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TCAP Science Practice

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front 
2.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Stationary Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front 
3.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
4.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front 
5.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
6.
The boundary  between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
7.
Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
8.
Cold air (RISES/ FALLS)  _________.
a)
RISES
b)
FALLS
9.
Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
10.
A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
blizzard
b)
cold front
c)
tornado 
d)
hurricane
11.
A violently rotating column of air called a _____ when it comes in contact with the ground.
a)
hurrican
b)
tornado
c)
trade wind
d)
local wind
12.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
13.
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
air mass
d)
dew point
14.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
15.
Warm air rising and cool air sinking are examples of parts of this method of heat transfer.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
16.
When a molecule of air comes in contact with a warm surface, some of its heat is transferred to the molecule. This makes the air molecule vibrate faster. What kind of heat transfer is this?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
17.
What type of heat transfer  is shown in the picture?
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
infrared
18.
What type of weather is predicted during low pressure?
a)
sunny weather
b)
cloudy weather
c)
hot weather
d)
rainy weather
19.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air 
20.
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
a)
Spirally
b)
Unevenly
c)
Circularly
d)
Kinetically
21.
What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?
a)
The length of the seasons
b)
The shape of the earth 
c)
the duration of the solar year
d)
The amount of direct sunlight each area receives 
22.
The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.
a)
Bernoulli's principle 
b)
Coriolis effect 
c)
high pressure 
d)
low pressure 
23.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude 
b)
Shock waves from clouds 
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure 
d)
The rotation of the earth
24.
A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?
a)
snow  
b)
sunny and fair
c)
rain and/or thunderstorms 
d)
 cool and dry 
25.
When two air masses meet, what happens?
a)
The weather changes and precipitation usually occurs.
b)
wind
c)
water
d)
volcano
26.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
27.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front 
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
28.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
29.
The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
30.
Food, batteries, and fuel such as gasoline are similar because they are sources of _________ energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
31.
What kind of energy?
a)
Nuclear
b)
Electrical
c)
Sound
d)
Radiant
32.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
33.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
34.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
35.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
36.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
37.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
38.
Which of the following shows the correct order of the energy transformations that occur when green plants produce their food from the Sun’s energy?
a)
chemical to thermal
b)
light to chemical
c)
thermal to light
d)
chemical to electrical
39.
A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?
a)
Light, thermal, and sound
b)
Thermal, chemical, and solar
c)
Sound, mechanical, and electrical
d)
Light, chemical, and mechanical
40.
Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?
a)
An e-reader
b)
a fan
c)
a manual pencil sharpener
d)
ipod
41.
People get energy from the food that they eat and transform that energy as they move. Which energy transformations occur as a student rapidly rubs the palms of his hands together?
a)
mechanical to thermal to electrical
b)
chemical to mechanical to thermal
c)
mechanical to chemical to sound
d)
chemical to sound to electrical
42.
Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?
a)
A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.
b)
A candle glows brightly in the dark.
c)
A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.
d)
A battery causes a flashlight to shine.
43.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
44.
Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
45.

Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -40 to 20 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?

a)

desert

b)

mountain

c)

savannah

d)

tundra

46.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
47.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Water and Temperature 
48.
The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.
a)
taiga
b)
grassland
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rainforest
49.
What are the key features of the Tundra?
a)
cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees
b)
treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters
c)
ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals
d)
many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters
50.
The _____________forest has long, cold winters and short summers. 
a)
Coniferous
b)
Deciduous
51.

What biome has between -15*C to 15*C temperature and 30cm-60cm of rainfall a year?

a)

desert

b)

rain forest

c)

tundra

d)

boreal forest/taiga

52.

Which biome receives 50cm-90cm of rainfall a year and has temperatures of 0*C to 20*C?

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

rain forest

d)

deciduous forest

53.

Which biome receives 0cm-60cm of rain per year and has temperatures of 10*C-25*C and home to reptiles, hares, and cactus?

a)

rain forest

b)

deciduous forest

c)

tundra

d)

desert

54.

Which biome has 25cm-75cm of rain per year and has an average temperature of 10*C to 15*C?

a)

grassland

b)

tundra

c)

marine

d)

freshwater

55.

Which biome has a high salt content and the temperature decreases as the depth increases?

a)

marine

b)

desert

c)

freshwater

d)

tundra

56.

Which biome has more than 250cm of rain per year and has an average temperature of 25*C?

a)

tiaga

b)

desert

c)

freshwater

d)

rain forest

57.

Which biome has NO salt content and the temperature decreases as the depth increases?

a)

marine

b)

freshwater

c)

rain forest

d)

tundra

58.

is removing a species from an ecosystem always a good or bad thing? Or depends if the species belongs here?

a)

good

b)

bad

c)

depends

59.

When a species has disappeared from earth

a)

extinct

b)

endangered

c)

threatened

60.

when a species is close to becoming extinct

a)

extinct

b)

endangered

c)

threatened

61.

When a species is about to become endangered

a)

extinct

b)

endangered

c)

threatened

62.

What is another name for threatened?

a)

danger

b)

vulnerable

c)

unsafe

d)

frighten

63.
What happens when one species is removed from the ecosystem
a)
a strand of the food web is missing
b)
the population continues to exist
c)
Nothing happens
64.

Is it a good idea to put an invasive species in an area?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Peanut butter

65.

What is an example of an extinct species?

a)

Bread

b)

Elephant

c)

Dodo bird

d)

Hippopotamus

66.

Is high biodiversity good?

a)

Yes

b)

No

67.

Which shows an ecosystem more accurately?

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

c)

Food pyramid

d)

Oof

68.

How much energy goes up to each level of an energy pyramid?

a)

100%

b)

10%

c)

2%

d)

5%

69.
The supply of freshwater under the Earth's surface.
a)
watershed
b)
mouth
c)
headwaters
d)
groundwater
70.
The change of water from a liquid to a gas.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
71.
Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
72.
The change of water from a vapor to a liquid.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
73.
The flow of water from land into a body of water.
a)
groundwater
b)
headwaters
c)
run-off
d)
infiltration
74.
97% of the water on earth is _________, making it undrinkable for humans.
a)
fresh water
b)
ground water
c)
salt water
d)
surface water
75.
The hydrologic cycle continuously recycles _______ through Earth's systems.
a)
rocks
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide 
76.
Precipitation (rain, snow, ice) returns to Earth due to
a)
the force of gravity.
b)
interia.
c)
molecular bonding.
d)
the electromagnetic force
77.
The hydrologic cycle is a continuous process driven by energy from the ...
a)
Moon.
b)
Sun.
c)
gravity.
d)
Earth's interior.
78.
Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?
a)
Ice Caps
b)
Lakes
c)
Groundwater
d)
Oceans
79.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
80.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
81.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
82.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
83.
What is the next stage after condensation in the water cycle?
a)
CONDENSATION
b)
GROUNDWATER
c)
PRECIPITATION
d)
RUN OFF
84.

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

a)

The apparent motion of freely moving objects as Earth rotates beneath them

b)

the force of Earth's rotation pushing on freely moving objects

c)

What happens when freely moving objects, like air and water, meet high and low pressure cells

d)

None of these

85.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm 
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
86.

______ causes surface currents.

a)

The Coriolis Effect

b)

gravity

c)

density differences

d)

wind

87.

Surface currants move ____ water from the equator, and ____ water from the poles which helps distribute global temperatures

a)

Warm, Cold

b)

freezing, Hot

c)

Salty, fresh

d)

wavy, smooth

88.

Deep Ocean currents are caused by ____________________.

a)

Global Wind Patterns

b)

Earth's Rotation

c)

Temperature difference & differences in salinity

d)

Local winds

89.

The density of ocean water increases when it _______________.

a)

joins the Gulf Stream

b)

gets colder

c)

gets warmer

d)

moves toward the Equator

90.

Large bodies of water affect climate because _________________.

a)

water heats up and cools more slowly than land

b)

water heats up and cools faster than land

c)

water and land cool at the same rate

d)

water and land heat at the same rate

91.

Compared to surface currents, deep currents are___________.

a)

colder and less dense

b)

warmer and less dense

c)

warmer and denser

d)

colder and denser

92.

What causes the currents of the Earth's Oceans?

a)

Marine organisms and volcanic eruptions

b)

waves and earthquakes

c)

disturbances by submarines and ships

d)

global winds and differences in temperature and salinity

93.
Which is an example of biomass?
Hint: Bio= life
a)
Electricity
b)
Trees
c)
Wind
d)
Water
94.
Which one of these is not renewable?
a)
Trees
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Uranium
95.
All are examples of non renewable except
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Hydropower
d)
Uranium
96.
What is the disadvantage of coal?
a)
Air Pollution
b)
Not much left
c)
World does not use much
d)
It is only used to roast hot dogs
97.
What is a disadvantage of wind power?
a)
We have too many rainy days in US
b)
It is not always windy in some places
c)
Companies charge too much to make the wind blow
d)
The sun is not always out
98.
Which one is the cleanest fuel to burn? 
a)
gasoline
b)
coal
c)
natural gas
d)
wood
99.
Renewable energy is energy from a source that will not
a)
be used up
b)
made again
c)
make a mess
d)
smell bad
100.
A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms 
a)
raw fuel
b)
dinosaur dung
c)
natural energy
d)
fossil fuels

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