TCAP Review Science

A student states that plants need sunlight to grow. The student plans an investigation to help support the argument with evidence. The diagrams represent four different setups. Which setup will give the most evidence to support the student's claim?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

After observing the table, students conclude that renewable resources of energy should be used more to have cleaner air. Which three explanations support this conclusion?

• More wind energy produced means more pollution.

• Natural gas is a fossil fuel that must be removed from under the ground.

• The largest amount of electricity is produced from nonrenewable resources.

• Getting coal from beneath Earth’s surface destroys the ecosystem in that location.

• Solar cells absorb energy that would normally be used by plants to make oxygen.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A science quote from an article about land use is shown. "Science studies show that when people build more roads, parking lots, sidewalks, and rooftops, there is more storm water runoff. This can cause more flooding and erosion." Which human activity is the author talking about in the quote?

• harvesting crops

• mining minerals

• trading goods

• building cities

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The map on the left shows the Andes mountain range in South America. The map on the right shows the Himalayan mountain range in India. The mountain ranges in these maps are evidence that mountain ranges:

• form at the border of two tectonic plates.

• form in the middle of a tectonic plate.

• exist on their own separate tectonic plates.

• represent the formation of new tectonic plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Students classified organisms based on their roles in a forest ecosystem. The data table shows how the students classified the organisms of a forest ecosystem. Which two energy flows are correct based on the students' classifications?

• Plant → Wolf

• Plant → Deer

• Sun → Deer

• Sun → Plant

• Earthworm → Wolf

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Scientists found layers of rock containing the fossils shown. Which conclusion can scientists make from studying these rock layers?

• Fossil 1 is the oldest fossil.

• Fossil 2 is older than Fossil 3.

• Fossil 4 is younger than Fossil 5.

• Fossil 5 is the youngest fossil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which statement correctly describes the delta in the photograph?

• Deposition is causing the delta to become narrower over time.

• Deposition is causing the delta to become bigger over time.

• Erosion is causing the delta to become smaller over time.

• Erosion is causing the delta to become wider over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Some animals protect coral reefs while others harm them. The Crown of Thorns Starfish came to a certain coral reef in the Pacific Ocean in 2015. The graph shows the size of the reef over time. Which statement about the size of the reef is supported by the data in the graph?

• The number of starfish in the area dropped after 2015.

• The starfish made the coral reef smaller from 2015 to 2018.

• The coral reef was healthy and growing from 2013 to 2018.

• The coral reef lost more than 2,000 meters from 2015 to 2018.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Students dropped a ball of dough from different heights and timed how long it took the ball to fall to the floor. They then drew the shape of the dough after it hit the floor. Their data are in the table.Based on the data collected, which two conclusions can students make about the speed and energy of the dough when it hit the floor?

• The dough had the fastest speed and the least kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 1 meter.

• The dough had the slowest speed and the most kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 1 meter.

• The dough had more speed and kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 2 meters than from 1 meter.

• The dough had less speed and kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 4 meters than from 3 meters.

• The dough had the fastest speed and the most kinetic energy when dropped from a height of 5 meters.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Students choose playground activities to demonstrate energy transfer. Which activity shows a transfer of potential energy to kinetic energy?

• sliding from the top of a slide

• hanging from monkey bars

• sitting on a bench

• hiding behind a tree

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5