STAAR Category 1

What is the mass number of this element?

Mathematical Equivalence

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which statement best describes an electron?

• Smaller mass than a proton and a negative charge

• Smaller mass than a proton and a positive charge

• Greater mass than a proton and a negative charge

• Greater mass than a proton and a positive charge

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

How many electrons are in this element?

• 39

• 19

• 20

• 21

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Four students were asked to complete a table for a science assignment. Each student selected one chemical element from each of four groups in the periodic table and then classified each element as a metal, nonmetal or metalloid. Which table was completed correctly?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which pair of properties describes the elements in Group 18?

• they are chemically stable and liquid at room temperature

• they have eight valence electrons and are flammable

• they are magnetic and boil at low temperatures

• they are gaseous at room temperature and chemically stable

Element R and Element Q have the same number of valence electrons. These elements both have similar chemical behavior, but Element R has fewer energy levels than Element Q. Which statement best describes the positions of the two elements in the periodic table?

• the two elements are in the same period, with element R the first element in the period and element Q the last element

• the two elements are side by side in the same period, with element Q to the left or element R

• the two elements are in the same group, with element R just above element Q

• the two elements are in the same group, with element Q at the top of the group and element R at the bottom

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Students in a science class prepared flash cards so that they could quiz one another about the arrangement of the periodic table. One of the flash cards contained information about two elements, Element L and Element M.

The students had to use the information on the flash card to determine possible positions of the two elements on a blank periodic table. Which periodic table has the elements placed in locations that match the information on the flash card?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The periodic table is organized into groups and periods of elements. The characteristics of a certain group of elements are listed in the image.

Which of these elements is in this group:

• Lithium

• Strontium

• Aluminum

• Silicon

You know you a chemical reaction has occurred if 

• there is a precipitate.

• there is a color change.

• there is a temperature change.

• All of these answers are evidence.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

In this image, the information to the RIGHT of the arrow (in BLACK) is called the_______.

• Product

• Reactant

• Chemical Subscript

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2