STAAR Review

RC 1

100

How many total atoms are on the product side of the equation:

2HCl + 2Na --> 2NaCl + H₂

What is 6?

200

Name the characteristics of metals.

What is malleable, ductile, lustrous, and good conductor?

300

Name two examples of a chemical change. 

What is temperature change? Precipitate? New substance forming? Color change? Light? Odor? Gas?

400

Which organism on the energy pyramid has the most readily available energy?

What are producers?

500

Is the law of conservation of mass followed?

K₃PO₄ + 3HCl --> 3KCl + H₃PO₄

Yes?

RC 2

100

Acceleration: a change in an objects _______?

What is velocity?

200

Which of Newton's Laws of Motion does this describe:

A person in a canoe paddling backwards but moving forwards. 

What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?

300

A cyclist travels a distance of 60 kilometers in 20 minutes. What is their speed?

What is 3 km/m?

400

Two forces act on a parachutist during a drop. There is a force of 175 pushing up and a force of 400 pushing down.  The parachutist has a mass of 150 kg.  What is the acceleration of a parachutist?

What is 1.5 m/s²?

500

A lady plugs a hair dryer into the wall to dry her hair. What is the energy transfer from wall to hair dryer?

What is electrical to mechanical/thermal/sound energy?

RC 3

100

These two things are responsible for seasons.

What are revolution and tilt?

200

A first quarter and third quarter moon will create what type of tide?

What is a neap tide?

300

A star is at the bottom right of the HR Diagram. What is the temperature and luminosity?

What is cool and dim?

400

Landforms that a divergent boundary will create.

What is a ridge and valley?

500

Sequence of events starting with energy from the sun to weather being created.

What is energy from the sun -> Convection -> Wind -> air masses moving -> Weather fronts -> Weather!

RC 4

100

Which body system is responsible for the hormones in the body?

What is the endocrine system?

200

Primary succession starts here. 

What is bare rock?

300

Organelle that converts radiant energy from the sun into chemical energy (glucose); (found in plant cells only!)

What is chloroplasts?

400

Difference between organisms produced by asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.

What is asexual reproduction produces a clone and sexual reproduction produces more diversity?

500

Single-celled organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus.

What is a prokaryote?

Testing Strategies

100

What should you do the night before STAAR?

What is get plenty of sleep?

200

What should you do the morning of STAAR?

What is eat a good breakfast?

300

What should you bring into the classroom when you are testing?

What is a jacket, book, and snacks?

400

What should be turned off and be put into your backpacks during the test?

What is cell phones and smart watches?

500

What can you do after the test is done?

What is sleep or read?