TCAP Review

The graph shows the changes in the number of animal faunas living on Earth over time and how the faunas were affected by different extinction events. Which statement is correct about the changes in faunas during one of these five major events?

• The event at the end of the Devonian (Dev.) resulted in an increase in the number of Cambrian faunas.

• The event at the end of the Cretaceous resulted in an increase in the number of Paleozoic faunas.

• The event at the end of the Triassic (Tri.) resulted in the extinction of fewer faunas than in any other period.

• The event at the end of the Cretaceous resulted in the extinction of more faunas than in any other period.

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Which statement about the fossil record is correct?

• Extinction is a common event but is rarely seen in the fossil record.

• Extinction is a rare event and is rarely seen in the fossil record.

• Most species that have lived on Earth are still living.

• Most species that have lived on Earth are now extinct.

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A student sets up a box with a flashlight that shines on a mirror located at position X. Other possible locations for objects in the box are labeled A-E. How can the student place objects in the box to have all the light from the flashlight shine back on the flashlight?

• Place a mirror at position E to reflect the light to a prism placed at position C to refract all the light back to the flashlight.

• Place a prism at position E to refract the light to mirrors placed at positions C and D to reflect the light back to the flashlight.

• Place a mirror at position E to reflect the light to a prism placed at position A to refract all the light to the flashlight.

• Place mirrors at positions A and E to reflect the light around the box and back to the flashlight.

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The image shows four locations (A-D) on the island of Japan, which resides on or near four different tectonic plates. Which location and explanation describes where engineers should design buildings that can withstand earthquakes?

• location A; earthquakes occur near plate boundaries

• location B; earthquakes occur far away from mountains

• location C; earthquakes occur along the coast

• location D; earthquakes occur in the middle of continents

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The image shows the emission spectrum measured from a star once a year for three years. Based on the shifts of the spectral lines, how is the star moving with respect to Earth?

• The star is moving toward Earth.

• The star is moving away from Earth.

• Initially, the star moves away and then starts moving toward Earth.

• Initially, the star moves toward and then starts moving away from Earth.

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Which scientific discovery supports the claim that Earth has changed over time?

• Plants use sunlight to grow and create sugars.

• Oceans cover a majority of the surface of Earth.

• Animals can live in different climates on Earth.

• Rocks found on different mountains are different ages.

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Fossil evidence shows that Archaeopteryx, an ancient bird-like animal, had many reptile-like features including a long tail with many vertebrae and claws. Which conclusion does the fossil evidence support?

• Birds and reptiles laid eggs.

• Birds and reptiles had similar evolutionary beginnings.

• Birds and reptiles had similar behaviors.

• Birds and reptiles lived at the same time in the ancient past.

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The image shows two ways of transmitting signals for television broadcasting. Historically, in aerial transmissions for television, the analog signals were transmitted from a television station tower and received at homes through an antenna. In current satellite transmissions, the signals are digitized and transmitted from the sender to the receiver through a satellite. Why are satellite transmissions used instead of aerial transmissions?

• Only satellite transmissions can work in bad weather.

• Satellite transmissions can serve a much larger area.

• Unlike aerial transmissions, satellite transmissions are a wireless mode of transmission.

• Unlike aerial transmissions, satellite transmissions do not have to pass through the air.

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A beaver is a mammal that builds its home in a stream or river. The beaver’s home is called a lodge. The beaver builds the lodge in the middle of a pond it creates by building dams in the stream. The picture shows a model of a stream ecosystem with two beaver dams and a beaver lodge. Based on the model, what would most likely happen to the ecosystem if the beavers and their dams were removed?

• The trees would have more water to use as the stream water moves more slowly through the ecosystem.

• The stream would be wider and deeper as the stream water moves more slowly through the ecosystem.

• The banks of the stream would have less erosion as the stream water moves more quickly through the ecosystem.

• The water used by plants on the banks of the stream would be reduced as the stream water moves more quickly through the ecosystem.

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A student saw a rainbow outside after school. The next day the student decided to model how rainbows form. The student shines white light through a glass prism and sees how the light splits up into many colors. Which two ways does the student’s model need to be changed to better show how rainbows are formed?

• The prism should be as high in the air as rainbows are.

• The model needs to be outside because rainbows only form outside.

• The prism should have a round shape because raindrops are round.

• The prism should be made of water instead of glass because rain is made of water.

• Sunlight should be used instead of white light because sunlight and white light are made of different things.