STAAR 2023

Object 1 is ​ (a)   ​​

Object 2 is ​ (b)  

Object 3 is ​ (c)  

• same density as water

• less dense than water

• more dense than water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What force is being applied to the marble, causing it to move down the ramp?

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Gravity

• Air pressure

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which organism obtains the LEAST energy?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which soil is made of the SMALLEST particles?

What most likely happened to the dead plants and animals?

• They were eaten by scavengers.

• G They became fossil fuels.

• H They were washed away by water

• J They became an underground aquifer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Based on this information, what is most likely an advantage of the bony fish tail fin over the shark tail fin?

• It is easier for a bony fish to change direction quickly since muscles control the movement of the tail fin.

• The bones in the tail fin help a bony fish sink to lower depths in the water when searching for food.

• The flexible tail fin is fanned by the water, so a bony fish uses less energy to swim.

• The thin spines of the tail fin prevent a bony fish from being seen by larger predator fish.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What property of soils is the student most likely examining with this procedure?

• F The differences in texture between wet and dry soils

• G How well different soils retain water

• H How much water is needed to dissolve different soils

• J The amount of time it takes different soils to dry

Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland?

• F Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.

• G Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.

• H Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.

• J Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which property of light are the students observing in this situation?

• F Light can be refracted and separated into different colors as it moves from air to a different medium.

• G Light is refracted as it moves from one medium to another medium.

• H Light travels in a straight line and can be reflected off the surface of water.

• J Light is absorbed by water and reflected off glass.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Conduct five trials, using a different scale to pull each block of wood

• A Conduct five trials, using a different scale to pull each block of wood

• B Conduct five trials, pulling a different side of each block each time

• C Conduct five trials, using a different table for each trial

• D Conduct five trials, pulling each block of wood in the same way for each trial

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2