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Science Review

Grade 5 · Building confidence · 10 questions · Version PG-BAISNA-1K6R

Children investigate a leaf and a frog with a caregiver beside a pond.
1.

Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?

2.

What type of boundary forms when plates move apart?

3.

What is the role of chlorophyll?

4.

Which blood cells fight infection?

5.

Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?

6.

What is the pH of a neutral solution?

7.

Why does salt lower water's freezing point?

8.

What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?

9.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

10.

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

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  1. Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?Outer core
  2. What type of boundary forms when plates move apart?Divergent boundary
  3. What is the role of chlorophyll?Absorb light for photosynthesis
  4. Which blood cells fight infection?White blood cells
  5. Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?Organisms have multiple food sources and predators
  6. What is the pH of a neutral solution?7
  7. Why does salt lower water's freezing point?It disrupts ice crystal formation
  8. What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?New substances form
  9. What is the difference between weather and climate?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term patterns
  10. State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.Push water back; water pushes swimmer forward

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Selecting a familiar term without checking its meaning.

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