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Grade 5 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-1HCXXBV-178N

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1.Why does salt lower water's freezing point?
2.What is the difference between weather and climate?
3.State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.
4.What is the role of chlorophyll?
5.What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?
6.Why do seasons occur?
7.What is the pH of a neutral solution?
8.What does conservation of energy mean?
9.What is density?
10.Which blood cells fight infection?

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  1. Why does salt lower water's freezing point?It disrupts ice crystal formation
  2. What is the difference between weather and climate?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term patterns
  3. State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.Push water back; water pushes swimmer forward
  4. What is the role of chlorophyll?Absorb light for photosynthesis
  5. What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?New substances form
  6. Why do seasons occur?Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
  7. What is the pH of a neutral solution?7
  8. What does conservation of energy mean?Energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  9. What is density?Mass per unit volume
  10. Which blood cells fight infection?White blood cells

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