STAARReviewPacket

ScientificProcesses
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LaboratorySafety
Whendoinganexperimentinvolvingacids,whatisthefirstthingyoumustdobeforeyoubeginthelab?
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Name3piecesofsafetyequipmentyoushoulduse._________________________________
Whatshouldyoudoifyouspilltheacid?__________________________________________

ScientificMethods
Readthefollowingscenario.
Afiredestroyedalargeforest.Theforestrangerswanttotesthowdifferenttypesofgrassesaffectsoil
erosionintheforest.Theychosefiveplotsofgroundthatarethesamesize.Theseplotsreceivethesame
amountofsun.Theyalsohavethesametypeofsoil.Therangersplanteachplotwithadifferenttypeof
grass.Measurementsofsoilerosionincentimetersaremadeeveryweekfortheentiresummer.

Whatistheproblemthattheforestrangersaretesting?________________________________

Whatistheindependentvariable(thevariablebeingmanipulatedbytherangers)?___________

Whatisthedependentvariable(thevariablethattherangersexpectwillrespondtotheconditionsofthe
experiment)?____________________________________________________________

Nameatleast3variablesaretherangerscontrollinginthisexperiment.
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8.Belowisapartialtableofthedatacollectedbytherangers.Whattypeofgraphwouldyouuse?
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Plot#
Amountof

erosioneach
week
measuredin
centimeters

Week1
Week2
Week3
Week4
A
6
4
5
7
B
3
2
3
3
C
4
5
4
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9.Sketchthegraphbelow.Makesuretolabeltheaxeswiththeappropriateunits..


10. Whichhypothesiswouldbecorrectforthisstudybytherangers?
A. Sometypesofgrassesreducesoilerosionmorethanothers.
B. Soilerosionisaffectedbytheslopeoftheland.
C. Burnedoverareashavegreatersoilerosionthanforestedareas.
D. Plantinggrasseswillreducetheamountoferosion.

11. Writeaconclusionbasedonthedataabovefortherangers.
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16.Thisisamodeltoshowhowwaterflowsinnature.Listallofthelimitationsofthismodel.

Equipment
17.Listalloftheequipmentthatwould
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beneededtomeasuretheboilingpointofaliquid.
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18.Amicroscopewouldbethebesttoolforgatheringwhattypeofdata?
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19.Whatisabarometerusedfor?___________________ananemometer?_____________________

20.Whatequipmentwouldbeneededifyouweretestingwatersamplesatthecreek?
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Measurement

Readeachpieceofequipmentandrecordthemeasurement.Dontforgettoincludetheunits.


26.Foraclasspresentation,Reggiedroppedarubberballfromdifferentheightsandrecordedthenumber
ofbouncesmadebytheballbeforeitcametorest.
Thedataisdisplayedinthescatterplotbelow.

27.Thetableaboveshowsthedensitiesofdried
samplesofcommontypesofwood.A750mlsample
ofdryliveoakwoodhasamassof660g.Howdoes
thedensityoftheliveoaksamplecomparetothedensitiesofthe
otherwoodsinthetable?

A.Liveoakislessdensethancypress,ash,andmaple.
B.Liveoakismoredensethancypressbutlessdensethanashor
maple.
C.Liveoakismoredensethanashandcypressbutlessdensethan
maple.
D.Liveoakismoredensethancypress,ash,andmaple.

Chemistry
1.DefineMatter:
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2.List3physicalpropertiesofmatter:a.
b.
c.

3.Whatisthemainindicatorofachemicalchange?_______________________________________

4.List3indicatorsofachemicalreaction:a.
b.
c.
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5.Chemicalorphysical?
a.silvertarnishing
b.waterboiling
c.mixingKoolaid
d.teadissolving
e.condensation
f.evaporation
g.oxidation
h.bakingacake

6.Listthestatesofmatter.Ischangingstatesofmatterachemicalorphysicalchange?Howdoyouknow?

7.List3examplesofaphysicalchange:a.
b.
c.

8.Aremixturesandsolutionschemicalchanges?

9.Whathappenstotheparticlesofmatterwhenicemeltsandthenevaporates?

10.Whathappenstotheparticlesofmatterwhenwatervaporcondensesandthenfreezes?

11.Whichtakeslongertoheatuplandorwater?Why?

12.HowareelementsarrangedonthePeriodicTable(bespecificmetals,nonmetals,metalloids):

13.WhichelementsonthePeriodicTablehavesimilarchemicalproperties?

14.List2elementsthatsharechemicalproperties:

15.ExplainA=P=E MA=N

16.Whatisthechargeof:Protons?
Neutrons?
Electrons?

17.LabelthepartsofthisFluorineelement.
18.DrawaBohrModelforFluorine.

19.HowmanyvalenceelectronsdoesFluorinehave?

20.Whatisthecompoundformulaforwater?

21.Usingtheformulaforhydrogenperoxideanswerthefollowingquestions:3H2O2
a.Howmanyelementsarethere?
b.HowmanyatomsofHydrogen?
c.HowmanyatomsofOxygen?
d.Howmanymolecules?

22.Circletheproductsandputasquarearoundthereactantsinthefollowingchemicalequation:
2NaCl+F2 2NaF+2Cl

23.HowmanyvalenceelectronsdoeachoftheGroupscontain?
a.Group1
b.Group2
c.Group16
d.Group18

24.WhichGroupismostreactive?________Whichgroupisleastreactive?________

25.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofelementsfromtheperiodictablecontainsonlymetals?
A.Group12
B.Group14
C.Group16
D.Group18

26.Basedontheperiodictable,whichofthefollowingelementshaspropertiesmostlikeneons?
A.Hydrogen(H)
B.Fluorine(F)
C.Krypton(Kr)
D.Sodium(Na)

27.Duringcellrespiration,sugar(C6H12O6)reactstoformcarbondioxide(CO2)andwater(H2O).Whichof
thefollowingbestexplainswhathappensduringcellrespiration?

A.Singleatomsareformedintodifferentelements.
B.Atomsarerearrangedintodifferentcompounds.
C.Amoleculeisbrokendownintoitspureelements.
D.Twoelementsareformedintoonecompound.

a.
b.
c.
d.

28.Plantsusethesunsenergytomakefoodthroughphotosynthesis.Thischemicalprocessiswrittenas
thechemicalequationshownabove.Whichofthefollowingliststhethreeelementsthatmakeupthe
compoundsinthisequation?

A.Chlorophyll,carbon,hydrogen
C.Carbon,oxygen,hydrogen
B.Carbon,sunlight,oxygen
D.Water,oxygen,hydrogen
29.Whichofthefollowingequationsshowthelawofconservationofmassandrepresentabalanced
chemicalequation?(SHOWYOURWORK)
N2+2H2 2NH3
yesorno

2KClO3 2KCl+3O2
yesorno

2Na+2H2O 2NaOH+H2
yesorno

2HCl+CaCO3 CaCl2+H2O+CO2
yesorno

Physics
1.Whatisaforce?

2.Whatisthedifferencebetweenbalancedandunbalancedforces?

3.Wherecanyoufindtheformulaforforce? _______________ Whatisit?__________

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4.Whatistheunitforforce?

5.Jennyhasamassof800grams.JennywasgivenapushonrollerskatesbyTara.Therateof
accelerationforTaraspushwas50m/s2.WhatwastheforcerequiredtopushJenny?Showyourwork.

6.Definework:

7.Whatistheunitforwork?
Whatistheformula?

8.Aboxneedstobeliftedtothetopofabuildingwhichis50metershigh.Itrequires100Nofforcetolift
thebox.Howmuchworkdoesthistake?

9.Defineenergy:

10.Whatisthedifferencebetweenpotentialandkineticenergy?

11.Drawapictureofarollercoasterandlabelwherethereisthemostpotentialenergyandalsowhere
thereisthemostkineticenergy.

12.ExplainwhatMR.SCENTstandsforandgiveabriefdescriptionforeachtypeofenergy:

13.Whatenergytransformationtakesplaceduringphotosynthesis?

14.Whatenergytransformationtakesplacefromawindfarmtoanelectricalplant?

15.WhatistheLawofConservationofEnergy?

16.List2examplesofrenewableenergysources.

17.Whatarenonrenewableenergysources?Giveanexampleandexplaintheproblemwiththem.

18.Explainthedirectioneachboxwillmove:


19.Wherecanyoufindtheformulaforspeed?

20.Whatistheunitforspeed?

21.Listthe3typesofaccelerationa.

Whatisit?

b.

c.

26.OnaroadtriptoNashvillethetourbustraveledatotalof2500kmin5hours.Whatwastheaverage
speedfortheroadtrip?Showyourwork!

31.WhatareNewtonsThreeLaws.Giveanexampleofeach.
a.

b.

c.

EarthScienceSpace
1.DefineUniverse:

2.WhatisthemainpieceofevidencesupportingtheBigBangTheoryfortheOriginoftheUniverse?

3.ListthecomponentsoftheUniversefromsmallesttolargeststartingwithstarsandendingwithuniverse.
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4.Howdoscientistsclassifystars?

5.Whattemperatureisaredstar?

Abluestar?

8.Whydowehaveseasons?

9.Illustratethesummerandwinterseasons(usingtheSuninthemiddle)fortheNorthernHemisphere.

10.Howisdaylengthdetermined?

11.Whatisalightyear?Whatdoesitmeasure?

12.Drawandlabelthe3typesofgalaxies.

13.WhattypeofgalaxyisourMilkyWayGalaxy?

14.Howlongdoesittaketogothroughthelunarcycle?

15.TheSunisalwaysclosesttowhichmoonphase?

16.UsetheTmethodtodrawandlabeleachphaseofthemoon.

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17.Howlongdoesittaketogofromanewmoontoafullmoon?

18.Howlongisitbetweena1stquartermoonandaFullMoon?

EarthScience

1.Whatarerenewableresources?Give2examples.

2.Whatarenonrenewableresources?Give2examples.
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3.Listanddescribe5renewableenergysources:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

4.Whatisthedifferencebetweensurfacewaterandgroundwater?

5.Whatisawatershed?

6.Whatisanaquifer?Whathappensifwepumptoomuchwaterout?

7.Drawapictureofthewatercycleincludingthefollowingterms:evaporation,condensation,precipitation,
transpiration,runoff,groundwater.

8.Explainonewaythathumansnegativelyaffectthewatercycle:

9.Whatprocessesdoesittaketoformanigneousrock?

10.Whatprocessesdoesittaketoformasedimentaryrock?

11.Whatprocessesdoesittaketoformametamorphicrock?

12.Give2examplesforhowcatastrophiceventscanchangetheEarthssurface.
a.
b.

13.Whatisthetheoryforhowdinosaursbecameextinct?

14.Whatarethe2mainfactorsthataffectclimate?

15.Howdooceansaffectthetemperatureofnearbyland?Whatdoesthisdototheoverallclimateofthe
area?

16.Thelandlocatednexttocoldoceancurrentswillbe_________andthelandlocatednexttowarm
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currentsflowwillbe___________.

17.WhatisElNioandwhateffectscanithave?

18.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffecttheoceantemperaturesandourweather?

19.Whatfactorsaffectweather?

20.Pressureflowsfrom_________to___________.

21.Howdoconvectioncurrentsform?Illustratealso.

22.List5typesofevidencesupportingthetheoryofcontinentaldrift.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

23.Howdoestheageofrocksprovethatseafloorspreadingisoccurring?

24.Illustratesubduction.

25.Witharrowsshowhowtheplatesmoveandlabelthefollowingplateboundaries:Transform,Divergent
andConvergent.

26.List2thingsformedatTransformBoundaries

27.List3thingsformedatDivergentBoundaries.

28.List3thingsformedatConvergentBoundaries.

29.ExplainhowhumanscanchangeEarthsfeatures:

30.Howdogradualprocesseslikeriversflowingchangethesurfaceoftheland?

31.Howdoweathering,erosion,anddepositionaffecttheEarth?

Hardness Mineral
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Talc
2
Gypsum
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Calcite
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Fluorite
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Apatite
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Orthoclase
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum
Diamond

33.Whichofthefollowingprocessesisoccurringwhenrainwaterdissolvesvolcanicrock?
A.Folding
C.Erosion
B.Deposition
D.Faulting

34.Evidencesuggeststhatdinosaursbecameextinctwhenalargemeteoritestruckintheareaofthe
YucatnPeninsula.Scientistshypothesizethatthisenormousimpactkilledallthedinosaurs,eventhoseon
theothersideofEarth,becausethe

A.debristhrownintotheatmosphereblockedsunlight
B.heatflashfromtheimpactimmediatelyvaporizedalllifeforms
C.impactblastedtheatmospheresurroundingEarthintospace
D.intenseheatcompletelyboiledawaytheoceans

35.Nitrogenfertilizerisoftenaddedtosoiltoincreasethegrowthofcrops.Whichofthesenearby
ecosystemswouldmostlikelybeharmedbytheuseofnitrogenfertilizer?

AForest
BPond
CPark
DMeadow

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LifeScience
1.Labelthepartsoftheanimalcellbelow.

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2.Labelthepartsoftheplantcellbelow.


3.Whatarethemaindifferencesbetweenplantandanimalcells?

4.Listtheleveloforganizationforlifefromsmallesttolargest:

5.FillouttheKeywordsandFunctionforeachbodysystembelow.
System
Structures(KeyWords)
Function

Digestive

Circulatory
Respiratory
Excretory

Immune

Skeletal

uscular

ervous

egument
ary

ndocrine
6.Giveanexampleforhowthecirculatoryandrespiratorysystemsworktogether.

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7.Giveanexampleforhowthedigestiveandmuscularsystemsworktogether.

8.Giveanexampleforhowtheimmuneandcirculatorysystemsworktogether.

9.Giveanexampleforhowtheendocrineandcirculatorysystemsworktogether.

10.Definehomeostasis:

11.Give5examplesforhowthebodytriestomaintainhomeostasis:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

12.Defineandillustratethedifferencebetweenhighandlowturgorpressure.
13.Howdoescompostingwork?

14.Whatisanecosystem?Whatisaniche?

15.List3waysorganismsadapttohelpthemselvessurvive.
a.
b.
c.

16.Humanscontributetotheextinctionofspeciesthroughhabitatdestruction.List6wayshuman
contributetospeciesextinction.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

17.Whatdothearrowsinfoodwebsandfoodchainsrepresent?

18.Explainhowyouknowwhichorganismiseatingwhich.

19.Defineproducersandgiveexamples:

20.Defineconsumersandgiveexamples:

21.Definedecomposersandgiveexamples:

22.Explaintheprocessofprimaryecologicalsuccession.

23.Whatisthedifferencebetweenprimaryandsecondaryecologicalsuccession?

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25.Whatpartofthecellcontainsthegeneticmaterial?

26.Whatisthedifferencebetweensexualandasexualreproduction?

Howdoorganismsdependonabioticandbioticfactorstosurvive?

Whathappenswhentwospeciesinthesameenvironmentoccupythesameniche?

Howarehabitatresourcesaffectedbycompetition?

Howdoesenergyflowinafoodchainandfoodweb?

Withinagivenfoodweb,whataretheprimaryproducersandtheprimaryconsumers,secondary
consumers,andtertiaryconsumers?

Whatareexamplesofpredator/preyrelationshipsandparasite/hostrelationshipsfoundwithinafoodweb?

Whatareexamplesofprimaryproducersandprimaryandsecondaryconsumerswithinamarineand
freshwaterfoodweb?

Whatareexamplesofprimaryproducersandprimaryandsecondaryconsumerswithinaterrestrialfood
web?

35.Whatisamutation?

36.Definenaturalselectionandgiveanexample:

37.Giveanexampleofanadaptation:

38.Explainandgiveexamplesforthedifferencesbetweenlearnedbehaviorsandinheritedtraits:
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41.Duringprimaryecologicalsuccession,theinitialformationofsoilhelpsestablish

A.grasses
B.mushrooms
C.shrubs
D.trees

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