Worksheets5th Grade Science TCAP Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which conclusion is correct based on the star data?
Rigel is the hottest, so it looks the dimmest from Earth.
The sun has the smallest diameter, so it looks the smallest from Earth.
Betelgeuse is farthest from Earth, so it looks the largest from Earth.
The sun is closest to Earth, so it looks the brightest from Earth.
Spring
Tennessee has the same number of daylight hours and nighttime hours two times
each year. At which two points in Earth’s orbit does this occur?
Points W and Y
Points X and Z
Points W and X
Points Y and Z
Which statement correctly compares the ages of the rock layers?
Rock layer F is the same age as rock layer E.
Rock layer J is younger than rock layer D.
Rock layer B is the same age as rock layer A.
Rock layer A is older than rock layer G.
Based on this information, which of these describes a habitat where the fossilized
plant most likely lived?
deep within a dry forest
in a wetland
near the edge of a dry forest
in an open sunny field
Animals with light brown or gray fur tend to live in open, sunny areas. Animals
with black fur tend to live in areas that are filled with shadows.
In which habitat would an animal with black fur most likely survive better than
an animal with light- colored fur?
a forest that has many trees growing close together
a desert that has deep sand and only a few plants
a tundra that has snow covering the ground and no growing plants
a mountain region that has evergreen trees spread far apart
Which bar graph represents the amount of matter present after the sugar cubes
can no longer be seen?
Which investigation resulted in a change in the chemical properties of the
substances?
Investigation 1
Investigation 2
Investigation 3
Investigation 4
Which way can the forces be changed so the block starts to move toward
the right?
Increase the force pointing to the right.
Decrease the force pointing to the right.
Increase the force pointing upward.
Increase the force pointing to the left.
When Student A is two meters above the ground, where is Student B?
at ground level
one meter above the ground
two meters above the ground
one and a half meters above the ground
The student’s claim is
correct, since Antarctica is on the bottom of Earth.
correct, since gravity pulls everything from north to south.
incorrect, since gravity pulls everything to Earth’s center.
incorrect, since people living in Antarctica are held to the surface by the
atmosphere.
Why Is the depth of the den different in each trial?
The size of the ball changes.
The material of he ball changes.
The mass of the ball when it hits the clay changes.
The force of the ball when it hits the clay changes.
Which procedure should students include in their design?
Conduct five trials, using a different scale to pull each block of wood
Conduct five trials, pulling a different side of each block each time
Conduct five trials, using a different table for each trial
conduct five trials, pulling each block of wood in the same way for each trial
The tendency of an object to stay in motion or at rest is called
velocity
acceleration
inertia
speed
motion
friction
work
displacement
Neither, because they are in space
Neither, since they are at the same distance
A, because it's easier to move
B, because it has more mass
Which statement best describes the resulting motion of the duck?
The duck will continue moving in its current direction
The duck will stop moving
The duck will stop and then start moving again
The duck will move in the direction that the stream is flowing
A toy truck is at rest on the floor. Which statement describes the forces acting on the toy truck?
The forces are balanced so motion occurs
The forces are balanced so not motion occurs
The forces are unbalanced so motion occurs
The forces are unbalanced so no motion occurs
Which of these is likely to occur in the next three minutes?
The hot water will become hotter because air and heat are trapped in the top cup.
The water level will rise in the bottom cup because of evaporation.
Water droplets will form on the inside of the top cup as the water vapor cools.
Water from the bottom cup will become solid as the hot water cools.
Which of the following will NOT increase the rate that a sugar cube dissolves?
adding an additional solute to the solution
crushing the sugar cube
mixing the cube as you stir
heating up the water before mixing in the sugar
0 grams
20 grams
18 grams
22 grams
Which mixture below is also a solution?
water and hot chocolate
trail mix
soil and rocks
fruit salad
Lesser long-nosed bats are pollinators. They have a great sense of smell. They are active at night. Which flowers would MOST LIKELY attract these bats?
prickly pear and organ pipe cactus
chuparosa and prickly pear
saguaro cactus and chuparosa
organ pipe cactus and saguaro cactus
Which layer is MOST LIKELY the youngest?
1
3
5
7
Which objects best compares the sizes of Earth and the moon?
Which of these best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?
Which statement about star formation is correct?
white dwarfs become main sequence stars when they gain mass
super giants are stars that can absorb black holes
star formation begins in a nebula
main sequence stars are formed from comets
Earth and Saturn are both planets orbiting the sun. Which of these other features do the two planets have in common?
They have a thin atmosphere
Their orbits are the same length
They have about the same mass
They rotate about on an axis
Kesar like to look out the window at the moon. She observes that it seems to change every week. Which sentence best explains why this happens?
The amount of the lighted part of the moon that faces Earth changes
The moon rotates only once in about a month
The same side of the moon always faces Earth
The moon moves between Earth and the sun
A student records the following information about a planet. Which planet is the student studying?
Saturn
Uranus
Mars
Jupiter
The diagram shows the orbit of the moon around Earth. At which point in the moon's orbit will a person standing on Earth see a waxing crescent moon?
1
2
3
4
When Earth reaches position A, the following season occurs on the Northern Hemisphere
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
What are the reasons for the seasons?
Earth's tilt and rotation
Earth's rotation and revolution
Earth's tilt and resolution
Earth's tilt and revolution
What do we call a meteor that strikes the Earth's surface?
meteoroid
comet
meteorite
asteroid
Why is the equator the warmest?
because it receives the most direct sunlight
because it's closest to the sun
because no clouds form there
because it is far from the sun
Which of the following correctly ranks astronomical objects by size, starting with the smallest?
Sun, Solar System, Earth, Universe, Galaxy
Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Earth, Sun
Earth, Sun , Solar System, Galaxy, Universe
Solar System, Earth, Sun, Galaxy, Universe
Students recorded the dates in May on which they observed a full moon and last quarter moon.
On which date will they most likely be able to observe a new moon?
May 13
May 18
May 25
May 31
A student viewed the moon through binoculars one week after a new moon. Which image shows the phase of the moon that the student observed?
A student shows a model of the earth and the moon to a class.
Which picture shows how the moon appears from earth when it is in the position shown in the model?
A framer keeps bees to pollinate crops. The farmer makes several observations about the bees. Which of these observations describes a learned behavior?
bees make return trips to sugar water from a bowl placed 40 meters from their hive
bees have dark eyes and black and yellow stripes
bees produce honey from the nectar they collect
bees will sting when threatened or disturbed
The two dogs shown in the picture produce some puppies.
Which of these is a trait that will most likely be passed on to their puppies?
barking on command
begging for food
having pointed ears
wearing a collar
Almost all offspring from the parents have tall eyes, like their parents. Only one
offspring from the parents has short eyes.
Which of the following best explains how two parents with tall eyes can have offspring with
short eyes?
The offspring did not inherit its eye length
from its parents.
Variations occur when offspring inherit traits
from two parents.
Changes in traits can occur when offspring
have older parents.
The offspring shortened its eyes at birth to
look different from its parents.
1 and 2
1 and 3
2 and 4
3 and 4
Which conclusion does this diagram BEST support?
Both organisms lived at the same time because the fossils they formed were found in rock layers of
about the same depth.
Organism Y lived before Organism X because Organism Y was found in an older rock layer.
The earthquake that caused the fault most likely killed both organisms because the fossils formed
during the time of the earthquake.
The fault formed while Organism X was living and after Organism Y had died because the fault is
located between the two fossils.
Which mole has a trait that will most likely give it the best chance for survival, and why?
Mole 1; it can dig tunnels better than other
moles.
Mole 2; it can blend into the dirt better than
other moles.
Mole 3; it can feel the ends of the tunnels
better than other moles.
Mole 4; it can see underground better than
other moles.
Thousands of fish fossils discovered high in the Rocky Mountains MOST likely indicate that
ancient sea levels were once high enough to cover the mountains.
a large flood washed the fish up to the tops of the mountains.
the mountains were once part of the sea floor that was pushed up by tectonic forces.
the fish were inhabitants of an ancient stream that became frozen during the ice ages.
Which of the following statements correctly describes the student's observations?
Solid Substance R starts to change into a
liquid at 100 °C.
Liquid Substance R always requires 30
minutes to change into a gas completely.
Solid Substance R always requires 30 minutes
to change into a liquid completely.
Liquid Substance R starts to change into a gas
at 100 °C.
The student measures how long it takes each lollipop to dissolve. Which graph shows the
likely results from the experiment?
The masses of the water and the ice were both 43 grams, so the amount of matter did not change.
The masses of the water and the ice were both 153 grams, so the amount of matter did not change.
Some of the water spilled because the mass of liquid water should have been greater than the mass
of solid ice.
There was an error in weighing the ice because the mass of liquid water should have been less than
the mass of solid ice.
Which of these can only take place at times when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun and
in the same plane?
a full moon
a new moon
a high tide
a solar eclipse
Heather dropped a 3 kg bag of flour from the top of a staircase. Her friend measured that the bag of flour was traveling at approximately 9 meters per second when it hit the ground. Next, Heather dropped a 6 kg bag of flour from the same height.
How will the speed of the 6 kg bag of flour compare to the speed of the 3 kg bag of flour?
It will be traveling at double the speed of the 3 kg bag of flour when it hits the ground.
It will be traveling at the same speed as the 3 kg bag of flour when it hits the ground.
It will be traveling at half the speed of the 3 kg bag of flour when it hits the ground.
It will be traveling at a slightly faster speed than the 3 kg bag of flour when it hits the ground.
