TCAP Science #4

A student washes dishes with hot water. This causes fog to form on the student's eyeglasses.

Which process caused the fog to form on the eyeglasses?

• Water vapor melted on the student's eyeglasses.

• Water vapor evaporated on the student's eyeglasses.

• Water vapor condensed on the student's eyeglasses.

• Water vapor froze on the student's eyeglasses.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Jacob investigated the strength of magnets by playing with magnetic train cars. He slid two cars toward each other. He tried different combinations of the train cars, as shown in the table.

Which statement best explains the pattern in Jacob's observations?

• Two strong magnets will have a strong attractive force when the same poles face each other.

• 2 strong magnets will push away from each other with a great force when the same poles face each other.

• 2 weak magnets will push away from each other when the same poles face each other.

• 1 strong magnet and 1 weak magnet will have a strong attractive force when the same poles face each other.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The graph shows the average daily temperatures in Sydney, Australia for each month. 0 degrees celsius in freezing, 20 degrees celsius is room temperature, and 30 degrees celsius is a warm summer temperature.

What kind of clothing should someone wear in Sydney in July?

• a heavy coat because the average temperatures in July will be near freezing,

• shorts, because the average temperatures in July are warm summer temperatures

• a light jacket, because the average temperatures in July are close to room temperature

Some students in Louisiana claimed the plants in the wetlands cannot grow in the desert. They also claimed that plants in the desert will not grow well in the wetlands. They exchanged plants with students from Arizona to find evidence for their claims. The table describes two plants.

Which observation best supports the claim that plants in the wetlands cannot survive in the desert?

• Arizona students observed that the water hyacinth did not produce flowers.

• Louisiana students observed that their water hyacinth plants floated on water.

• Arizona students observed that their water hyacinth plants turned brown and stopped growing.

• Louisiana students observed that their water hyacinth plants grew quickly when there was a lot of water.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Some students in Louisiana claimed the plants in the wetlands cannot grow in the desert. They also claimed that plants in the desert will not grow well in the wetlands. They exchanged plants with students from Arizona to find evidence for their claims. The table describes two plants.

Which observation best supports the claim that plants from the desert do not grow well in the wetlands?

• Louisiana students observed that their prickly pear plants turned pale and grew slowly.

• Louisiana students observed that their prickly pear plants grew spines instead of leaves.

• Arizona students observed that their prickly pear plants grew roots deep into the ground.

• Arizona students observed that their prickly pear plants produced flowers but few fruits.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A student wants to make a change to the circuit shown so that when Switch 1 is open and Switch 2 is closed, only one light will be on in the circuit.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A science class is observing a pet turtle in a small plastic pool. The students turn on a portable camping lamp that is clamped onto a counter next to the pool.

Which kind of energy is used by the portable lamp to produce light?

• Motion energy, because the lamp is clamped onto the counter.

• Heat energy, because the lamp increases the temperature of the water.

• Stored energy, because the lamp is battery-operated.

• Sound energy, because the lamp vibrates when clicked on.

The chart describes some beak and toe adaptations that help four bird species survive in different habitats.

Based on these adaptations, which table best matches the bird species to its environment?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A student compares the physical properties of the four objects shown.

Which of these physical properties do all four objects have in common?

• They all are flexible.

• They all have the same texture.

• They all have the same volume.

• They all are the same state.

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

A student constructs the circuit shown for a science demonstration.

With the switches in these positions, which lights are on?

• All the lights

• Lights 1 and 3 only

• Lights 3 and 4 only

• None of the lights