Science STAAR Reporting Category

​ (a)   is when rocks are broken down into pieces of sediment.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

Put the steps to coal formation in the correct order.

• Swamp plants die.

• Heat and pressure transform the remains into coal.

• Swamp plants are buried under layers of sediment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A mirror can ​ (a)   light, but not ​ (b)   it. A black hoodie will ​ (c)   a lot of the light that hits it.

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When water evaporates, it changes from a __ to a gas.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following

• Temperature

• Triple Beam Balance

• Elapsed Time

• Thermometer

• Length

• Graduated Cylinder

• Mass

• Timer

• Volume

• Ruler

Put the rocky, inner planets in the correct order.

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

​ ​ (a)   is short term. ​ (b)   is long term.

• weather

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A ​ (a)   is formed by wind depositing sediment.

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

​ (a)   is how much matter is in a substance.

• Mass

• Volume

• Physical State

• Density

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Match the mixture with how to separate it.

• Magnet

• Grapes and Strawberries

• Evaporation

• Rocks and Sand

• By Hand

• Sugar Water

• Sieve

• Iron Filings and Sand