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Grade 2 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-XL6IYP-KTCW

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1.Name the three main rock types.
2.What is an animal that eats plants called?
3.Why do shadows change during the day?
4.What causes sound?
5.What structure protects a plant cell but not an animal cell?
6.What process lets plants make food using light?
7.Which organ pumps blood?
8.Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
9.What is a food chain's first energy source?
10.What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?

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  1. Name the three main rock types.Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
  2. What is an animal that eats plants called?Herbivore
  3. Why do shadows change during the day?The Sun's apparent position changes
  4. What causes sound?Vibrations
  5. What structure protects a plant cell but not an animal cell?Cell wall
  6. What process lets plants make food using light?Photosynthesis
  7. Which organ pumps blood?The heart
  8. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?Oxygen
  9. What is a food chain's first energy source?The Sun
  10. What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?Decomposer

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