TCAP Science Part 2 5th grade

At which point do the student and the bicycle have the most potential energy?

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Warm, moist air rises as it moves over a mountain. Which of the numbered areas will have the most precipitation?

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At which location is heat from the fire mainly transferred by radiation?

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Which of these does a puppy inherit from its parents?

• dark fur

• cut paw

• barking to go out

• sitting upon request

Which tool is best for astronomers to use when identifying constellation patterns?

• digital camera

• star chart

• microscope

• binoculars

Based on the teeth, which is the best conclusion?

• Sharks that live today are longer than sharks that lived long ago.

• Sharks that live today are smaller than sharks that lived long ago.

• Modern sharks eat more food than sharks that lived long ago.

• Modern sharks live in different habitats than sharks that lived long ago

Which human activity would most threaten the survival of a species that lives in a river?

• planting native trees near the river

• collecting water samples from the river

• using pesticides on farmland near the river

• measuring the water temperature of the river

Space telescopes helped improve our understanding of outer space by advancing our ability to

• take samples from objects in space.

• travel farther into space.

• communicate into space.

• observe objects farther in space.

• The gaseous planets have smaller diameters than the rocky planets.

• The closer planets are to the sun, the larger they are.

• The gaseous planets have more mass than the rocky planets.

• The rocky planets are farther from the sun than the gaseous planets.

Small pieces of ice are broken off a large block of ice. Compared to the block of ice, the pieces of ice will completely melt

• faster than the block of ice.

• slower than the block of ice.

• at a higher temperature than the block of ice.

• t the same rate as the block of ice.