Quiz about STAAR Science Review

Question 1

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

Accepted Answer

Hawk

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Plant

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Rabbit

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Mouse

Question 2

Who does the mouse get energy from?

Accepted Answer

Grasshopper

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Grass

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Mouse

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Ow

Question 3

What is Earth's annual motion around the sun called?

Accepted Answer

Revolution

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Rotation

Question 4

Which description about the proton is accurate?

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Positively charged particle with a mass of 1 amu

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Positively charged particle with a mass less than 0 amu

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A neutrally charged particle with a mass less than 0 amu

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A neutrally charge particle with a mass of 1 amu

Question 5

Protons are equal to:

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Atomic Number

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Atomic Mass

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Number of neutrons

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All of the subatomic particles

Question 6

Based on this diagram which type of stars would belong to spectral class M and have the lowest luminosity?

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Main Sequence Stars

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Giants

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Super Giants

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White Dwarfs

Question 7

Based on this diagram which type of stars would belong to spectral class G and have the highest luminosity?

Accepted Answer

Super Giants

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Main Sequence Stars

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Giants

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White Dwarfs

Question 8

How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

Accepted Answer

Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil

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Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants

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Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria

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Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

Question 9

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

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secondary succession

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primary succession

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eutrophication

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intermediate

Question 10

Complete the statement:

When an object is pushed, it __________________ with an equal and opposite force.

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always pushes back

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pushes back if it has a larger mass

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pushes back it if has a smaller mass

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will not push back

Question 11

When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?

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The cannon moving backward

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The cannon moving forward

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The cannonball moving forward

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The cannonball moving backward

Question 12

What type of Boundary is this? What event will occur at this boundary?

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Transform / Earthquakes

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Subduction / Volcano Eruption

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Tornado / Rain

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Mountain Building / Volcanism

Question 13

One of the signs of a chemical reaction taking place is:

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Bubbles are produced

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Reactants are not combining

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Products are not forming

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Color is not changing

Question 14

A student places a piece of a potato into a container of hydrogen peroxide. One observation the student makes is that bubbles form around the potato. The presence of bubbles might indicate the formation of a new substance because bubbles -

Accepted Answer

could show that a gas is forming.

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always rise to the top of a liquid.

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are almost always perfectly spherical.

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usually burst after a few minutes.

Question 15

Dandelion, What kingdom does it belongs to?

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Plant Kingdom

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Animal Kingdom

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Fungi Kingdom

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Protista Kingdom

Question 16

Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?

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Fungi

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Animalia

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Protista

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Archea

Question 17

Mosquito  belongs to what kingdom?

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Animal Kingdom

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Plant Kingdom

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Fungi Kingdom

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Protista Kingdom

Question 18

Which of these is a property of metals?

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It's malleable

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It can't conduct electricity

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They are used in food

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It's very brittle

Question 19

Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron?

Accepted Answer

Metal

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Nonmetal

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Metalloid

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Pretty

Question 20

How much force is needed to accelerate a 3kg skateboard at 5m/s^2.

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15N

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8N

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1.6N

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0.6N

Question 21

If a 2kg bird is pushed by the wind with a force of 2N, how fast does the bird accelerate?

Accepted Answer

1 m/s2

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1 m

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2 m/s2

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4m/s2

Question 22

A force of 250 N is applied to an object that accelerates at a rate of 5 m/sec². What is the mass of the object?

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50kg

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100kg

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1,250kg

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5kg

Question 23

Hawks and owls eat the same type of food and struggle with one another to get their food. What is this an example of?

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Competition

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Biotic factor

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Symbiosis

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Population

Question 24

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

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Omnivores

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Producers

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

Question 25

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

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Carnivores

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Omnivores

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Producers

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Herbivores

Question 26

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

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Omnivores

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Producers

Question 27

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases.

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black

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red

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blue

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orange

Question 28

At which point is potential energy greatest?

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 29

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy greatest?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

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Makes body move

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Produce blood cells

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Provide structure

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Protects internal organs

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

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Makes body move

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Produce blood cells

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Provide structure

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Protects internal organs

Question 32

These forces are...

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Unbalanced

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Balanced

Question 33

These forces are...

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Balanced

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Unbalanced

Question 34

How will this object move?

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It won't move.

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It will move to the right.

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It will move to the left.

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It will move in both directions.

Question 35

How many atoms of each element are present in H₂SO₄?

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2 hydrogen, 1 sulfur, 4 oxygen

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2 hydrogen, 4 sulfur, 4 oxygen

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8 hydrogen, 2 sulfur, 1 oxygen

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4 hydrogen, 1 sulfure, 4 oxygen

Question 36

How many atoms are present for each element in the in H₂C₃O₄N₅CO?

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2 hydrogen, 4 carbon, 5 oxygen, 5 nitrogen

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2 hydrogen, 3 carbon, 4 oxygen, 5 nitrogen

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1 hydrogen, 4 carbon, 4 oxygen, 4 nitrogen

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6 hydrogen, 3 carbon, 5 oxygen, 5 carbon

Question 37

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

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Spruce

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Juniper

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Pine

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Fir

Question 38

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

Accepted Answer

Lepidoptera

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Coleoptera

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Heteroptera

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Diptera

Question 39

Which weather system brings sunny, dry, calm, clear weather?

Accepted Answer

High pressure system

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Low pressure system

Question 40

Which weather system brings rainy, stormy, cloudy weather?

Accepted Answer

Low pressure system

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High pressure system

Question 41

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?

Accepted Answer

gamma rays

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microwaves

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visible light

Question 42

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

Accepted Answer

Radio Waves

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Gamma Rays

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Visible Light

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Infrared rays

Question 43

A piece of copper has a mass of 89g and a volume of 10 cm3. What would be the density of the copper?

Accepted Answer

8.9 g/cm3

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0.89 g/cm3

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89 g/cm3

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890 g/cm3

Question 44

Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. The picture above shows a water lily in a pond. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?

Accepted Answer

They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.

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They absorb food for the plant.

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They absorb water from the pond.

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They prevent the plant from floating away.

Question 45

About how long does it take for the moon to go from new moon to full moon?

Accepted Answer

14 days

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1 day

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7 days

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1 month

Question 46

How fast is the object traveling between points B and C?

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0 km/hr

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1 km/hr

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There is no way to tell from this graph

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0.9 km/hr

Question 47

What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?

Accepted Answer

5 m/s

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45 m/s

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5 s/m

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45 s/m

Question 48

What is the energy transformation that occurs in an electric pencil sharpener?

Accepted Answer

electrical energy to mechanical energy

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mechanical energy to electrical energy

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radiant energy to sound energy

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chemical energy to mechanical energy

Question 49

Identify this atom.

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Neon

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Lithium

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Boron

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Carbon

Question 50

What is the mass number of this atom?

Accepted Answer

7

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1

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3

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4

Question 51

How many atoms are in this chemical equation: Zn(NO₃)₂

Accepted Answer

9

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7

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5

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4

Question 52

What is this graph showing?

Accepted Answer

Constant Speed

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Acceleration (speeding up)

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Deceleration (slowing down)

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No motion

Question 53

Provided is a topographic map of a hill with contour lines drawn showing elevation in meters.

The steepest slope on this hill can be found on the side that is facing which direction?

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Northeast

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Southwest

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Northwest

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Southeast

Question 54

What part of the atom determines the chemical properties or reactivity?

Accepted Answer

Valence Electrons

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Protons

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Electrons

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Energy levels

Question 55

Question 55.

Accepted Answer

3

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2

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8

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13

Question 56

A Group of stars, and or star systems, star clusters, dust and gas held together by gravity is known as:

Accepted Answer

Galaxy

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Universe

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Solar System

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Planet

Question 57

An archer shoots an arrow. The action force is the bowstring against the arrow, the reaction force is...

Accepted Answer

the arrow's push against the bowstring

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Air resistance against the bow

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the grip of the archer's hand on the bow

Question 58

When you break a cracker into pieces it is a...

Accepted Answer

Physical change

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Chemical change

Question 59

Fizzing, foaming, and burning are all examples of

Accepted Answer

Chemical change

Answer

Physical change

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