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Grade 2 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-1J08R6R-L6W9

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1.What causes day and night?
2.Why do shadows change during the day?
3.What is an animal that eats plants called?
4.What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?
5.What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?
6.What is water vapor changing to liquid called?
7.Which simple machine is a ramp?
8.Name the three main rock types.
9.What structure protects a plant cell but not an animal cell?
10.What is a food chain's first energy source?

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  1. What causes day and night?Earth's rotation
  2. Why do shadows change during the day?The Sun's apparent position changes
  3. What is an animal that eats plants called?Herbivore
  4. What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?0°C
  5. What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?Decomposer
  6. What is water vapor changing to liquid called?Condensation
  7. Which simple machine is a ramp?Inclined plane
  8. Name the three main rock types.Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
  9. What structure protects a plant cell but not an animal cell?Cell wall
  10. What is a food chain's first energy source?The Sun

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