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WorksheetsMOCK STAAR Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
metalloids
d)
Both metals and metalloids
2.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of brittle?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
3.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
4.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
5.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
6.
How would this element be classified?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Metamorphic
7.
Some students conducted a laboratory investigation to learn more about the physical properties of different elements. They observed four samples and recorded their observations in the table . Based on these observations, which sample is most likely a nonmetal?
a)
Sample 1
b)
Sample 2
c)
Sample 3
d)
Sample 4
8.
Anytime you see the word SEMICONDUCTOR - what substance do you have?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
9.
Look at the periodic table that is provided. Where would metals be located?
a)
to the left of the table
b)
to the right of the table
c)
in the zigzag line
10.
Look at the periodic table that is provided. Where would nonmetals be located?
a)
to the left of the table
b)
to the right of the table
c)
in the zigzag line
11.
What happens when a piece of wood burns?
a)
A physical change takes place.
b)
A chemical change takes place.
c)
The wood loses its gravity.
d)
The wood loses its inertia.
12.
Photosynthesis is an example of a
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
13.
Adding baking soda and vinegar together and it fizzes and creates carbon dioxide.
a)
Chemical
b)
Physical
14.
What is an example of a Chemical change?
a)
Ripped paper
b)
boiled egg
c)
cracked egg
d)
sugar in water
15.
Is sharpening a pencil a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
16.
Is copper tarnishing a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
17.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
18.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
19.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
20.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
21.
What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?
a)
There would be more food for secondary consumers.
b)
The number of primary consumers would increase.
c)
The number of plants would increase.
d)
The number of secondary consumers would increase.
22.
When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
23.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)
24 hours
24.
How long does it take the moon to complete an orbit around Earth?
a)
23 days
b)
29 days (1 month)
c)
2 weeks (half a month)
d)
365 days (a year)
25.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
26.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
27.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
28.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
29.
Which particles are in the nucleus?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
protons and electrons
d)
protons and neutrons
30.
How do you calculate the charge of an atom?
a)
protons - electrons = charge
b)
protons - neutrons = charge
c)
its equal to the number of electrons = charge
d)
protons = charge
31.
The valence electrons are the outermost electrons which determine an elements ________.
a)
mass
b)
kinetic energy
c)
reactivity
d)
half-life
32.
Which of the subatomic particles is the lightest
a)
all have the same mass
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
electrons
33.
Where are electrons of an atom found?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Some are in the nucleus and some in the electron cloud.
d)
They are moving everywhere.
34.
Whenever a subduction zone is formed a ____ is formed.
a)
mountains
b)
Island arc
c)
rift valley
d)
volcanoes
35.
which point has the most potential energy
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
36.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
37.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
38.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
39.
What body system removes the waste from your body?
a)
Circulatory
b)
Excretory
c)
Digestive
d)
Respiratory
40.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
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