Science TCAP Review

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 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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which objects best compares the sizes of Earth and the moon?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

A student records the following information about a planet. Which planet is the student studying?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Mars

• Jupiter