Science STAAR Reporting Category

The arrows in the diagrams below represent light. Which diagram best shows how a glass mirror would reflect light?

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which event best describes an example of evaporation?

• Water flows downhill after a storm

• Dark clouds form in the sky

• Rain water oaks into the ground

• Solar energy heats water at the ocean's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What process is represented by letter B?

• Evaporation, because the water vapor is in the air

• Precipitation, because rain comes from clouds

• Condensation, because water is changing states to form clouds

• Transpiration, because water is transforming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following best describes the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• They produce their own food through photosynthesis.

• They consume other organisms for energy.

• They break down dead organisms and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.

• They are the primary consumers of plants.

What does solubility refer to?

• The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.

• The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.

• The ability of a substance to react with oxygen.

• The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.

Which of the following best illustrates the direction of energy flow through the food web above?

• Spider to Grasshopper to Grass

• Hognose snake to toad to grasshopper

• Grass to rabbit to hawk

• mouse to spider to toad

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the food chain above, the role of the grasshopper can best be described as--

• a consumer that eats producers

• a herbivore that produces its own energy

• a producer that provides energy for the mouse

• an omnivore that eats grasses and small animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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