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Science 8 - STAAR Semester 1 Review
Science 8 - STAAR Semester 1 Review
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Science TEKS - 2016
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1
What is the charge of the nucleus of sodium (Na) with +11 protons and 12 neutrons?
- 12
- 11
+ 11
+ 23
2
Which of the following environmental factors is abiotic?
sunlight
a pile of poop...
a dead tree
humans
3
How many atoms and elements are in the chemical formula BaC
2
O
3
N
4
4 elements, 11 atoms
5 elements, 11 atoms
4 elements, 10 atoms
5 elements, 10 atoms
4
In the food web, what organisms are herbivores?
snake and lizard
rabbit and snake
mouse and grasshopper
lizard and hawk
5
What unit is used to measure distance in space?
light-year
astronomical unit
mega-meter
electromagnetic spectrum
6
Which
2
elements have similar
chemical properties
, such as valence electrons and ionic charge?
oxygen (O) and fluorine (F)
lithium (Li) and potassium (K)
carbon (C) and phosphorus (P)
sodium (Na) and magnesium (Mg)
7
If an atom has 50 protons and an atomic mass of 119, what is the number of neutrons?
119
169
69
50
8
If a new virus kills most of the carrots, what will happen next in the food web?
the rabbit population increases
the mice population decreases
the owl population increases
there is more competition for the grass
9
According to the HR-diagram, which type of star is the brightest and hottest?
blue main sequence
white super giants
white dwarfs
red giants
10
What type of spectral wave has a wave length of 10
-2
meters and frequency of 10
9
hertz?
radio
visible
gamma
microwave
11
What does the atomic number tell you about an element?
protons only
neutrons and electrons
protons and neutrons
electrons and protons
12
Group number is used to show the number of valence electrons. How many does chlorine have?
35
7
3
17
13
Which Newton law of motion is describing inertia?
4th Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
1st Law
14
Mosquitoes suck! What type of symbiotic relationship do they have with most organisms?
commensalistic
mutualistic
parasitic
predator - prey
15
What evidence was NOT used to show the theory of continental drift and plate tectonics?
mountain ranges on different continents
continents fit like a puzzle on their shores
same fossils on different continents
different people evolved on different continents
16
On the periodic table, what is the
atomic mass
of Nitrogen, and how many
neutrons
does it have?
mass = 14, neutrons = 14
mass = 7, neutrons = 7
mass = 7, neutrons = 0
mass = 14, neutrons = 7
17
What land form below is not created by a converging plate boundary?
mid-ocean ridge
mountain range
volcanoes
trench
18
What element is represented by the Bohr model?
calcium
phosphorus
gallium
sulfur
19
Which direction will a river flow from the top of this hill?
North
South
East
West
20
What is the force of an object with a mass of 100 kg and an acceleration of 4 m/s
2
40 Newtons
25 Newtons
400 Newtons
250 Newtons