Master the STAAR Science Test

In an experiment, two flasks of unknown, clear liquids are combined in a beaker and the following observations are obtained: • Solution color remains clear. • The amount of solution in the beaker increased. • Solution temperature changed from 10°C to 20°C. • Some of the liquid remained in the flasks. How many of the listed observations indicate a new substance was formed?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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The picture shows a 150 N load being lifted using a fixed pulley. How much force will be needed to lift the load?

• 50 N

• 150 N

• 75 N

• 175 N

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The diagram shows a 50 N load being lifted with a movable pulley. To raise the load one meter, how much upward force must be exerted on the rope?

• 10 N

• 25 N

• 15 N

• 50 N

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In an energy transfer experiment, four blocks of different temperatures are stacked. Where would energy transfer by conduction move downward, from a higher block to a lower block?

• Sample 2 to Sample 4

• Sample 3 to Sample 4

• Sample 1 to Sample 2

• Sample 1 to Sample 3

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When an egg is boiled in a pot of water on the stove, there is more than one kind of heat transfer. Heat is transferred from the stove to the pot directly since they are physically touching. Heat is also transferred from the pot to the egg, carried through the water. What two kinds of heat transfer are represented?

• Stove to Pot = Radiation, Pot to Egg = Conduction

• Stove to Pot = Convection, Pot to Egg = Conduction

• Stove to Pot = Conduction, Pot to Egg = Radiation

• Stove to Pot = Conduction, Pot to Egg = Convection

The diagram shows a circuit with the bulb glowing. How does the energy change as it moves from inside the battery, along the wires, and through the light bulb?

• Electrical to Light to Chemical

• Chemical to Electrical to Light

• Light to Electrical to Chemical

• Chemical to Light to Electrical

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A truck is parked at the bottom of a hill. It moves from the bottom of a hill and parks at the top. Compared to when it was parked at the bottom of the hill at its new position, the truck now has?

• More potential energy

• Less potential energy

• More kinetic energy

• Less kinetic energy

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An image of a toy rocket and forces are shown below. Assuming the only two forces on the toy rocket are lift and gravity, which of the following combinations would result in the rocket moving upward?

• Lift = 5 Newtons and Gravity = 5 Newtons

• Lift = 5 Newtons and Gravity = 4 Newtons

• Lift = 3 Newtons and Gravity = 4 Newtons

• Lift = 4 Newtons and Gravity = 4 Newtons

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The diagram shows an investigation in a science classroom. Students pulled the same mass up an inclined plane propped up on five blocks, then six, seven, and eight blocks. Each time, they use a spring scale to measure the forces needed to pull the mass up the inclined plane. This investigation can show how which of the following affects the force needed to move an object up an inclined plane?

• The mass of the object

• The length of the inclined plane

• The height of the inclined plane

• The surface area of the object

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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

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