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Grade 5 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-SIINX8-1AF4

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1.Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?
2.How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?
3.What does conservation of energy mean?
4.What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?
5.State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.
6.Which blood cells fight infection?
7.Why does salt lower water's freezing point?
8.Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?
9.Why do seasons occur?
10.What is the difference between weather and climate?

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  1. Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?Outer core
  2. How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?They absorb and re-emit infrared energy
  3. What does conservation of energy mean?Energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  4. What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?New substances form
  5. State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.Push water back; water pushes swimmer forward
  6. Which blood cells fight infection?White blood cells
  7. Why does salt lower water's freezing point?It disrupts ice crystal formation
  8. Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?Organisms have multiple food sources and predators
  9. Why do seasons occur?Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
  10. What is the difference between weather and climate?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term patterns

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