STAAR Science Grade 5 2016 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 5
Science (2017)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1Which of these is not soluble in water?HoneyOilSugarSalt60s5.5a
- Q2Two wires carrying electricity can create a spark if they come too close together. This spark can start a fire. Wires carrying electricity are usually covered with plastic to keep them from starting a fire. Why does the plastic keep the electricity from starting a fire?Plastic is softer than wire.Plastic conducts electricity.Plastic is a good insulator.Plastic can melt when heated.60s5.5a
- Q3A student draws a model showing the movements of Earth, the moon, and the sun. Which arrow shows the movement that causes day and night on Earth?Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation of EarthArrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around EarthArrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sunArrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun60s5.8c
- Q4Lasers produce a beam of light that can be focused on a small area. A teacher uses two mirrors to shine a beam of light from a laser onto a box. Which diagram shows how the teacher should position the two mirrors?#texas/664b01aa-8809-4ba7-ad3f-450c270befa9/A.png#texas/664b01aa-8809-4ba7-ad3f-450c270befa9/D.png#texas/664b01aa-8809-4ba7-ad3f-450c270befa9/B.png#texas/664b01aa-8809-4ba7-ad3f-450c270befa9/C.png60s5.6c
- Q5A partial food web of a pond ecosystem is shown below. Which type of organism is missing from this food web?ConsumersProducersDecomposersPredators60s5.9b
- Q6Which list best describes a landslide?#texas/6a0be140-79cc-4d4d-be78-d21294c97763/B.png#texas/6a0be140-79cc-4d4d-be78-d21294c97763/D.png#texas/6a0be140-79cc-4d4d-be78-d21294c97763/A.png#texas/6a0be140-79cc-4d4d-be78-d21294c97763/C.png60s
- Q7For a science assignment a student was asked to observe some organisms and then make a table to classify the organisms’ traits as inherited or learned. The student’s table is shown below.4 learned behaviors, 4 inherited traits3 learned behaviors, 5 inherited traits2 learned behaviors, 6 inherited traits1 learned behavior, 7 inherited traits60s5.10b
- Q8All the lightbulbs in this circuit are lit. Which change would cause all the bulbs to go out?Removing Wires 2 and 4Removing Wires 3 and 4Removing Wire 1Removing Wires 2 and 560s5.6b
- Q9Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.60s5.7a
- Q10A student conducts an investigation using caramel candy, paper plates, and a stopwatch. The student places a piece of the caramel candy on each of three plates. The student puts the plates in different locations around the school. The student will record the time it takes for each piece of caramel candy to change state and other observations in the table below. Which question is the student most likely trying to answer with this investigation?Why does the caramel candy change state?In which location does the caramel candy change state the fastest?At what temperature does the caramel candy melt?What causes the caramel candy to keep its shape?60s
- Q11A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following observations are ways that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except —responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathersdrinking and taking a bath in a puddle of waterfeeding insects to its chicksreacting to morning sunlight by singing60s5.9a
- Q12A student made a list of activities that involve energy. Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?Activities 1 and 2Activities 1, 4, and 6Activities 3, 5, and 6Activities 2, 4, and 560s5.6a
- Q13A student combined powdered paint with water to make a small amount of a blue liquid paint mixture. The student left the paint mixture in an open container. Several days later the student found the container and observed that changes had occurred. What most likely happened to the mixture?The paint evaporated, leaving only clear water in the container.The water evaporated, leaving only a dry blue solid in the container.The container was empty after the mixture evaporated into the air.The liquid paint mixture was lighter in color after some water evaporated.60s5.5c
- Q14The shells of sea turtles are flatter than the shells of land turtles. Sea turtles are also different from land turtles because sea turtles cannot pull their head or limbs into their shell to protect themselves from predators. Instead, the head, shell shape, and flippers of sea turtles help them escape from predators mainly by allowing them to —blend into their surroundingshold their breath for several minutesdig deep holes for their eggsswim and dive easily60s5.10a
- Q15Citizens in a community were surveyed about the type of energy resource they would like for a new power plant. The results of the survey are shown in the table. How many citizens chose alternative energy resources? Be sure to use the correct place value.Users enter free textType an Answer60s
