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5th Grade

15 Qs

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TCAP

TCAP

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-4, MS-LS4-1

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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Based on the location of the dot on the foam ball, what is the reason for the difference in seasons between December and June?

Earth is closer to the sun in December and farther from the sun in June.

Earth is closer to the sun in June and farther from the sun in December.

Earth is tilted away from the sun in December and tilted toward the sun in June.

Earth is tilted away from the sun in June and tilted toward the sun in December.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which seasons are the correct labels for one of the dates on the model?

September 21: winter in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere

December 21: winter in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere

June 21: spring in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere

March 21: spring in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of these correctly compares the age of the fossil in rock layer 3 to fossils in the other rock layers?

The fossils in Layer 3 are younger than the fossils in Layers 1 and 2.

The fossils in Layer 3 are the same age as those in Layers 2 and 4.

The fossils in Layer 3 are younger than the fossils in Layer 2 and older than the fossils in Layer 5.

The fossils in Layer 3 are older than the fossils in Layer 2 and younger than the fossils in Layer 5.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What happens as the moon revolves around the earth?

The shadow gets darker and darker.

The illuminated (lit) side gets lighter and lighter.

The shadow slowly disappears until it's fully lit, then the lit part slowly disappears until it's completely dark.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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The diagram shows Earth at four points in its orbit around the sun. The dot on Earth represents the location of Tennessee. 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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Scientists found a fossilized plant. The scientists compared features of the fossilized plant to four plants that are living today. The scientists determined the types of habitats where the plants that are living today grow. Based on the information provided, 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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What is the total mass of the beaker, water, and sugar cubes combined?

270 grams

135 grams

145 grams

405 grams

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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