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Science TCAP Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A barometer measures air pressure.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A circuit will be broken if all particles are in direct contact.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Different solids have different masses.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Clouds are formed when water vapor condenses around dust specks in the air.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which statement is an example of mimicry?

a)

A giraffe has a long neck to reach high leaves.

b)

An insect’s body is shaped like a thorn

c)

A lizard changes color to blend in with its environment.

d)

A skunk uses a strong odor to scare away predators.

6.

What happens to water when it is heated?

a)

It boils

b)

It changes color.

c)

It becomes thicker.

d)

It becomes a solid.

7.

Choose the example that does not represent an advantage of animals living in a group.

a)

A colony of ants builds a network of underground tunnels.

b)

Owls hunt at night to surprise their prey.

c)

A pack of wolves works together to hunt for food.

d)

Prairie dogs alert each other using calls when a predator is near.

8.

One solid that is hard is _______________.

a)

cotton

b)

rubber

c)

steel

d)

cloth

9.

To stop a drum from producing sound, you would _____.

a)

hit it harder

b)

hit it softer

c)

stop it from vibrating

d)

place it in water

10.

The light in your bedroom will not turn on. Which is not a possible cause?

a)

The power plant is not producing enough electricity

b)

A power line is broken

c)

A wire in your home is broken.

d)

The wires are made of too many conductors.

11.

Batteries are a way to store ____________.

a)

magnetic energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

electric energy

d)

thermal energy

12.

______________ travel through space to collect data on the planets of our solar system.

a)

Operators

b)

Planetariums

c)

Moons

d)

Satellites

13.

An area with similar patterns of temperature, humidity, precipitation, and wind is a _____.

a)

climate region

b)

hemisphere

c)

continent

d)

state

14.

An electric charge ___________________.

a)

is only negative

b)

can always be seen

c)

can be positive or negative

d)

cannot move in a wire

15.

An organism that imitates another uses __________ to stay safe.

a)

community

b)

climate

c)

camouflage

d)

mimicry

16.

A bear that sleeps through the winter so it does not have to find food is an example of _____.

a)

mimicry

b)

hibenation

c)

camouflage

d)

migration

17.

Electrical charges can be either positive or _____.

a)

closed

b)

balanced

c)

negative

d)

absorbed

18.

Which is true about the circuit pictured?

a)

Electrical energy is converted into light and heat

b)

No energy transfer will occur.

c)

The light bulb is the source of energy.

d)

Light energy is converted into electrical energy

19.

magnetic field

a)

a material that is often affected by the push and pull of magnets

b)

. ​a region of magnetic force around a magnet

c)

the ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property

d)

an object with a force that can attract or repel certain materials

e)

one of two ends of a magnet

20.

pole

a)

. ​a material that is often affected by the push and pull of magnets

b)

​a region of magnetic force around a magnet

c)

the ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property

d)

an object with a force that can attract or repel certain materials

e)

one of two ends of a magnet

21.

magnet

a)

​a material that is often affected by the push and pull of magnets

b)

a region of magnetic force around a magnet

c)

the ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property

d)

an object with a force that can attract or repel certain materials

e)

one of two ends of a magnet

22.

magnetism

a)

a material that is often affected by the push and pull of magnets

b)

​a region of magnetic force around a magnet

c)

the ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property

d)

​an object with a force that can attract or repel certain materials

e)

one of two ends of a magnet

23.

metal

a)

a material that is often affected by the push and pull of magnets

b)

a region of magnetic force around a magnet

c)

​the ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property

d)

an object with a force that can attract or repel certain materials

e)

one of two ends of a magnet

24.

Which liquid has more volume?

a)

A

b)

B

25.

Dissolving salt and water is a physical change.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A city in the United States that is north near the Canadian border is probably warmer than a city that is south near the Gulf of Mexico.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

All seeds are the same size.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Clouds are formed when water vapor condenses around dust specks in the air.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Cosmologists study the weather on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A stratus cloud that forms near the ground is called _____.

a)

steam

b)

fog

c)

water vapor

d)

a cumulus cloud

31.

Different seasons are caused by the spinning of the Earth on an imaginary line called its ___________.

a)

hemisphere

b)

meriudian

c)

axis

d)

rod

32.

Which property might a chair have?

a)

fuzzy

b)

jagged

c)

hard

d)

shapelesss

33.

Thelma is baking cookies with her mom. Which is a chemical change that cannot be reversed?

a)

mixing sugar and flour

b)

shaping the dough into cookies

c)

baking the cookies

d)

freezing the cookies

34.

Which of the following might a lightning rod prevent?

a)

a flood

b)

an earthquake

c)

a fire

d)

a tornado

35.

Which affects climate the most?

a)

sand and rocks

b)

windsocks and air

c)

weather vanes and balloons

d)

oceans and mountains

36.

When you roll pieces of clay into a ball, what changes?

a)

the total mass of the clay

b)

the shape of the clay

c)

the temperature of the clay

d)

the color of the clay

37.

A stick of butter is cut and melted. It starts to burn. Which is a chemical change that cannot be reversed?

a)

cutting the butter

b)

melting the butter

c)

burning the butter

d)

freezing the butter

38.

Which measures precipitation?

a)
b)
c)
d)