STAAR Test Science

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Science
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5th Grade
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Hard
+8
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A family takes a group picture in a park where bluebonnets are blooming. The family notices that some of the blooms are white and others are blue.
The color of the blooms is most likely determined by —
F air temperature
G the age of the plant
H the types of consumers that eat the plant
J inheritance from parent plants
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A beaker with 115 mL of solution has a temperature of 21°C. The solution contains 5 g of salt and 115 mL of water. Students added two ice cubes to the solution and stirred the solution with a stirring rod.
Which properties of the solution changed as the ice cubes melted?
A The color and physical state of the solution
B The temperature, mass, and volume of the solution
C The volume, temperature, and mass of the salt in the solution
D The physical state and temperature of the solution
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A family was vacationing in the mountains in a cabin that had no electrical power. They needed boiling water in order to prepare dried soup mix. With no electrical energy available, which method would most likely provide enough thermal energy to quickly heat the water to boiling?
Using a microwave oven to heat water in a glass jar for 3 minutes
Shaking the water in a closed, insulated plastic bottle for 3 minutes
Shining a battery-powered flashlight on a metal container of water for 10 minutes
Placing a metal pot of water over glowing charcoal in an outdoor grill for 10 minutes
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A Stir the liquids, let them settle, and then identify the bottom layer as water
B Drop a piece of ice into the graduated cylinder, let the ice settle, and then identify the layer just above the ice as water
C Add water to the graduated cylinder, let the mixture settle, and then identify the layer that increases in volume as water
D Carefully pour each layer into separate plastic containers, place the containers in a freezer, and then identify the liquid that takes the longest to freeze as water
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Aquatic plants have adaptations that help them live in water. For example, the structures needed for making food are located on the tops of floating plant leaves.This adaptation helps the plants —
absorb sunlight
stay anchored
avoid predators
capture fish
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
F Dry, rocky mountains
G Forests of pine trees
H Tall, spiny cacti
J Lakes and rivers
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of energy source is being used to power the solar panel?
Sound
Mechanical
Thermal
Light
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