STAAR Blitz

Which diagram best represents the Sun-Earth-Moon system?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which list correctly identifies the physical characteristics both Earth and its moon have in common?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A group of students want to determine how light affects a lima bean’s ability to germinate. Which procedure should the students follow?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Data for three animal populations in a small area was collected over a period of 20 years. In 2002, an outdoor shopping mall was built in the area. Researchers found that the squirrel and raccoon populations grew between 2000 and 2010 due to additional food sources while the population of deer decreased. Which graph best shows the change in animal populations?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A partial food web is shown. Make a food chain that shows a complete pathway in which energy flows in this food web.

• Snakes

• Mice

• Grasses

• Hawks

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5.9B

Which image best represents one or more living organisms depending on another living organism for survival?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which organism has a life cycle that is most like that of a butterfly?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What most likely happened to the dead plants and animals?

• They were eaten by scavengers.

• G They became fossil fuels.

• H They were washed away by water

• J They became an underground aquifer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What property of soils is the student most likely examining with this procedure?

• F The differences in texture between wet and dry soils

• G How well different soils retain water

• H How much water is needed to dissolve different soils

• J The amount of time it takes different soils to dry

Which property of light are the students observing in this situation?

• F Light can be refracted and separated into different colors as it moves from air to a different medium.

• G Light is refracted as it moves from one medium to another medium.

• H Light travels in a straight line and can be reflected off the surface of water.

• J Light is absorbed by water and reflected off glass.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2