STAAR REVIEW - SCIENCE

STAAR REVIEW - SCIENCE

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Created by

Xochil Adame

Science, Other Sciences

5th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-2

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement describes how fossil fuels are made?

Oil from Earth's core slowly rises to the Earth's surface and forms ponds

Lava within some volcanoes becomes so hot that it transforms into fossil fuels

Dead and decomposing organisms are exposed to extreme heat and pressure transforms them into fossil fuels

When mountains form on top of coal, the pressure liquefies the coal creating fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How are organisms, such as snakes, cacti and coyotes able to survive in harsh desert conditions?

Over thousands of years these organisms have developed adaptations to survive in arid climates

These organisms migrate out of the desert during the summer months

These organisms work together to find sources of food and water

Snakes, cacti and coyotes are all aquatic species that live in ponds and rivers during the hot day

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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When using a solar-powered calculator, what source of energy is being used to power the calculator?

Electrical Energy

Light Energy

Mechanical Energy

Sound Energy

5.

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

6.

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one difference between weather and climate?

weather describes conditions near the ground, but climate does not.

Climate describes energy from the sun, but weather does not.

weather includes precipitation, but climate does not.

Climate describes long-term conditions over an entire region, but weather does not.

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