STAAR Grade 5 Science Practice Assessment

Front

What type of landform is caused by ice erosion?

Back

U-shaped valley

Front

Which organisms receive energy from both a herbivore and a carnivore in a food web?

Back

Kit foxes

Front

What habitat is best suited for animals that thrive in shallow freshwater with plants?

Back

A shallow body of freshwater that has plants growing around its edges

Front

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky during the day?

Back

Earth rotates on its axis.

Front

Which material is most likely rubber based on its characteristics?

Back

Material Z

Front

What is a delta?

Back

A landform created by sediment deposition at the mouth of a river.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A system of interrelated food chains in an ecosystem.

Front

What is the role of herbivores in an ecosystem?

Back

Herbivores are organisms that eat plants and serve as a food source for carnivores.

Front

What is the difference between a carnivore and an herbivore?

Back

Carnivores eat meat, while herbivores eat plants.

Front

What does it mean for Earth to rotate on its axis?

Back

It means that Earth spins around an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.