5th Science STAAR Review

5th Science STAAR Review

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Kelcie Shanahan

Science

5th Grade

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NGSS
MS-PS4-2, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-6

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31 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A student helped his father prepare soup for dinner. His father asked him to use a wooden spoon to stir the soup as it heated.

Why would the student's father ask him to use a wooden spoon?

The wooden spoon is able to float in the soup

the wooden spoon is able to sink in the soup

the wooden spoon is a good conductor of thermal energy

The wooden spoon is a good insulator of thermal energy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The arrows in the diagrams below represent light. Which diagram best shows how a glass mirror would reflect light?

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and perception, they are referring to an area's--

weather

climate

geography

geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Over a period of 40 years, the amount of rain that fell in the central Texas area was measured and recorded. Monitoring and tracking rainfall over a long period gives the most accurate information about--

amount of humidity

weather

climate

high temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In the water cycle, the Sun's energy is directly responsible for causing the process at location---

A

B

C

D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What process is represented by letter B?

Evaporation, because the water vapor is in the air

Precipitation, because rain comes from clouds

Condensation, because water is changing states to form clouds

Transpiration, because water is transforming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following best illustrates the direction of energy flow through the food web above?

Spider to Grasshopper to Grass

Hognose snake to toad to grasshopper

Grass to rabbit to hawk

mouse to spider to toad

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Two wires carrying electricity can create a spark if they come too close together. This spark can start a fire. Wires carrying electricity are usuallly covered  with plastic to keep them from starting a fire. Why does the plastic keep electricity from starting a fire?
Plastic is a good insulator.
Plastic can melt when heated.
Plastic is softer than wire.
Plastic conducts electricity.

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?
Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.
Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.
Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following  observations are was that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except______
reacting to morning sunlight by singing
drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water
responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathers
feeding insects to its chicks

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