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Grade 2 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-NBMNR2-KTCW

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1.What causes day and night?
2.Which simple machine is a ramp?
3.What is a food chain's first energy source?
4.What type of energy is stored in food?
5.What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?
6.Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
7.Why do shadows change during the day?
8.What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?
9.Name the three main rock types.
10.Which organ pumps blood?

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  1. What causes day and night?Earth's rotation
  2. Which simple machine is a ramp?Inclined plane
  3. What is a food chain's first energy source?The Sun
  4. What type of energy is stored in food?Chemical energy
  5. What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?Decomposer
  6. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?Oxygen
  7. Why do shadows change during the day?The Sun's apparent position changes
  8. What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?0°C
  9. Name the three main rock types.Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
  10. Which organ pumps blood?The heart

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