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Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-N9Y6KO-DBMY

1.

What does conservation of energy mean?

2.

What cell structure contains genetic material?

3.

What is the pH of a neutral solution?

4.

Why does salt lower water's freezing point?

5.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

6.

State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.

7.

Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?

8.

Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?

9.

What is density?

10.

What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?

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  1. What does conservation of energy mean?Energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  2. What cell structure contains genetic material?The nucleus
  3. What is the pH of a neutral solution?7
  4. Why does salt lower water's freezing point?It disrupts ice crystal formation
  5. What is the difference between weather and climate?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term patterns
  6. State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.Push water back; water pushes swimmer forward
  7. Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?Outer core
  8. Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?Organisms have multiple food sources and predators
  9. What is density?Mass per unit volume
  10. What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?New substances form

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Selecting a familiar term without checking its meaning.

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