Science Category 4 STAAR

A student must complete the column of the table that lists the dates of the full moons. What are the most likely dates of the full moons?

• February 5, March 7, April 5, May 4

• February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14

• February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24

• February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28

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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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A Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is shown below. Based on this diagram, which type of stars would belong to spectral class M and have the highest luminosity?

• Main-sequence stars

• Giants

• White dwarfs

• Supergiants

The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?

• Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae

• Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies

• Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae

• Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies

A student stands at the point marked X on the topographic map below. What height in meters must the student climb in order to reach the top of the hill?

A student stands at the point marked X on the topographic map below. What height in meters must the student climb in order to reach the top of the hill?

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

an atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons 

• 6

• 12

• 3

• cannot be determined 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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

• 17

• 18

• 19

• can't be determined

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

• 11

• 12

• 23

• Can't be determined

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