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Grade 3 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-3IT2QJ-1OA7

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1.What causes day and night?
2.Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
3.What type of energy is stored in food?
4.What causes sound?
5.What process lets plants make food using light?
6.What structure protects a plant cell but not an animal cell?
7.Why do shadows change during the day?
8.What is a food chain's first energy source?
9.What is water vapor changing to liquid called?
10.What role does a mushroom often have in an ecosystem?

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

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