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Grade 5 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-1MV3B62-1AF4

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1.Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?
2.How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?
3.What transfers traits from parents to offspring?
4.What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?
5.What does conservation of energy mean?
6.What cell structure contains genetic material?
7.Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?
8.State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.
9.Why do seasons occur?
10.What is density?

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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 transfers traits from parents to offspring?Genes
  4. What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?New substances form
  5. What does conservation of energy mean?Energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  6. What cell structure contains genetic material?The nucleus
  7. Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?Organisms have multiple food sources and predators
  8. State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.Push water back; water pushes swimmer forward
  9. Why do seasons occur?Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
  10. What is density?Mass per unit volume

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