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Science Review

Grade 4 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-P2BWBB-102C

1.

Why do seasons occur?

2.

Why does salt lower water's freezing point?

3.

What is the pH of a neutral solution?

4.

What type of boundary forms when plates move apart?

5.

Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?

6.

What is density?

7.

What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?

8.

What does conservation of energy mean?

9.

How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?

10.

Which blood cells fight infection?

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  1. Why do seasons occur?Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
  2. Why does salt lower water's freezing point?It disrupts ice crystal formation
  3. What is the pH of a neutral solution?7
  4. What type of boundary forms when plates move apart?Divergent boundary
  5. Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?Organisms have multiple food sources and predators
  6. What is density?Mass per unit volume
  7. What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?New substances form
  8. What does conservation of energy mean?Energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  9. How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?They absorb and re-emit infrared energy
  10. Which blood cells fight infection?White blood cells

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Common mistake

Selecting a familiar term without checking its meaning.

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