Quiz about 4th Grade Science TCAP Prep Quiz

Question 1

Which method best allows students to launch the airplanes with the same force?

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

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

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

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

Question 2

Dropping the ball into which hole will cause the ball to travel the fastest?

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Hole 2, because the ball will have the most kinetic energy

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Hole 1, because the ball will have the most potential energy

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Hole 3, because the ball will have the least potential energy

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Hole 4, because the ball will have the least kinetic energy

Question 3

What did the student use to strike each bar on the xylophone?

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The same amount of force

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Different amounts of force

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Increasing amounts of force

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Decreasing amounts of force

Question 4

What was the volume of each note played by the student?

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The same volume

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Different volumes

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Increasing volumes

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Decreasing volumes

Question 5

What does the diagram of the xylophone show?

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The xylophone's pitch range

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The xylophone's color

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The xylophone's size

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The xylophone's weight

Question 6

What does the wave image represent?

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The sound of bar 1 on the xylophone

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The sound of a drum

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The sound of a guitar

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The sound of a piano

Question 7

Which picture shows the most likely wave image recorded when the student struck bar 2 on the xylophone?

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M

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P

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R

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S

Question 8

Which statement is correct based on the data shown?

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

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

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

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

Question 9

Which three statements correctly describe materials plants need?

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M, P, S

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M, R, T

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M, P, R

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M, P, T

Question 10

Which conclusion is supported by the data?

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The ball had the least energy on roll 4.

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The ball had the most energy on roll 1.

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

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

Question 11

Which human activity is the author talking about in the quote?

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building cities

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harvesting crops

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mining minerals

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trading goods

Question 12

The diagram shown is a model of the different layers inside Earth.

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Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core

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Crust, Outer Core, Inner Core, Mantle

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Mantle, Crust, Outer Core, Inner Core

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Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust

Question 13

Which two statements best compare the crust to the rest of the layers?

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The crust surrounds all the other layers and is solid.

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The crust is the thinnest layer and is solid.

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The crust is the innermost layer and is liquid.

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The crust is the outermost layer and is liquid.

Question 14

Which organisms get energy from crickets?

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shrews and frogs

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cattails and grasshoppers

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cattails and frogs

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grasshoppers and shrews

Question 15

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

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riverbanks being eroded by fast-moving water.

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sediment being deposited by slow-moving water.

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earthquakes causing the ground to split open.

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glaciers moving sediment to a new location.

Question 16

Based on the model, what would most likely happen to the ecosystem if the beavers and their dams were removed?

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The banks of the stream would have less erosion as the stream water moves more quickly through the ecosystem.

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The trees would have more water to use as the stream water moves more slowly through the ecosystem.

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The stream would be wider and deeper as the stream water moves more slowly through the ecosystem.

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The water used by plants on the banks of the stream would be reduced as the stream water moves more quickly through the ecosystem.

Question 17

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?

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a stone becoming smooth in a flowing riverbed

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an acorn falling out of a tree

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an ant placing a soil particle on an anthill

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a puddle getting smaller as the sun shines on it

Question 18

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?

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Both locations are on the same line of longitude.

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Both locations are on the same line of latitude.

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Both locations are in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Both locations are on the same continent.

Question 19

Which question should the students ask to decide which object to put into Group 2?

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Can the object produce thermal energy without being plugged in?

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How much thermal energy does the object produce?

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How do people use the thermal energy produced by the object?

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Can the thermal energy produced by the object be changed into another form of energy?

Question 20

An area with many different types of plants is experiencing a drought. The table shows rainfall for four years. Scientists predict that the rainfall pattern will continue during a fifth year. Which two types of plants will have the best chance of surviving in these conditions?

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Plants with long root systems and plants with stems that store water

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Plants with stems that store water and plants with large colorful flowers

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Plants with large colorful flowers and plants with sharp thorns

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Plants with sharp thorns and plants with long root systems

Question 21

The map on the left shows the Andes mountain range in South America. The map on the right shows the Himalayan mountain range in India. What do these mountain ranges indicate about tectonic plates?

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Form at the border of two tectonic plates.

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Form in the middle of a tectonic plate.

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Exist on their own separate tectonic plates.

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Represent the formation of new tectonic plates.

Question 22

Scientists found layers of rock containing the fossils shown. Which conclusion can scientists make from studying these rock layers?

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Fossil 1 is the oldest fossil.

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Fossil 2 is older than Fossil 3.

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Fossil 4 is younger than Fossil 5.

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Fossil 5 is the youngest fossil.

Question 23

A photograph of a river delta is shown. Which statement correctly describes the delta in the photograph?

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Deposition is causing the delta to become bigger over time.

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Deposition is causing the delta to become narrower over time.

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Erosion is causing the delta to become smaller over time.

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Erosion is causing the delta to become wider over time.

Question 24

Some animals protect coral reefs while others harm them. The Crown of Thorns Starfish came to a certain coral reef in the Pacific Ocean in 2015. The graph shows the size of the reef over time. Which statement about the size of the reef is supported by the data in the graph?

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The starfish made the coral reef smaller from 2015 to 2018.

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The number of starfish in the area dropped after 2015.

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The coral reef was healthy and growing from 2013 to 2018.

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The coral reef lost more than 2,000 meters from 2015 to 2018.

Question 25

Based on the data collected, which two conclusions can students make about the speed and energy of the dough when it hit the floor?

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The dough had more speed and kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 2 meters than from 1 meter.

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The dough had the fastest speed and the most kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 5 meters.

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The dough had the fastest speed and the least kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 1 meter.

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The dough had the slowest speed and the most kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 1 meter.

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The dough had less speed and kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 4 meters than from 3 meters.

Question 26

The food web shown is from an area in Tennessee. Which organisms are decomposers that should be added to complete the food web?

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Earthworm and Fungi

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Hawk and Earthworm

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Tree and Fungi

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Squirrel and Bacteria

4th Grade Science TCAP Prep Quiz

30 questions

Which method best allows students to launch the airplanes with the same force?

Dropping the ball into which hole will cause the ball to travel the fastest?

What did the student use to strike each bar on the xylophone?

What was the volume of each note played by the student?

What does the diagram of the xylophone show?

What does the wave image represent?

Which picture shows the most likely wave image recorded when the student struck bar 2 on the xylophone?

Which statement is correct based on the data shown?

Which three statements correctly describe materials plants need?

Which of these best describes a way that gray wolves adapt to survive the changing temperatures?

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