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Grade 2 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-1CTMLI9-L6W9

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1.What causes sound?
2.What type of energy is stored in food?
3.What is water vapor changing to liquid called?
4.Which organ pumps blood?
5.What causes day and night?
6.Why do shadows change during the day?
7.What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?
8.What structure protects a plant cell but not an animal cell?
9.Which simple machine is a ramp?
10.What process lets plants make food using light?

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  1. What causes sound?Vibrations
  2. What type of energy is stored in food?Chemical energy
  3. What is water vapor changing to liquid called?Condensation
  4. Which organ pumps blood?The heart
  5. What causes day and night?Earth's rotation
  6. Why do shadows change during the day?The Sun's apparent position changes
  7. What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?Decomposer
  8. What structure protects a plant cell but not an animal cell?Cell wall
  9. Which simple machine is a ramp?Inclined plane
  10. What process lets plants make food using light?Photosynthesis

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