Science TCAP Practice

• A. The animal lived in water.

• B. The animal blended in well with its environment.

• C. The animal had many offspring each year.

• D. The animal migrated long distances to find food.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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Answer explanation

Always look for patterns!

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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• M. The Milky Way galaxy is larger than galaxy M31.

• P. The Milky Way galaxy is the same shape as the Pegasus Dwarf galaxy.

• R. The Milky Way galaxy is a different shape than galaxy M32.

• S. The Milky Way galaxy is smaller than the Triangulum galaxy.

Answer explanation

Sometimes science is about reading charts!

• A. The combined mass of the glass and its contents is the same before and after the ice melts.

• B. The combined mass of the glass and its contents is less after the ice melts.

• C. The contents of the glass are wet before and after the ice melts.

• D. The contents of the glass are colorless before and after the ice melts

Answer explanation

Conservation--The root word is to conserve, which means to save, the conservation of mass is just the principle that mass is "saved" or conserved when changing from one state to another.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Organisms have different types of behaviors. Some of these behaviors are natural responses called instincts. Other behaviors are learned through the use of an organism’s senses through interactions with the environment. Which three behaviors are examples of instincts?

• M. birds returning to a bird feeder for food

• P. monkeys using tools

• R. ants living in a colony

• S. sea turtles swimming

• T. geese flying in a group

• A. 1 and 3

• B. 2 and 3

• C. 3 and 4

• D. 2 and 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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Which question can best be answered using the data collected from the investigation?

• M. Do students with less mass move faster?

• P. Does having more wheels make you faster?

• R. Does it take longer to get to school than to get home?

• S. Which student takes the least time to travel a mile?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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