STAAR Questions

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-LS2-2

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

If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and perception, they are referring to an area's--

• weather

• climate

• geography

• geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

​ (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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Mass

• Volume

• Physical State

• Density

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

Which soil is made of the SMALLEST particles?