TCAP review 1 Science charts

Students used some lights to decorate a room. The diagram shows the setup of the circuit. After a few days, the lights stopped working. The students knew the battery was working.

How can students best determine why the lights stopped working?

• A Increase the number of bulbs in the circuit.

• B Open the switch in the circuit.

• C Turn the battery around in the circuit.

• D Test one bulb at a time in the circuit.

Tags

NGSS.4-PS3-2

A group of islands in the Pacific Ocean is shown. Island 1 formed most recently. Island 34 formed more than 20 million years ago.

The pattern of these islands suggests they were formed because of

• A. deposition.

• B. volcanoes.

• C. earthquakes.

• D. erosion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A terrarium is a covered glass container that holds living plants. People water the plants in the terrarium. Some of the water evaporates and becomes water vapor in the terrarium. In certain conditions, the water vapor condenses from the air inside the terrarium. The condensation is water droplets on the glass inside the terrarium.

What causes the condensation to form on the glass inside the terrarium?

• A. The temperature of the liquid water decreases. .

• B. The temperature of the liquid water increases.

• C. The temperature of the water vapor decreases.

• D. The temperature of the water vapor increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The distances of several stars from Earth are shown in the table.

Which of these describes what will be seen when looking at the stars from Earth?

• A. Capella appears brighter than Sirius but dimmer than Polaris when viewed from Earth.

• B. Spica appears dimmer than Polaris but brighter than Capella when viewed from Earth.

• C. Capella appears brighter than Spica but dimmer than Sirius when viewed from Earth.

• D. Polaris appears brighter than Spica but dimmer than Capella when viewed from Earth.

A toy car moves at a constant rate along a level surface. A student measures the distance the toy car moves in centimeters every ten seconds. The measurements are recorded in the data table.

Which two distances are the best predictions to complete the table?

• M. 18 cm

• P. 20 cm

• R. 24 cm

• S. 28 cm

• T. 30 cm

The diagram shows Earth, the sun, and four positions the moon might be in as it revolves around Earth.

A solar eclipse is most likely to occur when the moon is in which position?

• A. position 1

• B. position 2

• C. position 3

• D. position 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Organism T became extinct about 250 million years ago. The rock strata show fossil records for Organism T and some other organisms.

Because Organism T was found in rock layers 4 and 5, what conclusion can be made?

• M. Layer 1 is the oldest of the rock strata in the diagram.

• P. Layer 3 was formed less than 250 million years ago.

• R. The formation of layer 5 occurred less than 250 million years ago.

• S. Organism T existed on Earth for only a few years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A local skate park has a U-shaped ramp, as shown. A student rides her skateboard back and forth along the ramp at a steady pace. She reaches the next location every 0.4 seconds.

The student starts a timer when she leaves Location 1. How many seconds will it take her to return to Location 1?

• M. 4.4 seconds

• P. 4.6 seconds

• R. 4.8 seconds

• S. 5.6 seconds

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The table lists objects found in space.

Which objects are most likely moons?

• A. Objects 1 and 2.

• B. Objects 2 and 4.

• C. Objects 3 and 4.

• D. Objects 1 and 3.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Students place four bean seeds into a pot. All of the seeds sprout roots and shoots. The plants have green leaves and stems with white flowers. The mature plants produce long bean pods. Which three plant characteristics are most likely a result of interactions with the environment?

• A. All of the seeds sprout roots that grow down.

• B. If the plants are not watered, they start to droop.

• C. The mature plants produce long green pods containing beans.

• D. The plants have green stems, green leaves, and white flowers.

• E. The shoots all bend to grow toward the only source of sunlight.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1