STAAR Review Science

If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal.....

• Stays the same

• Increases

• Decreases

• Fluctuates

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• As the fuel burns, gases push against the rocket, moving it upward. 
• As the fuel burns, gases move out of the rocket and reduce air resistance. 
• As the fuel burns, the mass of the rocket decreases. 
• As the fuel burns, the rocket moves faster. 

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A teacher rubbed a match against a piece of sandpaper. The match started to burn. Which statement best describes the energy changes that occurred?

• The chemical energy stored in the match changed to thermal energy and light energy.

• The thermal energy stored in the match changed to light energy and chemical energy.

• The light energy and thermal energy stored in the match changed to mechanical energy.

• The light energy and thermal energy stored in the match changed to chemical energy.

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• The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the east. 
• The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the west. 
• The Pacific plate is moving to the west, and the Nazca plate is moving to the east. 
• The Pacific plate is moving to the east, and the Nazca plate is moving to the west. 

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• The functions of living things occur in cells. 
• Cells exist only in multicellular organisms. 
• Living things are composed of cells. 
• Cells contain hereditary information. 

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What materials do plants need for photosynthesis to occur?

• Water & Soil only

• Water and sunlight

• Water, sunlight, and Carbon Dioxide

• Water, sunlight, and Oxygen

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Which of the following would be examples pioneer species?

• Lichen & Moss

• Large Trees

• Flowers and Grasses

• Shrubs & small trees

Two balls of different mass collide and move apart from each other. What happens as a result of the collision?

• The smaller mass moves with greater acceleration away from the larger mass

• The larger mass moves with greater acceleration away from the smaller mass

• Both masses move away from each other with equal acceleration.

• Both masses continue to move toward each other.

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How many protons does Carbon have?

• 18

• 24

• 12

• 6

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How many protons do Nitrogen and Oxygen have combined?

• 15

• 30

• 1

• 45

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