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Grade 3 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-JBG3Z2-1LFG

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1.How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?
2.What is the pH of a neutral solution?
3.Why does salt lower water's freezing point?
4.What type of boundary forms when plates move apart?
5.Why do seasons occur?
6.Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?
7.Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?
8.What cell structure contains genetic material?
9.What is the role of chlorophyll?
10.Which blood cells fight infection?

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  1. How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?They absorb and re-emit infrared energy
  2. What is the pH of a neutral solution?7
  3. Why does salt lower water's freezing point?It disrupts ice crystal formation
  4. What type of boundary forms when plates move apart?Divergent boundary
  5. Why do seasons occur?Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
  6. Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?Organisms have multiple food sources and predators
  7. Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?Outer core
  8. What cell structure contains genetic material?The nucleus
  9. What is the role of chlorophyll?Absorb light for photosynthesis
  10. Which blood cells fight infection?White blood cells

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