STAAR Science Grade 5 2022 - Past Paper
Quiz by Jessica Davis
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Which circuit shown will produce light when the switch is closed?
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- Q1
Which circuit shown will produce light when the switch is closed?
30sSCI.5.2D - Q2
A student places objects in a bucket of water to determine if they will float.
Which set of items is less dense than water?
Plastic paper clip, penny, and cork
Toothpick, cork, and vegetable oil
Metal spoon, vegetable oil, and penny
Toothpick, metal spoon, and plastic paper clip
30sSCI.5.2D - Q3
A student uses the setup shown to investigate ways to speed up evaporation.
Which forms of energy are being compared in the student’s investigation?
Light energy and electrical energy
Light energy and thermal energy
Mechanical energy and thermal energy
Mechanical energy and electrical energy
30sSCI.5.2A - Q4
A student plans to make a chart that describes each process in the water cycle. Which sentence should the student use to describe the process of condensation?
Water flows downhill.
Polar ice turns into liquid water.
Water vapor collects to form droplets.
Liquid water turns into water vapor.
30s - Q5
Examples of objects that use different types of energy to perform their functions are shown.
Which examples use mechanical energy to perform their functions?
Examples 1 and 2 only
Examples 1, 3, and 4
Examples 1, 2, and 4
Examples 3 and 4 only
30sSCI.5.6A - Q6
A picture of a rock is shown.
Which process most likely caused the crack in the rock?
Glaciers scraping over the surface of the rock
Water moving and dropping the rock
Water freezing and thawing in the rock
Wind blowing particles against the rock
30sSCI.5.2D - Q7
A student is classifying objects. Answering which question will provide the best evidence that an object is a metal?
What is its mass?
How quickly does it dissolve in water?
Does it conduct thermal energy?
What is its physical state?
30sSCI.5.2B - Q8
Two box turtles live in an area in a zoo’s reptile house. Zoo visitors made a list of observations of the turtles. The list is shown.
1. Sliding into a small pond
2. Eating a strawberry
3. Digging a hole in the sandy soil
4. Climbing onto a flat rock
5. Holding an earthworm in its mouth
6. Walking across the area
Which observations best describe how box turtles interact with living parts of their environment?
Observation 1 and observation 5
Observation 3 and observation 4
Observation 2 and observation 5
Observation 4 and observation 6
30sSCI.5.9 - Q9
A student pours 14 grams of sugar into a jar filled with 500 milliliters of water. The student thoroughly stirs the sugar and water to make a solution.
Which change most likely occurs to the sugar when it is added to the water?
The sugar changes water into a new substance in the solution.
The sugar breaks down to form a new substance in the solution.
The sugar completely dissolves in the solution.
The sugar floats on the surface of the water in the solution.
30sSCI.5.5C - Q10
A student lists resources that can be used to produce electricity. The list is shown.
Which of the resources are renewable resources?
Coal, natural gas, water power, and petroleum
Wind, coal, and natural gas
Wind, water power
Coal, water power, and petroleum
30s - Q11
Students conduct an investigation with breakfast cereal. The first four steps of the students’ investigation are in the table shown.
The students are trying to determine the presence of which substance in the cereal?
Wheat
Iron
Salt
Sugar
30sSCI.5.4A - Q12
A group of students is building the circuit represented in the diagram.
What object can be used at Position X for the buzzer to sound when Switch K is closed?
An insulated wire
Another switch
Another bulb
A power source
30sSCI.5.2B - Q13
A group of students wants to build a desert garden at school. They need soil that allows water to drain away easily for the desert plants in this garden. The students test different soils to determine how much water passes through and how much water remains in each soil as shown in the table.
Based on the table, which types of soils are best to use to build the garden?
Gravel and silt
Silt and clay
Sand and gravel
Clay and sand
30sSCI.5.2B - Q14
A student poured equal amounts of water and cooking oil into a jar. The student placed a lid on the jar and shook the mixture for five seconds and then let the jar sit for ten minutes. The results of this investigation are shown.
Which conclusion best compares a property of cooking oil and water shown in this investigation?
Water is less dense than cooking oil.
Cooking oil dissolves in water.
Cooking oil is less dense than water.
Water dissolves in cooking oil.
30sSCI.5.2D - Q15
Students build a balloon-rocket car using a balloon, a straw, a water bottle, and some tape. When the straw is released by a student, the air from the balloon comes out. A diagram of the car is shown.
Which statement best describes the motion of the car when the straw is released?
The car will move toward the wall because of the force of the air from the straw.
The car will move fast because the straw gets light as the air is released.
The car will move away from the wall in the same direction as the air that is leaving the balloon.
The car will not move because the air escapes from the balloon.
30sSCI.5.2D
