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Grade 5 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-1KD6VXB-1AF4

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1.What does conservation of energy mean?
2.Why do seasons occur?
3.Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?
4.State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.
5.What is the role of chlorophyll?
6.Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?
7.What is the difference between weather and climate?
8.What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?
9.What is density?
10.Which blood cells fight infection?

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  1. What does conservation of energy mean?Energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
  2. Why do seasons occur?Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
  3. Why are food webs more realistic than single food chains?Organisms have multiple food sources and predators
  4. State Newton's third-law force pair when swimming.Push water back; water pushes swimmer forward
  5. What is the role of chlorophyll?Absorb light for photosynthesis
  6. Which layer of Earth is liquid iron and nickel?Outer core
  7. What is the difference between weather and climate?Weather is short-term; climate is long-term patterns
  8. What evidence shows a chemical reaction occurred?New substances form
  9. What is density?Mass per unit volume
  10. Which blood cells fight infection?White blood cells

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