Which statements accurately describe trends found in the periodic table? Check all that apply.

Henry Moseley established a periodic table that arranges the elements by atomic number.
The atomic mass decreases from left to right on the periodic table.
The atomic number increases from left to right on the periodic table.
Nonmetals create a “staircase” down the periodic table.
Metalloids have the characteristics of both metals and nonmetals.

What evidence could be used to convince policy makers to change a shipping lane from going through a whale breeding ground? information on the number of all whale species currently alive information on the number of all whales hit by boats in the given area information on the number of whale deaths in the world's oceans information on the number of whale offspring born every year. (a) scientists could collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are declining. (b) scientists collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are increasing. (c) scientists work together and use past data to show that fish populations are becoming locally extinct in some areas. (d) scientists work together and use past data to show that some fish populations are adapting to environmental changes.