Quiz about TCAP 4th

Question 1

Which part of the Mangrove Tree BEST allows it to absorb sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Leaves

Answer

Roots

Answer

Stem

Answer

Shoot

Question 2

Roberto and Carlos are pushing the same exact type of empty cart.  Roberto is moving it faster than Carlos.  Which of the  following BEST explains this situation?

Accepted Answer

Roberto is using more force than Carlos.

Answer

Roberto is using less force than Carlos.

Answer

Carlos is using more energy than Roberto.

Answer

Carlos and Roberto are using the same force on the carts.

Question 3

Davy Jones is traveling in his ship, and he sees a dolphin jump out of the water, and hears it land back in the water.  What two types of waves allowed him to experience this situation?

Accepted Answer

Sound and Light

Answer

Magnetic and Light

Answer

Sound and Mechanical

Answer

Light and X-Rays

Question 4

Daniel Jackson found fossils of mice after digging 40 feet. Later in the same location, he found fossils of snakes when he dug 90 feet into the ground.  Which of the following most likely is true in relation to age of each set of fossils?

Accepted Answer

The snake fossils are older

Answer

They both are the same

Answer

The mice fossils are older

Answer

Both are amber fossils

Question 5

Which of the following would cause water to flow the slowest down the side of hill?

Accepted Answer

Gentle side and a high level of plants in the soil.

Answer

Steep side and no plants in the soil.

Answer

Steep side and a very smooth surface.

Answer

Gentle side and a very smooth surface.

Question 6

Which of the following is the best example of renewable energy?

Accepted Answer

A windmill producing electricity.

Answer

An old train burning coal.

Answer

A car burning gasoline to move.

Answer

A home using natural gas to keep it warm.

Question 7

Each day for a week, Salina measured the height of the water in  her pool.  Each day the height dropped by an inch.  Which two  possibilities best predicts the cause of the height of the water  dropping?

Accepted Answer

There is a leak in the pool and the water evaporated.

Answer

There was a lot of rain and she added water each day.

Answer

There was a lot of snow and sleet over the week.

Answer

She added water to the pool with a hose and it rained.

Question 8

Which characteristic of a grasshopper best allows it to avoid predators?

Accepted Answer

Strong legs to jump far

Answer

Ability to digest food

Answer

Internal skeleton

Answer

Ability to produce food

Question 9

When electrical energy in a wire reaches the bulb of a lamp,  what is the electrical energy converted into?  Choose the best answer.

Accepted Answer

Light

Answer

Sound

Answer

Magnetic

Answer

X-rays

Question 10

Which of the following correctly links an example of a wave  to a type of a wave?

Accepted Answer

Sound waves are mechanical waves.

Answer

Light waves are mechanical waves.

Answer

X-rays are mechanical waves.

Answer

Sound waves are electromagnetic waves.

Question 11

Which of the following is the BEST example of erosion?

Accepted Answer

Water in cracks of rock freeze and break off small pieces of rock for many years.

Answer

Sand and stones piling up and forming sedimentary rocks over many years.

Answer

Lava cooling and forming rocks.

Answer

Oxygen and Hydrogen combining to form water.

Question 12

Which is the BEST example of a non-renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

Burning Gasoline

Answer

Solar Panels

Answer

Windmills

Answer

Hydropower

Question 13

Which of the following is best to use for comparing the mass of  a wasp to a bumble bee?

Accepted Answer

Electronic Scale

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Beaker

Answer

Microscope

Question 14

In a desert, Brittany Pierce was digging in the ground.  After digging down very deep, she found fossils of clam shells and  sharks teeth.  What best explains how she was able to find fossils in a desert?

Accepted Answer

There was once an ocean in this area, but it evaporated.

Answer

Sharks and clams were once land animals.

Answer

Tornadoes carried the sharks and clams from the ocean.

Answer

A tsunami carried the sharks and clams to the desert.

Question 15

Which of the following is the correct sequence for water?

Accepted Answer

When liquid water is heated, it turns into steam.

Answer

When liquid water is heated, it turns into ice.

Answer

When the temperature of ice is lowered, it melts into liquid water.

Answer

When steam is heated, it turns into ice.

Question 16

Which animal behavior best explains a cockroach instantly moving after wind hits hairs on its body.

Accepted Answer

Reflex

Answer

Imprinting

Answer

Learned Behaviour

Answer

Conditioning

Question 17

Which of the following waves do not need matter to travel?

Accepted Answer

Light

Answer

Sound

Answer

Mechanical

Answer

Water Waves

Question 18

A scientists digs through 80 feet of sedimentary rock, and suddenly finds igneous rock.  What most likely happened in the past to cause these rocks to be located there?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic Eruption

Answer

Earthquake

Answer

Hurricane

Answer

Tornado

Question 19

Professor Kotter measured the speed of a specific sound in a gas, liquid, and a solid.  The sound traveled the slowest in water vapor, faster in liquid water, and fastest in ice.  From this answer, which of the following most likely is true?

Accepted Answer

Sound travels the fastest in solids.

Answer

Sound travels the fastest in liquids.

Answer

Sound travels the fastest in gases.

Answer

Sound travels the same speed in solids, liquids, and gases.

Question 20

Which of the following best helps reduce pollution?

Accepted Answer

Filters on factory Chimneys

Answer

Burning Leaves

Answer

Car exhaust fumes

Answer

Placing fertilizers in streams

Question 21

Chachi Arcola was using a thermometer in an experiment with a specific substance.  What was he trying to measure?

Accepted Answer

Its temperature

Answer

Its volume

Answer

Its weight

Answer

Its mass

Question 22

Tia and Tom were rowing oars in a boat.  Which of the following best describes their energy used to move the boat?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical

Answer

Electrical

Answer

Sound

Answer

Light

Question 23

Waves in the water increased in height over an hour.  Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

The energy carrying the waves increased.

Answer

The energy carrying the waves decreased.

Answer

The energy carrying the waves did not change.

Answer

The gravity of the moon on the water decreased.

Question 24

Which part of the body allows a rabbit to find food through  the sense of smell?

Accepted Answer

Nose

Answer

Ears

Answer

Tail

Answer

Eyes

Question 25

Algae in a lake grew very fast over a few months.  This caused many of the fish to die in a pond.  What most likely caused this to happen?

Accepted Answer

Fertilizers from a local farm were washed into the pond.

Answer

The upper layer of the pond was frozen for a few days in the winter.

Answer

Water was filtered from the streams which feed the pond.

Answer

Some people were fishing in the pond in a rowboat.

Question 26

At the bottom of a pond, Roger Waters in scuba diving gear dug deep in the soil and found fossils of scorpions, rattlesnakes, and coyotes.  The pond is in a small area of woods.  Which of the following best explains how this could have happened?

Accepted Answer

The area was a desert before the lake was formed.

Answer

The animals all jumped in the water and sank to the bottom.

Answer

The animals once were able to live underwater.

Answer

The animals once lived in a cave under the pond.

Question 27

Which of the following are the best examples of forces which cause erosion?

Accepted Answer

Water, Wind, and Ice

Answer

Sunlight, Wind, and Ice

Answer

X-Rays, Water, and Ice

Answer

Water, Sunlight, and Ice

Question 28

Which of the following experiments would use a microscope?

Accepted Answer

Comparing the organisms from different pond waters.

Answer

Comparing the freezing temperatures of different liquids.

Answer

Comparing the different locations of stars in the sky.

Answer

Comparing the melting points of different solids.

Question 29

Which type of energy allows this boat to move in the water

Accepted Answer

Wind Energy

Answer

Light Energy

Answer

Magnetic Energy

Answer

Thermal Energy

Question 30

What is the main purpose of the stem of a plant?

Accepted Answer

To transport water and nutrients to the leaves.

Answer

To absorb light and water.

Answer

To convert sugars into energy for movement.

Answer

To convert thermal energy into mechanical energy.

Question 31

Which energy allows us to see our reflection in a mirror?

Accepted Answer

Light Energy

Answer

Sound Energy

Answer

Thermal Energy

Answer

Magnetic Energy

Question 32

Which is true about volcanic eruptions?

Accepted Answer

Their eruptions are very hard to predict.

Answer

Their eruptions only occur in warm environments.

Answer

Their eruptions are easy to predict.

Answer

Their eruptions never harm ecosystems or the atmosphere.

Question 33

What natural disaster would best explain the cause of rock layers not lining up correctly in a specific location?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Answer

Blizzard

Answer

Tornados

Answer

Hurricanes

Question 34

Which of the following items would be best used to compare the lengths of various fish?

Accepted Answer

Meter Stick

Answer

Scale

Answer

Thermometer

Answer

Depth Finder Device

Question 35

Which of the following best allows scientists to create maps  with the locations of mountains on the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

Sonar

Answer

Tachometer

Answer

Voltmeter

Answer

Navigational Lights

Question 36

The praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.  Why is this a  competitive advantage over other insects?

Accepted Answer

To see their predators and prey more easily.

Answer

To hear their predators and prey more easily.

Answer

To smell their predators and prey more easily.

Answer

To attract their predators easily.

Question 37

As the speed of a car increases, which type of energy also increases?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Answer

Light

Answer

Electrical

Question 38

Which best explains the difference between a spider and an insect?

Accepted Answer

Spiders mostly have 8 legs while insects have 6 legs.

Answer

Spiders have an exoskeleton while insects have an internal skeleton.

Answer

Spiders hunt prey for food.

Answer

Spiders are invertebrates while insects are vertebrates.

Question 39

Which area would produce the highest amount of deposition?

Accepted Answer

An area where a fast moving stream slows down.

Answer

An area where a slow moving stream moves faster.

Answer

An area with a high amount of wind.

Answer

The bottom of a stream bed with very fast moving water.

Question 40

Which items below would best need the use of goggles?

Accepted Answer

Acids and Bases

Answer

Cold Objects

Answer

Non-Living Objects

Answer

Very Heavy Objects

TCAP 4th

40 questions

Which part of the Mangrove Tree BEST allows it to absorb sunlight?

Roberto and Carlos are pushing the same exact type of empty cart. Roberto is moving it faster than Carlos. Which of the following BEST explains this situation?

Davy Jones is traveling in his ship, and he sees a dolphin jump out of the water, and hears it land back in the water. What two types of waves allowed him to experience this situation?

Daniel Jackson found fossils of mice after digging 40 feet. Later in the same location, he found fossils of snakes when he dug 90 feet into the ground. Which of the following most likely is true in relation to age of each set of fossils?

Which of the following would cause water to flow the slowest down the side of hill?

Which of the following is the best example of renewable energy?

Each day for a week, Salina measured the height of the water in her pool. Each day the height dropped by an inch. Which two possibilities best predicts the cause of the height of the water dropping?

Which characteristic of a grasshopper best allows it to avoid predators?

When electrical energy in a wire reaches the bulb of a lamp, what is the electrical energy converted into? Choose the best answer.

Which of the following correctly links an example of a wave to a type of a wave?

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