TEXES CORE 4 8 MATHEMATICS PRACTICE
TEST ITEMS ANSWERS NUMERACY AND
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS ANALYSIS 2026
◉ What are cumulus clouds?
Answer: Puffy and cotton like, formed by rising air
◉ What are stratus clouds?
Answer: Layered and sheet-like, usually associated with warm fronts
and found in lower altitudes
◉ What are cirrus clouds?
Answer: Very high, and formed by ice crystals; looks like feathers
and usually associated with fair weather.
◉ What is a front?
Answer: The boundary between two air masses
◉ What is Newtons 1st law of motion?
Answer: The law of inertia: an object at rest will remain at rest and
an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an
external force
, ◉ What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
Answer: Force= mass X acceleration
◉ What is Newtons 3rd law of motion?
Answer: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
◉ What is an independent variable?
Answer: The variable manipulated by the experiment
◉ Water boils faster at:
Answer: Higher altitudes
◉ What is refraction?
Answer: The bending of light
◉ What are the lunar phases?
Answer: The moon orbits the earth every 27 days:
New moon
Waxing crescent
First quarter
TEST ITEMS ANSWERS NUMERACY AND
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS ANALYSIS 2026
◉ What are cumulus clouds?
Answer: Puffy and cotton like, formed by rising air
◉ What are stratus clouds?
Answer: Layered and sheet-like, usually associated with warm fronts
and found in lower altitudes
◉ What are cirrus clouds?
Answer: Very high, and formed by ice crystals; looks like feathers
and usually associated with fair weather.
◉ What is a front?
Answer: The boundary between two air masses
◉ What is Newtons 1st law of motion?
Answer: The law of inertia: an object at rest will remain at rest and
an object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an
external force
, ◉ What is Newtons 2nd law of motion?
Answer: Force= mass X acceleration
◉ What is Newtons 3rd law of motion?
Answer: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
◉ What is an independent variable?
Answer: The variable manipulated by the experiment
◉ Water boils faster at:
Answer: Higher altitudes
◉ What is refraction?
Answer: The bending of light
◉ What are the lunar phases?
Answer: The moon orbits the earth every 27 days:
New moon
Waxing crescent
First quarter
