2023-2024 New Release TCAP Practice

Which conclusion is correct based on the star data?

• Rigel is the hottest, so it looks the dimmest from Earth.

• The sun has the smallest diameter, so it looks the smallest from Earth.

• Betelgeuse is farthest from Earth, so it looks the largest from Earth.

• The sun is closest to Earth, so it looks the brightest from Earth.

Tennessee has the same number of daylight hours and nighttime hours two times each year. At which two points in Earth's orbit does this occur?

• Points W and Y

• Points X and Z

• Points W and X

• Points Y and Z

Which statement correctly compares the ages of the rock layers?

• Rock layer F is the same age as rock layer E.

• Rock layer J is younger than rock layer D.

• Rock layer B is the same age as rock layer A.

• Rock layer A is older than rock layer G.

Based on this information, which of these describes a habitat where the fossilized plant most likely lived?

• deep within a dry forest

• in a wetland

• near the edge of a dry forest

• in an open sunny field

Animals with light brown or gray fur tend to live in open, sunny areas. Animals with black fur tend to live in areas that are filled with shadows.

In which habitat would an animal with black fur most likely survive better than an animal with light-colored fur?

• 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

Which bar graph represents the amount of matter present after the sugar cubes can no longer be seen?

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Which investigation resulted in a change in the chemical properties of the substances?

• Investigation 1

• Investigation 2

• Investigation 3

• Investigation 4

Which two ways can the forces by changed so the block starts to move toward the right?

• 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

When Student A is two meters above the ground, where is Student B?

• at ground level

• one meter above the ground

• two meters above the ground

• one and a half meters above the ground

The student's claim is

• 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.