TCAP REVIEW Science 1

Two pea plants with purple flowers_________________.

• a.cannothaveoffspringwithwhiteflowers

• b.canonlyhaveoffspringwithpurpleflowers

• might have some offspring with white flowers and some with purple flowers

• cannot have offspring

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is an example of a variation in physical traits among offspring?

• tigers have different stripe patterns

• dolphins hunt fish in different ways

• all lions have sharp teeth

• a grizzly bear and a black bear have different sized paws

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is not a physical trait of a Labrador retriever?

• a yellow coat

• a long snout

• webbed feet

• always barks at night

Which of the following is not an adaptation that would help a shark survive?

• being a color that helps it to be camouflaged when hunting

• having larger fins to swim faster

• having a stronger sense of smell to find prey

• having bad vision in cloudy water

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An animal that can not adapt to a changing environment will_______________.

• survive well when its food source runs out

• have an advantage over other animals that have adapted

• be the winner in most cases of competition it faces

• be at a disadvantage if resources in its environment become limited

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Parker heated some tea and sugar in a pot on the stove. He came back later and saw that the volume of the tea had decreased to about half of what he put in the pot. Once the tea cooled, he tasted it. It was much sweeter than before he heated it. Which statement explains what happened?

• Heating the tea changed the taste of the sugar. So, the tea tastes sweeter.

• Heating caused some of the tea to evaporate and the sugar to melt. Now there is the same amount of sugar but less liquid, so it tastes sweeter.

• The liquid sugar changed state to a solid. So, the tea tastes sweeter.

• The sugar particles began to move quickly and this changed them chemically. Now there is a different substance in the tea, so it tastes sweeter.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Two identical cups containing sand from the same bag are placed on a balance. Which statement about the volume and mass of the sand in the cups is correct?

• The sand in Cup A has greater volume and greater mass than the sand in Cup B.

• The sand in Cup A has greater volume and less mass than the sand in Cup B.

• The sand in Cup A has less volume and greater mass than the sand in Cup B

• . The sand in Cup A has less volume and less mass than the sand in Cup B.

Quinn observes and measures some properties of matter. He records his data in the table. Which of these is a measurement?

• Sample X is smoother than sample Z

• Samples X and Y are the same color

• Sample Z has a mass of 5 grams.

• Sample Y dissolves in water.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Anton’s teacher drew this diagram to model the three states of matter. What is the most likely reason the teacher used a model to explain the three states of matter?

• A model is needed to demonstrate that a solid can change to a liquid or a gas.

• A model is needed to show the arrangement of particles in a solid, liquid, and gas because matter is made up of particles too small to be seen.

• A model is needed to show how the size of particles in a solid differs from the size of particles in a liquid and a gas.

• A model is needed to demonstrate that the three states of matter all contain the same number of particles because matter is always constant.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Arjun places a glass in the sun. Three hours later he observes the glass. Based on his observations, what evidence could Arjun use to show that the substance in the glass changed its state of matter?

• The substance now has no volume

• The substance is now a different color.

• The substance now fills the container.

• The substance now takes the shape of its container.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4