TCAP Review

The graph shows population growth and water usage for the world. Which statement is correct based on the data shown?

• The amount of water used is not related to the human population.

• The amount of water used is higher when the human population is lower.

• The amount of water used is lowest when the human population is highest.

• The amount of water used is higher when the human population is higher.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The table shows typical temperatures in a gray wolf habitat. Which of these best describes a way that gray wolves adapt to survive the changing temperatures?

• Wolves develop a heavy coat in the fall and shed it in the spring.

• Each wolf's howl sounds different from the others

• A wolf pack works together to find food in the fall.

• Wolves are most active at sunrise and sunset.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Students took turns rolling a ball across a classroom floor. A sensor measured the speed of the ball at the one-meter mark. The students recorded the speed in a data table. Which conclusion is supported by the data?

• The ball had the most energy on roll 1.

• The ball had the least energy on roll 4.

• The ball had less energy on roll 1 than on roll 2.

• The ball had more energy on roll 2 than on roll 3.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The diagram shown is a model of the different layers inside Earth. Which two statements best compare the crust to the rest of the layers?

• The crust surrounds all the other layers and is solid.

• The crust is the innermost layer and is liquid.

• The crust is the thinnest layer and is solid.

• The crust is the outermost layer and is liquid.

• The crust is the thickest layer and is solid.

A simplified food web of a marsh ecosystem is shown. Which organisms get energy from crickets?

• cattails and grasshoppers

• cattails and frogs

• shrews and frogs

• grasshoppers and shrews

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The diagram shows a V-shaped valley. The valley did not exist thousands of years ago. This valley is most likely the result of

• sediment being deposited by slow-moving water.

• riverbanks being eroded by fast-moving water.

• earthquakes causing the ground to split open.

• glaciers moving sediment to a new location.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

On a forest field trip, a student is assigned a list of observations to make. One observation the student looks for is evidence of mechanical weathering. Which activity would allow the student to check mechanical weathering off the list?

• an acorn falling out of a tree

• an ant placing a soil particle on an anthill

• a puddle getting smaller as the sun shines on it

• a stone becoming smooth in a flowing riverbed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A student labeled two locations on a map as shown. The student claims locations 1 and 2 may experience sunset at the same time. Which statement provides evidence for this argument?

• Both locations are on the same line of longitude.

• Both locations are on the same line of latitude.

• Both locations are in the Eastern Hemisphere.

• Both locations are on the same continent.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Students are making paper airplanes. Each airplane will have a different design. The students want to determine which airplane will fly the farthest. To test the airplanes, the students make two rules. Which method best allows students to launch the airplanes with the same force?

• Have different students launch each of the airplanes by throwing them.

• Wait for a strong wind to launch each of the airplanes.

• Blow into a straw attached to each airplane to launch them.

• Stretch a rubber band to the same length to launch each airplane.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which statement correctly compares the Milky Way to another galaxy in the local group?

• The Milky Way galaxy is larger than galaxy M31.

• The Milky Way galaxy is the same shape as the Pegasus Dwarf galaxy.

• The Milky Way galaxy is a different shape than galaxy M32.

• The Milky Way galaxy is smaller than the Triangulum galaxy.