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WorksheetsSTAAR REVIEW1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During a chemical reaction, atoms are NOT
a)
Rearranged
b)
Formed
c)
Broken
d)
Growing
2.
If an atom has 3 electrons, how many protons does it have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
3
3.
If the number of protons equal the number of _____, the atom will have no charge
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
nucleus
4.
The subatomic particle with a negative charge is the
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
nucleus
5.
What is the atomic number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
6.
What is the mass number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
7.
How many neutrons does the isotope of lithium have?
a)
8
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
8.
How many neutrons does the isotope of lithium have?
a)
8
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
9.
In a ___________change, a substance changes into a different substance.
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
10.
Which of these is NOT a sign that a chemical change has occurred?
a)
A loss of transparency
b)
An unexpected color change
c)
A temperature change
d)
The formation of a precipitate
11.
Which family of metals would be the most reactive?
a)
Alkali Metals
b)
Transition Metals
c)
Alkaline Earth Metals
d)
Full Metal Jacket
12.
How many valence electrons does Sodium (Na) have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
How many valence electrons does Chlorine (Cl) have?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
14.
If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Neither
d)
Multiply
15.
Which one is balanced?
a)
Top
b)
Bottom
c)
Both
d)
Cannot be determined
16.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
17.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
18.
What is happening at B?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
19.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
20.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
21.
F = MxA
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
22.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
23.
Ticks feed on deer blood to the deer’s detriment.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
24.
As buffaloes walk through the grass, insects become active & aggravating to the buffaloes and are seen and eaten by cowbirds.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
25.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
26.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
27.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
28.
Which of the following best describes the small bird in the food web above?
a)
primary and secondary consumer
b)
secondary and tertiary consumer
c)
primary consumer only
d)
secondary consumer only
29.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
30.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
31.
When change occurs, organisms will:
a)
only adapt.
b)
adapt, migrate, or die.
c)
migrate or die.
32.
A hurricane coming on land can affect the freshwater source in an area.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
A small, hot star near the end of its life is a star called a
a)
white dwarf
b)
red dwarf
c)
supergiant
d)
protostar
34.
What type of star would be shown at the lower right end of the main sequence on the H-R diagram?
a)
white dwarf
b)
red dwarf
c)
supergiant
d)
protostar
35.
As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Which star is the coldest?
a)
Yellow Star
b)
Red Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
37.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
38.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
39.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
40.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
41.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
42.
A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
43.
Where does a hurricane form?
a)
Over a cold body of water
b)
Over a warm body of water
c)
Over cold land
d)
Over warm land
44.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
45.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
46.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
47.
The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...
a)
Pangea
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Gravity
48.
A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
49.
Islands can from from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
50.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
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