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Alabama ACAP · Science Assessment Practice

Alabama ACAP Science Practice Test: Grades 4, 6, and 8

Prepare for Alabama ACAP Science skills with five focused 10-question practice sets covering life science, Earth and space science, physical science, scientific investigation, and engineering systems.

Alabama ACAP Science Practice sets

This Alabama ACAP Science Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 multiple-choice questions each. The original scenarios help students in the tested Grades 4, 6, and 8 pathways review scientific ideas, evidence, models, data, and problem solving.

Science skills covered

  • Life science, ecosystems, food chains, cells, traits, adaptations, and population resources
  • Water cycle, weather and climate, erosion, seasons, Moon phases, plate movement, and fossils
  • States of matter, mixtures, forces, energy, circuits, density, magnetism, and sound
  • Testable questions, variables, fair tests, repeated trials, models, data tables, and conclusions
  • Engineering criteria and constraints, conservation, environmental impacts, safety, and system design

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Use the evidence in each scenario, diagram description, or data statement before choosing an answer. Review the explanation to connect the observation to the scientific concept.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Alabama State Department of Education guidance, official blueprints, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader Alabama assessment hub, visit Alabama State Assessments.

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Alabama ACAP Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Alabama ACAP Science practice set on physical science, with answers and explanations.

Choose one answer for each question. Review the explanation after answering and connect the evidence, model, observation, or data to the scientific idea.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens when an ice cube is left in a warm room?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It melts from a solid into a liquid..

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The ice absorbs thermal energy and changes state from solid water to liquid water.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is It melts from a solid into a liquid..

The ice absorbs thermal energy and changes state from solid water to liquid water.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which method could separate sand from water?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Filtration.

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: A filter can allow water to pass through while trapping the larger sand particles.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Filtration.

A filter can allow water to pass through while trapping the larger sand particles.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Two identical carts are pushed on a level surface. Cart A receives a stronger push than Cart B. Which cart will usually have the greater acceleration?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Cart A.

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: For objects with the same mass, a greater net force produces a greater acceleration.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Cart A.

For objects with the same mass, a greater net force produces a greater acceleration.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A metal spoon becomes warm after sitting in hot soup. How did thermal energy move through the spoon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is By conduction.

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Conduction transfers thermal energy through direct contact between particles in the spoon.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is By conduction.

Conduction transfers thermal energy through direct contact between particles in the spoon.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A bulb will light only when the circuit is complete. What must be true for the bulb to light?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is There is a closed path for electric current..

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: A closed circuit provides a continuous path for current to travel from the source through the bulb and back.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is There is a closed path for electric current..

A closed circuit provides a continuous path for current to travel from the source through the bulb and back.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Two blocks have the same volume. Block A has more mass than Block B. Which block has greater density?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Block A.

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Density is mass divided by volume. With equal volumes, the block with greater mass has greater density.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Block A.

Density is mass divided by volume. With equal volumes, the block with greater mass has greater density.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A stretched rubber band is held before it is released. What type of energy is stored in it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Potential energy.

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The stretched rubber band stores energy because of its position and shape. This is elastic potential energy.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Potential energy.

The stretched rubber band stores energy because of its position and shape. This is elastic potential energy.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation is evidence of a chemical change?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A new gas forms when two substances are mixed..

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The formation of a new gas can indicate that new substances formed during a chemical reaction.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is A new gas forms when two substances are mixed..

The formation of a new gas can indicate that new substances formed during a chemical reaction.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens when two north magnetic poles are brought close together?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is They repel each other..

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Like magnetic poles repel, while opposite poles attract.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is They repel each other..

Like magnetic poles repel, while opposite poles attract.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What causes sound to travel through air?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Vibrations move through the air..

  1. Identify the scientific idea: Read the situation, evidence, model, or data and identify the scientific concept the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: A vibrating source causes particles in the air to vibrate and transfer the sound energy.
  3. Check the explanation: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Vibrations move through the air..

A vibrating source causes particles in the air to vibrate and transfer the sound energy.

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Frequently asked questions about Alabama ACAP Science Practice

Which grades are covered?

The page is designed for the Alabama ACAP Science assessment pathways listed for Grades 4, 6, and 8. Use grade-specific practice pages when a narrower grade and subject focus is needed.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official ACAP questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Always check the latest Alabama State Department of Education information for official testing dates, blueprints, accommodations, and policies.