STAAR

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Four containers made of different materials, each containing water at 30º C, were set out on a table. The initial temperature of the water was recorded. The temperature of the water was also recorded 15 minutes later. Which container was the most effective at preventing heat transfer from the water to the environment?
Container P
Container Q
Container R
Container S
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Oceans, and other bodies of water, are found on which layer of Earth?
Outer core
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Igneous and sedimentary rocks could each be changed into metamorphic rock if they are changed by?
Weathering
Organisms
Pressure
Cementation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The interlocking crystals of an igneous rock help to classify it since these crystals are evidence of how the rock formed. The crystals are a result of?
Quartz coming out of solution
Particles forming layers
Chemical reactions of minerals
Melted rock that cooled
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A large rock is motionless on a flat sidewalk. Which statement best explains why the rock remains motionless?
there are no forces acting on the rock
the only force acting on the rock is directed toward the sidewalk
the forces acting on the rock are all balanced
the sidewalk exerts an unbalanced force on the rock
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At what point on a roller coaster does the train have the highest kinetic energy?
at the bottom of the first drop
at the top of the second hill
when the train first leaves the loading station
at the top of the first drop
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement best describes the motion of the object plotted in the graph?
The object accelerated because the distance traveled increased at a steady rate.
The object traveled at a constant speed because of forces acting on the object.
The object accelerated because it traveled in the same direction throughout the investigation.
The object slowed down as it traveled uphill because of the forces acting on the object.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
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