STAAR Science Grade 8 2017 - Past Paper
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 8
Science (2017)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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Measures 17 skills fromGrade 8Science (2017)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Measures 17 skills from
Grade 8
Science (2017)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
8.5c
8.9b
8.8b
8.7b
8.11a
8.5a
8.6a
8.5d
8.6c
8.8a
8.11b
8.9c
8.6b
8.5b
8.7a
8.11c
8.10c
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- Q1A cook heats a meal in a microwave oven. What energy transformations occur between the microwave oven and the meal?Chemical energy → thermal energy → light energyElectrical energy → electromagnetic energy → thermal energyChemical energy → electromagnetic energy → chemical energyElectrical energy → light energy → chemical energy60s
- Q2Students were asked to identify the location of elements in the periodic table based on clues printed on game cards. Based on the data, which periodic table shows the correct location of the four elements?#texas/ebf4b61e-8fbe-4c0b-9c17-489e5d067b7d/A.png#texas/ebf4b61e-8fbe-4c0b-9c17-489e5d067b7d/C.png#texas/ebf4b61e-8fbe-4c0b-9c17-489e5d067b7d/B.png#texas/ebf4b61e-8fbe-4c0b-9c17-489e5d067b7d/D.png60s8.5c
- Q3Rift valleys can form when fractures in Earth’s crust widen. The valley walls slowly move at a rate of only a few millimeters a year. Which of these best describes the type of tectonic activity that forms rift valleys?Rift valleys form where two plates move away from each other.Rift valleys form where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plate.Rift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plate.Rift valleys form where an oceanic plate moves under another oceanic plate.60s8.9b
- Q4Part of a human body system is pictured. The main function of this system is to —transport oxygenremove wastecontrol reproductionproduce hormones60s
- Q5A student learns that the sun is classified as a medium-size star and that many stars are much bigger and brighter. However, the student observes that other stars look very dim, even through a telescope. Why do other stars look much dimmer than the sun?Other stars are made up of different gases than the sun is.The sun appears yellow, which is more visible than other colors.As light from other stars travels through space, it gets reflected.The sun is much closer to Earth than other stars are.60s8.8b
