STAAR Science Category 2

The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the locations of the ranger and the injured hiker?

• 2,050 m

• 450 m

• 910 m

• 3,650 m

The points labeled W and Y on the topographic map below show the campsites of two families. Each family hiked to the elevation on the map marked X. The arrows show the paths taken by both families.What was the change in elevation, to the nearest ten meters, for the family that took the steepest path to Point X?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A river area is shown on the topographic map. Four riverbank areas are labeled on the map. Which two riverbanks are the steepest?

• W and X

• Y and Z

• X and Y

• W and Z

In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. The photograph shows a beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Two friends want to go for a night hike when there is a full moon in July. If there is a third-quarter moon on July 2, what is the approximate date of the next full moon?

• July 9

• July 16

• July 23

• July 30

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

an atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons 

• 6

• 12

• 3

• cannot be determined 

Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are 

• negatrons 

• electrons 

• neutrons 

• protons 

If the mass number of this chlorine atom is 36, how many neutrons does it have?

• 17

• 18

• 19

• can't be determined

What is the mass number of the atom shown in the Bohr model?

• 11

• 12

• 23

• Can't be determined

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

• groups

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers