TCAP Review

Why is the equator the warmest?

• because it receives the most direct sunlight

• because it's closest to the sun

• because no clouds form there

• because it is far from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A student shows a model of the earth and the moon to a class.

Which picture shows how the moon appears from earth when it is in the position shown in the model?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A framer keeps bees to pollinate crops. The farmer makes several observations about the bees. Which of these observations describes a learned behavior?

• bees make return trips to sugar water from a bowl placed 40 meters from their hive

• bees have dark eyes and black and yellow stripes

• bees produce honey from the nectar they collect

• bees will sting when threatened or disturbed

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The two dogs shown in the picture produce some puppies.

Which of these is a trait that will most likely be passed on to their puppies?

• barking on command

• begging for food

• having pointed ears

• wearing a collar

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Almost all offspring from the parents have tall eyes, like their parents. Only one offspring from the parents has short eyes. Which of the following best explains how two parents with tall eyes can have offspring with short eyes?

• The offspring did not inherit its eye length

  from its parents.

• Variations occur when offspring inherit traits

  from two parents.

• Changes in traits can occur when offspring

  have older parents.

• The offspring shortened its eyes at birth to

  look different from its parents.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which mole has a trait that will most likely give it the best chance for survival, and why?

• Mole 1; it can dig tunnels better than other

  moles.

• Mole 2; it can blend into the dirt better than

  other moles.

• Mole 3; it can feel the ends of the tunnels

  better than other moles.

• Mole 4; it can see underground better than

  other moles.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Thousands of fish fossils discovered high in the Rocky Mountains MOST likely indicate that

• ancient sea levels were once high enough to cover the mountains.

• a large flood washed the fish up to the tops of the mountains.

• the mountains were once part of the sea floor that was pushed up by tectonic forces.

• the fish were inhabitants of an ancient stream that became frozen during the ice ages.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following statements correctly describes the student's observations?

• Solid Substance R starts to change into a

  liquid at 100 °C.

• Liquid Substance R always requires 30

  minutes to change into a gas completely.

• Solid Substance R always requires 30 minutes

  to change into a liquid completely.

• Liquid Substance R starts to change into a gas

  at 100 °C.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The student measures how long it takes each lollipop to dissolve. Which graph shows the

likely results from the experiment?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these can only take place at times when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun and

in the same plane?

• a full moon

• a new moon

• a high tide

• a solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1