TCAP Science Part 1 5th Grade

Which bird has a beak that is best adapted for cracking seeds?

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Which structure should be labeled the nucleus?

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A dog has 6 puppies, 4 females and 2 males. Which statement best describes the characteristics of the puppies?

• All of the puppies will look exactly like the mother.

• All of the puppies will look exactly like the father.

• The male and female puppies will look like both the mother and the father.

• The male puppies will look like the father, and the female puppies will look like the mother.

Students are testing how the shape of a container affects the rate of evaporation. They place four containers of water outside on a windy day. From which open container will the water most likely evaporate the fastest?

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The sheet of paper took the longest time to reach the ground most likely because

• it has the most mass.

• it has the most surface area.

• it has the least weight.

• it is the smallest object.

Which force holds the atmosphere of Earth in place?

• electric

• magnetic

• gravity

• friction

Which would most likely cause a substance to melt?

• addition of heat

• removal of heat

• increase in mass

• decrease in mass

As a city’s population grows, wooded areas are replaced by housing developments. What effect will this most likely have on the species in the wooded areas?

• More natural predators will move to the wooded areas.

• New species will migrate to the wooded areas.

• A few species will adapt to become predators.

• The population of some species will become zero.

This diagram illustrates the

• cause of sea breezes.

• effect of erosion on the shoreline.

• movement of crustal plates.

• formation of a hurricane.

An airplane is slowing down and flying lower as it prepares to land at an airport. Which statement best describes the energy of the airplane?

• The kinetic energy decreases, and the potential energy decreases.

• The kinetic energy decreases, and the potential energy increases.

• The kinetic energy increases, and the potential energy decreases.

• The kinetic energy increases, and the potential energy increases.