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Grade 2 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-LDPFW9-KTCW

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1.Why do shadows change during the day?
2.Which simple machine is a ramp?
3.What type of energy is stored in food?
4.Which organ pumps blood?
5.What causes sound?
6.Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
7.What is a food chain's first energy source?
8.Name the three main rock types.
9.What structure protects a plant cell but not an animal cell?
10.What causes day and night?

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  1. Why do shadows change during the day?The Sun's apparent position changes
  2. Which simple machine is a ramp?Inclined plane
  3. What type of energy is stored in food?Chemical energy
  4. Which organ pumps blood?The heart
  5. What causes sound?Vibrations
  6. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?Oxygen
  7. What is a food chain's first energy source?The Sun
  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 causes day and night?Earth's rotation

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