Science STAAR Practice

Students conduct an investigation to observe the Sun's movement.   Which safety procedure should students following during this investigation?

• Wear gloves and goggles

• Keep loose hair tied back

• Never look directly at the Sun

• Record all data in science notebooks

Plants are known as producers because they produce their own food.  How do producers receive the energy for this process?

• By consuming soil nutrients

• By absorbing sunlight

• By releasing water

• By producing oxygen

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The rise and fall of water levels around the world are known as tides. Most areas have a high tide and a low tide twice daily. What causes the water levels to rise and fall twice daily? 

• The pull of Moon's gravity on Earth's water

• The pull of the Sun's gravity on Earth's water

• The uneven heating of the Earth

• Stong noth winds on the Earth's ocean. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.

• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.

• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.

• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.

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A student made a list of activities that involve energy.
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Sharks chasing a school of fish
A toaster heating bread
A cell phone charging
A tree limb falling to the ground
Tomato plants absorbing sunlight
A canoe floating down a river
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Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?

• Activities 1, 4, and 6

• Activities 2, 4, and 5

• Activities 1 and 2

• Activities 3, 5, and 6

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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A student combined powdered paint with water to make a small amount of a blue liquid paint mixture. The student left the paint mixture in an open container. Several days later the student found the container and observed that changes had occurred. What most likely happened to the mixture?

• The container was empty after the mixture evaporated into the air.  

• The paint evaporated, leaving only clear water in the container.

• The water evaporated, leaving only a dry blue solid in the container.  

• The liquid paint mixture was lighter in color after some water evaporated.  

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Tropical climates have warm temperatures and abundant sunlight all year. What must be available for plants in these climates to make their own food throughout the year?

• Bacteria 

• Birds  

• Shade

• Water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A student puts four objects in a bucket filled with water. The objects are listed below. 
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 Plastic ball
Glass marble
Metal paper clip
Wood block 
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Which two objects are most likely less dense than the water?

• Wood block and metal paper clip

• Plastic ball and glass marble

• Metal paper clip and glass marble

• Wood block and plastic ball

Which of these is not soluble in water?

• Oil

• Salt

• Honey

• Sugar

If students could rotate the globe quickly or slowly and the globe could rotate only at the rate that Earth actually rotates, about how long would each complete rotation take?

• 30 Days

• 60 Minutes

• 24 Hours

• 365 Days

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