TCAP Science Practice

• deep within a dry forest

• in a wetland

• near the edge of a dry forest

• in an open sunny field

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

• a forest that has many trees growing close together

• a desert that has deep sand and only a few plants

• a tundra that has snow covering the ground and no growing plants

• a mountain region that has evergreen trees spread far apart

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

• Investigation 1

• Investigation 2

• Investigation 3

• Investigation 4

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

• Increase the force pointing to the right.

• Decrease the force pointing to the right.

• Increase the force pointing upward.

• Decrease the force pointing to the left.

• Increase the force pointing to the left.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

• correct, since Antarctica is on the bottom of Earth.

• correct, since gravity pulls everything from north to south.

• incorrect, since gravity pulls everything to Earth’s center.

• incorrect, since people living in Antarctica are held to the surface by the

  atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

• 2 times

• 3 times

• 4 times

• 5 times

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

• Mixture 1

• Mixture 2

• Mixture 3

• Mixture 4

• Mixture 5

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

• The extinct fish had fins on its body similar to the fins on many fish that are

  living today.

• The extinct fish had stripes on its skin similar to the stripes on some fish that

  are living today.

• The extinct fish could live for many years, similar to some fish that are living

  today.

• The extinct fish had many predators, similar to many fish that are living

  today.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of these best describes the positions of the sun, the moon, and

Earth during a solar eclipse?

• The sun, the moon, and Earth are in a straight line, and the moon is between

  the sun and Earth.

• The sun, the moon, and Earth are in a straight line, and the sun is between

  the moon and Earth.

• The sun and Earth are in a straight line. The moon is not in a line but is at an

  angle between Earth and the sun.

• The sun and Earth are in a straight line. The moon is not in a line but is at an

  angle on the side of Earth away from the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1