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Science Review

Grade 5 · Building confidence · 10 questions · Version PG-EME0YY-1K6R

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

What type of boundary forms when plates move apart?

2.

What does conservation of energy mean?

3.

What is the pH of a neutral solution?

4.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

5.

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

6.

What is the role of chlorophyll?

7.

Why do seasons occur?

8.

Which blood cells fight infection?

9.

What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?

10.

How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?

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  1. What type of boundary forms when plates move apart?Divergent boundary
  2. What does conservation of energy mean?Energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  3. What is the pH of a neutral solution?7
  4. What is the difference between weather and climate?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term patterns
  5. State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.Push water back; water pushes swimmer forward
  6. What is the role of chlorophyll?Absorb light for photosynthesis
  7. Why do seasons occur?Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
  8. Which blood cells fight infection?White blood cells
  9. What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?New substances form
  10. How do greenhouse gases warm Earth?They absorb and re-emit infrared energy

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Selecting a familiar term without checking its meaning.

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