoluble in Water or Soluble in Water.

feather
baking soda
vegetable oil
drink mix
lemon juice
glass lens
honey
sand

Insoluble in Water
Soluble in Water

1

Categorize each item below as either a Good Electrical Conductor (poor electrical insulator) or Poor Electrical Conductor (good electrical insulator).

brass key
cotton ball
cardboard
iron needle
copper wire
aluminum washer
cork
rubber ball

Good Electrical Conductor (poor electrical insulator)
Poor Electrical Conductor (good electrical insulator)

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Categorize each item below as either a Good Thermal Conductor (poor thermal insulator) or Poor Thermal Conductor (good thermal insulator).

newspaper
nickel rod
wood lumber
cotton fabric
iron rod
air
steel spoon
copper sheet

Good Thermal Conductor (poor thermal insulator)
Poor Thermal Conductor (good thermal insulator)

1

Categorize each item below as either a Magnetic or Non-Magnetic.

iron
steel
nickel
glass
copper
aluminum
cobalt
cotton

Magnetic
Non-Magnetic

Complete the table using the substances in the bank below.

Students set up four beakers of water.  They conducted an investigation in which they added a different substance to each of the four beakers and stirred for 2 minutes.

Other Answer Choices:

vegetable oil

sand

baking soda

lemon juice

Complete the table using the objects from the term bank.

Other Answer Choices:

copper wire

aluminum washer

iron nail

plastic tube

Complete the table using the headings from the term bank.

Other Answer Choices:

Magnetic

Soluble in Water

Less Dense than Water

Same Physical State

Other Answer Choices:

evaporation

tweezers

magnet

paper filter

Other Answer Choices:

Increased volume

Decreased mass

lighter color

Other Answer Choices:

melting

evaporation

condensation

freezing

1

Decide if each item below uses mechanical energy or does NOT use mechanical energy.

A wind turbine spins
A teacher charges his cell phone
A child pours milk into his glass
Turbines in a hydroelectric dam spin as water flows through
Solar panels absorb light from the sun
A baseball player throws a ball
A family paddles a kayak in the lake
An iron is moved across a shirt
Fire melts a candle's wax

Uses Mechanical Energy
Does NOT use Mechanical Energy

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Decide if each item below uses light energy or does NOT use light energy.

A child uses a small lamp to read a book
A siren alerts people that an ambulance is nearby
A laptop is plugged in to the wall
A teacher charges their cell phone
Solar panels absorb light from the sun
The motor in a hairdryer turns
A radish plant makes its food during photosynthesis
A traffic light signals when to stop and go
Fire melts a candle's wax

Uses Light Energy
Does NOT use Light Energy

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Decide if each item below uses thermal energy or does NOT use thermal energy.

A traffic light tells us when to stop and go
The motor in a hairdryer turns
Fire melts a candle's wax
A woman boils some water to make tea
A teenager bakes cookies in the oven
Heating gasoline powers a car
A campfire keeps campers warm
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
A laptop is plugged in

Uses Thermal Energy
Does NOT use Thermal Energy

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Decide if each item below uses electrical energy or does NOT use electrical energy.

We plug the toaster into the wall
A campfire keeps campers warm
The wheels of a bicycle turn
A student uses headphones to listen to music
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
A laptop is plugged in
A teacher charges his cell phone
A wind turbine spins
Fire melts a candle's wax

Uses Electrical Energy
Does NOT use Electrical Energy

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Decide if each item below uses sound energy or does NOT use sound energy.

A siren alerts people that an ambulance is nearby
Students listen to a marching band
Students listen to a news report on the TV
A student answers a question aloud.
Flashing lights alert people that a police car is nearby
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
A campfire keeps campers warm
A bat uses echolocation as it flies to find its prey
The microwave beeps to signal that it is done

Uses Sound Energy
Does NOT use Sound Energy

Other Answer Choices:

Electrical

Sound

Light

Thermal

Mechanical

Which TWO switches can be opened and still allow all of the parts to operate?

1

Which LEDs would produce light if Switch 2 closed while Switch 1 remained open?

1

Which LEDs would produce light if Switch 1 closed while Switch 2 remained open?

Material Y _____________  light as light ____________  off it.

Material X is ________________ .  Material X _____________  light.

Even as the light ray reflected and refracted,  light always ____________ in a _____________  line.

Other Answer Choices:

refracts

reflects

travels

straight

bounces

transparent

How does the _________ affect the amount of force needed to move the block across the ______________.

Other Answer Choices:

lab table

spring

mass

Fill in the blanks using the the Term Bank.

Rocks ___________ into sediments and are ____________ to a new place.

Sediments are ______________ in ___________ .

Pressure _____________ the sediments, packing the layers tight.

Sediments harden into sedimentary rock during ________________ .

Other Answer Choices:

compacts

carried

eroded

layers

deposited

cementation

Plants received energy from the ________.

Plants died.  _____________ plants fell to the bottom of the ocean.

The decaying organic material was buried under layers of _____________.

Over _____________ of years, heat and _____________ changed the decaying matter into _________________.

Other Answer Choices:

decaying

millions

Sun

pressure

fossil fuels

sediment

Decide if each item below is an example of climate or weather.

Climate
Weather

Other Answer Choices:

evaporates

precipitation

condensation

solar

vapor

Other Answer Choices:

10:00 AM

4:00 PM

4:00 AM

10:00 PM

Which letter represents the area that the house's shadow would most likely appear at 8:00 AM?

Other Answer Choices:

sand

gravel

clay

silt

Sort the items below as either Renewable Resources or Nonrenewable Resources.

natural gas
corn
minerals
fish
coal
wood
gasoline
petroleum
water
wind

Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources

Which temperature would you most likely predict in San Antonio on February 9?

Other Answer Choices:

Sun

evaporation

water vapor

gas

liquid

precipitation

Categorize each item below as either a solid, liquid, or gas.

helium
alcohol
sugar cube
dish soap
plastic cube
honey
carbon dioxide
flour
oxygen

Solid
Liquid
Gas

Categorize each item below as either less dense than water or more dense than water.

syrup
brass key
wood chip
plastic ball
vegetable oil
soap bubble
sand
aluminum bolt

Less Dense than Water
More Dense than Water

Categorize each item below as either Insoluble in Water or Soluble in Water.

feather
baking soda
vegetable oil
drink mix
lemon juice
glass lens
honey
sand

Insoluble in Water
Soluble in Water

Categorize each item below as either a Good Electrical Conductor (poor electrical insulator) or Poor Electrical Conductor (good electrical insulator).

brass key
cotton ball
cardboard
iron needle
copper wire
aluminum washer
cork
rubber ball

Good Electrical Conductor (poor electrical insulator)
Poor Electrical Conductor (good electrical insulator)

Categorize each item below as either a Good Thermal Conductor (poor thermal insulator) or Poor Thermal Conductor (good thermal insulator).

newspaper
nickel rod
wood lumber
cotton fabric
iron rod
air
steel spoon
copper sheet

Good Thermal Conductor (poor thermal insulator)
Poor Thermal Conductor (good thermal insulator)

Categorize each item below as either a Magnetic or Non-Magnetic.

iron
steel
nickel
glass
copper
aluminum
cobalt
cotton

Magnetic
Non-Magnetic

Decide if each item below uses mechanical energy or does NOT use mechanical energy.

A wind turbine spins
A teacher charges his cell phone
A child pours milk into his glass
Turbines in a hydroelectric dam spin as water flows through
Solar panels absorb light from the sun
A baseball player throws a ball
A family paddles a kayak in the lake
An iron is moved across a shirt
Fire melts a candle's wax

Uses Mechanical Energy
Does NOT use Mechanical Energy

Decide if each item below uses light energy or does NOT use light energy.

A child uses a small lamp to read a book
A siren alerts people that an ambulance is nearby
A laptop is plugged in to the wall
A teacher charges their cell phone
Solar panels absorb light from the sun
The motor in a hairdryer turns
A radish plant makes its food during photosynthesis
A traffic light signals when to stop and go
Fire melts a candle's wax

Uses Light Energy
Does NOT use Light Energy

Decide if each item below uses thermal energy or does NOT use thermal energy.

A traffic light tells us when to stop and go
The motor in a hairdryer turns
Fire melts a candle's wax
A woman boils some water to make tea
A teenager bakes cookies in the oven
Heating gasoline powers a car
A campfire keeps campers warm
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
A laptop is plugged in

Uses Thermal Energy
Does NOT use Thermal Energy

Decide if each item below uses electrical energy or does NOT use electrical energy.

We plug the toaster into the wall
A campfire keeps campers warm
The wheels of a bicycle turn
A student uses headphones to listen to music
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
A laptop is plugged in
A teacher charges his cell phone
A wind turbine spins
Fire melts a candle's wax

Uses Electrical Energy
Does NOT use Electrical Energy

Decide if each item below uses sound energy or does NOT use sound energy.

A siren alerts people that an ambulance is nearby
Students listen to a marching band
Students listen to a news report on the TV
A student answers a question aloud.
Flashing lights alert people that a police car is nearby
A man uses an iron to straighten the wrinkles in his shirt
A campfire keeps campers warm
A bat uses echolocation as it flies to find its prey
The microwave beeps to signal that it is done

Uses Sound Energy
Does NOT use Sound Energy

STAAR Review 1

STAAR Review 1

Objects are represented by letters A, B, C, & D. Put the objects in order from least to greatest mass (least on top). All amounts are shown in grams.

Which TWO switches can be opened and still allow all of the parts to operate?

Decide if each item below is an example of climate or weather.

Which letter represents the area that the house's shadow would most likely appear at 8:00 AM?

Sort the items below as either Renewable Resources or Nonrenewable Resources.

Which temperature would you most likely predict in San Antonio on February 9?

Categorize each item below as either a solid, liquid, or gas.

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Objects are represented by letters A, B, C, & D. Put the objects in order from least to greatest mass (least on top). All amounts are shown in grams.

Categorize each item below as either less dense than water or more dense than water.

Categorize each item below as either Insoluble in Water or Soluble in Water.

Categorize each item below as either a Good Electrical Conductor (poor electrical insulator) or Poor Electrical Conductor (good electrical insulator).

Categorize each item below as either a Good Thermal Conductor (poor thermal insulator) or Poor Thermal Conductor (good thermal insulator).

Categorize each item below as either a Magnetic or Non-Magnetic.

Decide if each item below uses mechanical energy or does NOT use mechanical energy.

Decide if each item below uses light energy or does NOT use light energy.

Decide if each item below uses thermal energy or does NOT use thermal energy.

Decide if each item below uses electrical energy or does NOT use electrical energy.

Decide if each item below uses sound energy or does NOT use sound energy.

Which TWO switches can be opened and still allow all of the parts to operate?

Which LEDs would produce light if Switch 2 closed while Switch 1 remained open?

Which LEDs would produce light if Switch 1 closed while Switch 2 remained open?

Decide if each item below is an example of climate or weather.

Which letter represents the area that the house's shadow would most likely appear at 8:00 AM?

Sort the items below as either Renewable Resources or Nonrenewable Resources.

Which temperature would you most likely predict in San Antonio on February 9?

Categorize each item below as either a solid, liquid, or gas.

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Categorize each item below as either less dense than water or more dense than water.

Categorize each item below as either Insoluble in Water or Soluble in Water.

Categorize each item below as either a Good Electrical Conductor (poor electrical insulator) or Poor Electrical Conductor (good electrical insulator).

Categorize each item below as either a Good Thermal Conductor (poor thermal insulator) or Poor Thermal Conductor (good thermal insulator).

Categorize each item below as either a Magnetic or Non-Magnetic.

Decide if each item below uses mechanical energy or does NOT use mechanical energy.

Decide if each item below uses light energy or does NOT use light energy.

Decide if each item below uses thermal energy or does NOT use thermal energy.

Decide if each item below uses electrical energy or does NOT use electrical energy.

Decide if each item below uses sound energy or does NOT use sound energy.

Which LEDs would produce light if Switch 2 closed while Switch 1 remained open?

Which LEDs would produce light if Switch 1 closed while Switch 2 remained open?