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WorksheetsTCAP PART 2
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Candle wax contains stored chemical energy. As a candle burns, the wax changes form. What
happens to the chemical energy in the candle wax?
happens to the chemical energy in the candle wax?
a)
It is destroyed.
b)
It becomes a gas.
c)
It transforms into heat energy.
d)
It is reflected as light.
2.
When the switch is closed, what type of energy is involved in this circuit in order for the bulb
to produce light?
to produce light?
a)
NUCLEAR
b)
SOUND
c)
SOLAR
d)
ELECTRICAL
3.
Which material should be used for the circuit so that the bulb will produce light?
a)
wood
b)
cooper
c)
plastic
d)
paper
4.
Which best describes a lunar eclipse?
a)
The dark side of the moon faces Earth.
b)
The sun passes between the moon and Earth.
c)
Earth passes between the sun and the moon.
d)
Light traveling to Earth is blocked by the moon.
5.
Which of these are biotic factors found in freshwater biomes?
a)
minerals
b)
sediments
c)
oxygen levels
d)
pond snails
6.
A plant converts sunlight energy into glucose. The glucose is a form of
a)
kinetic energy.
b)
elastic energy.
c)
chemical potential energy.
d)
gravitational potential energy.
7.
Approximately how long is a complete lunar cycle?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
28 days
d)
365 days
8.
Which best describes how often a high tide occurs at a specific location?
a)
twice each day
b)
twice each week
c)
twice each month
d)
twice each year
9.
Warm air rises as the sun heats the surface of Earth, as shown by the diagram below. What is a another name for wind?
a)
convection currents
b)
humidity
c)
fog
d)
precipitation
10.
what causes the earth tides to rise and fall?
a)
the moon's gravity and position
b)
the earth's gravity
c)
the rotation of the earth
d)
the tilt of the earth
11.
Which of these is a main cause of deep-ocean currents?
a)
seafloor spreading
b)
magnetic field of Earth
c)
volcanic island eruptions
d)
water temperature differences
12.
Which statement best describes a change in energy that takes place when a student runs on a
track?
track?
a)
The student’s heart beating rapidly creates energy.
b)
The student’s heart beating rapidly destroys energy.
c)
The student converts kinetic energy into potential energy.
d)
The student converts potential energy into kinetic energy.
13.
The fur of Arctic foxes and Arctic hares is white in winter. The fur of both species becomes brown
in summer. This adaptation helps camouflage these animals. In which biome can a predator-prey
relationship between Arctic foxes and Arctic hares be found?
in summer. This adaptation helps camouflage these animals. In which biome can a predator-prey
relationship between Arctic foxes and Arctic hares be found?
a)
desert
b)
rain forest
c)
wetland
d)
tundra
14.
Which event is sometimes observable from Earth when the moon is directly between Earth and
the sun?
the sun?
a)
lunar eclipse
b)
solar eclipse
c)
half moon
d)
crescent moon
15.
At 1:00 P.M., the air temperature was 78°F, and air pressure was 30.0 inches of mercury with partly
cloudy skies. By 4:00 P.M., the temperature dropped to 62°F, and the pressure dropped to 29.5
inches of mercury. Which best predicts the weather for later that afternoon?
cloudy skies. By 4:00 P.M., the temperature dropped to 62°F, and the pressure dropped to 29.5
inches of mercury. Which best predicts the weather for later that afternoon?
a)
snowstorms
b)
rain showers
c)
sunny and mild
d)
hot and humid
16.
Which of these is an abiotic factor in a tropical rain forest?
a)
kapok tree
b)
high humidity
c)
bucket orchid flower
d)
blue mountain butterfly
17.
Which of these takes approximately 24 hours to complete?
a)
Earth to rotate once on its axis
b)
the moon to revolve once around Earth
c)
Earth to revolve once around the sun
d)
the sun to rotate once on its axis
18.
The sun heats the surface of Earth unevenly, resulting in atmospheric convection currents. Which
of these conditions directly results from the atmospheric convection currents?
of these conditions directly results from the atmospheric convection currents?
a)
rain
b)
wind
c)
floods
d)
tides
19.
Which object is the best conductor of electricity?
a)
silk thread
b)
silver wire
c)
cotton yarn
d)
rubber tubing
20.
Atmospheric pressure begins to fall slowly during the afternoon on a clear summer day. The
pressure continues to drop overnight. What kind of weather will most likely occur the next day?
pressure continues to drop overnight. What kind of weather will most likely occur the next day?
a)
sunny and warm
b)
sunny and cold
c)
cloudy with rain
d)
cloudy with snow
21.
An object will have an increase in its gravitational potential energy when it
a)
stretches out from its original shape.
b)
gains a large amount of mass.
c)
is raised higher from the ground.
d)
is heated to a warmer temperature.
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