Science STAAR Questions

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years. 

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

A type of energy that uses heat that is stored  inside the earth is 

• geometric energy
• geothermal energy
• biomass energy
• solar energy

A problem with geothermal energy is that it 

• is too hot
• is non-polluting
• is available only in the ocean
• is available only in certain locations

What is coal made of?

• decomposed animal and plant remains
• water
• electricity
• all of the above

This power plant produces electricity by getting heat from a hot spring. It is most likely using - 

• fossil fuels
• biofuels
• solar energy 
• geothermal energy 

As water flows through a dam, a generator is turned and creates enough electricity for thousands of homes. This describes...

• biofuels
• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy
• solar power

Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer
• The middle layer
• They are all the same age
• The bottom layer

Some students made a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock.  The students pour 2 cm of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box.  Then they add 1 cm of gravel.  Finally, they pour 2 cm of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel.  Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?

• Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
• Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.
• Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
• Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.

Monahans Sandhills State Park in Texas has almost 4,000 acres of sand dunes. Some of the dunes are as tall as a six-story building. 
The dunes in the park are formed by — 

• rainstorms
• tornadoes
• strong winds
• earthquakes