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100
A pulling force produced by magnets as well as the North Pole of Earth.
What is magnetism?
100

When force is used to move an object over a distance, scientists say this is done.

What is work?

100
New Orleans is built on a huge example of this landform at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
What is a delta?
100

An arctic fox having white fur is an ____________ trait.

Inherited

100
Joshua Tree National Park is in a part of California that is hot and dry most of the time. The park has gotten less than 12 cm of precipitation in each of the last 7 years. This is a description of the park's __________.
What is climate?
200
How tightly molecules in a substance are packed. It helps determine the bouyancy of a substance.
What is density?
200
A gear on a bicycle is an example of this simple machine.
What is a pulley?
200
Name the planets of our solar system in order from the sun. DAILY DOUBLE: Include why Pluto is no longer classified as a planet.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? DAILY DOUBLE: Pluto's orbit crosses over Neptune's, so it doesn't fit the definition of a planet.
200
Large animals such as bison have adapted to this environment by having hard hooves that allow it to walk over rocks and grasses. The hooves also provide support for the bison's long migration in this environment.
What is the prairie?
200
Seven of the largest countries in the world use about 2000 barrels per day EACH of oil. Another large country uses 9.5 times that amount per day! Name that country.
What is the United States of America?
300
The energy from the moving blades of a wind turbine runs the generator. The generator changes the mechanical energy of the wind and moving blades and produces this useful energy.
What is electricity?
300
When a bowling ball rolls down the lane and then knocks down the pins, we say the ball is doing work. The bowler pushed the ball creating a ___________ that did the work.
What is a force?
300
A cavern can be formed when acid rain seeps through the soil and dissolves Limestone. The Limestone is turned into a new substance called Calcite through this process.
What is chemical weathering?
300
Every organism in a food chain can be affected by changes in the ecosystem. When these organisms do their job in the ecosystem, they return important nutrients to the soil which benefits the plants.
What is a decomposer?
300
In a classroom water retention experiment, Fonzie had prepared 4 identical cups with holes in the bottom. He filled each cup with the same amount of clay, topsoil, sand, and loam. After adding 100 ml of water to each sample, he measured the amount of water that drained out the bottom. He was careful to have this one variable only.
What is the different types of soil?
400
The only reason we can see the color of our clothes or our notebooks is because of this.
What is reflection of light?
400
During indoor recess one day, Habib was playing with the magnets in the science station. He found that he could use this force to push a toy car across the table.
What is repulsion?
400
Little Johnny was a daydreamer in school, but he was very smart at the same time and learned everything the class did. One day, during a particularly boring lesson, Little Johnny was holding his arm out straight, closing one eye, and using his thumb to block out his teacher's head. He could almost cover her whole body! Everyone thought he would get in trouble, but his teacher recognized right away that he was actually just practicing this scientific concept.
What is eclipsing?
400
The students were documenting all of the living and non-living things they could in the creek area behind their school. Next week they are going to do the same thing in the wooded area by the park. They were making a comparison of two different ______________.
What is ecosystems?
400
The Flabinski family had relatives from Germany visiting for the holidays. On Sunday morning as everyone was getting ready for church, the lights went out! Little Sally's hairdryer went off, Bobby's computer flickered out, the toaster went cold, and even Dad's coffee maker stopped working! The good thing is, sister Jane had listened to her science teacher about over-loading the circuits in a building. She knew that the circuit breaker must have been ____________.
What is tripped?
500
This type of energy is what dries clothes in an electric dryer. DAILY DOUBLE: This source of energy is likely where the electricity to run the dryer came from.
What is thermal energy? Daily Double: fossil fuels
500
That is how rainbows are formed!
What is refraction of light through rain droplets?
500
This moon phase does not happen very often. The sun, moon, and Earth have to be lined up straight, and the moon needs to pass through the shadow of the Earth. On these rare occasions, the light refracted around the Earth casts an orange-red glow on the moon.
What is a Blood Moon?
500

Giant Salvinia is a water plant that grows in South America. It was brought to the US for use in aquariums and garden ponds. Giant Salvinia grows quickly in Texas, covering ponds, lakes, and rivers. It eventually blocks out sunlight for other organisms. Giant Salvinia can be classified as this.

What is an invasive species?

500
You should come to school well-rested and in a great mood on test day. Eat a healthy breakfast and bring a healthy snack. Read each question carefully, covering up the answer choices while you process the question. Eliminate answer choices until you settle on the one you think is the best one. Take little breaks as you go. When you are finished, go back and re-read the ones that were kind of tough. Don't change your answer unless you really know you made a mistake! Check you answers over before you give your test away.
What is how to do the best you can on STAAR?