Science STAAR Review

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

• heredity
• trait
• gene
• allele

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following hypotheses could be tested by this experiment?

• Honeybees prefer to visit rose plants
• Honeybees prefer to visit red flowers.
• Honeybees prefer to visit flowers in the morning
• Honeybees prefer to visit Portland rose flowers between 9 and 10

What is the most likely explanation for the change seen after the two-minute mark?

• The person started exercising.
• The person fell asleep.
• The person inhaled.
• The person sat down.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

An object that has kinetic energy must be....

• at rest
• lifted above the Earth's surface
• in motion
• none of these answers

What is the sequence of the energy transformations represented in this diagram of a moving car?

• mechanical to chemical to radiant
• radiant to chemical to electrical
• mechanical to electrical to radiant
• radiant to electrical to mechanical

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the pictures changes chemical energy into light (and thermal) energy?

• A
• B
• C
• D

In the diagram, a wind turbine is transforming energy from the wind. Between which two steps in the diagram is mechanical energy being converted into electrical energy?

• 1 and 2
• 2 and 3
• 3 and 4
• 4 and 5

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

How many protons does this element have?

• 40
• 21
• 20
• 41

Which two subatomic particles are found in the NUCLEUS of at atom?

• protons & nuetrons
• protons & electrons
• neutrons & electrons
• electrons & protons

How many electrons does an Iodine atom have?

• 53
• 126
• 73
• 179

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1