Science STAAR Questions

what is this

• kidney

• lungs

• eyes

• liver

The breathing rate of a human increases after exercise. The part of the brain that controls this involuntary action is

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

• spinal cord

A man suffers a head injury during a basketball game. For several days afterward, he can't remember his social media passwords. This memory loss results from damage to the man's

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

• spinal cord

Which part of the human brain is correctly paired with its function?

• spinal cord - coordinates learning activities

• cerebellum - serves as the center for breathing and other actions

• cerebrum - serves as the center for thinking and learning

• medulla - maintains muscle control

When a child runs inside after hearing a car crash outside, the child is using:

• the central nervous system, only

• the peripheral nervous system, only

• both the central and peripheral nervous systems

• neither the central nor the peripheral nervous system

Which of the following statements best describes the effect of solar energy absorbed by water in the ocean?

• The color of the ocean water becomes light blue

• the temperature of the water decreases

• The water changes state from liquid to gas

• The ocean water becomes less salty.

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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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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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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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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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