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Grade 2 Oceanography and Hydrology
A stream is
  1. a large body of water.
  2. a small body of water.
  3. a large body of water with salt.
Grade 2 Atmosphere
What do you call the tool that is used to measure temperature?
  1. Anemometer
  2. Hard Lens
  3. Speedometer
  4. Thermometer
Grade 2 Oceanography and Hydrology
Which of these is not an example of a source of water?
  1. glass of water
  2. lakes
  3. oceans
  4. rivers
Grade 2 Environmental Science
Throwing trash on the ground
  1. resource
  2. littering
  3. compost
Grade 2 Environmental Science
Things we use from nature
  1. compost
  2. reduce
  3. resource
Grade 2 Rocks
Granite is an example of a sedimentary rock.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Historical Geology

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The outer part of Earth is split into pieces. These pieces are called plates. Plates move. Most of the time we do not feel the plates moving. Sometimes part of a plate moves and we feel the ground shake. This is an earthquake.
Tectonic Plates With Labels
Is an earthquake an Earth event that happens slowly or quickly?
  1. slowly
  2. quickly
Grade 2 Historical Geology
Animals that died out are                .
  1. extinct
  2. fossil
  3. dinosaur
Grade 2 Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

Balls of ice fell during the thunderstorm and broke the car windows.
  1. hail
  2. rain
Grade 2 Soil
A paleontologist studies the different types of soils in the Earth's surface.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Environmental Science
To make less trash
  1. landfill
  2. resource
  3. reduce
Grade 2 Environmental Science
To allow natural "trash" such as banana peels, eggshells and grass clippings to turn back into soil.
  1. compost
  2. reuse
  3. global
Grade 2 Oceanography and Hydrology
A river:
  1. a large body of flowing water
  2. a small body of flowing water.
  3. a small body of water that does not flow.
Grade 2 Historical Geology
Dinosaurs no longer live on Earth, so they are           extinct          .
Grade 2 Oceanography and Hydrology
A                 is a small body of fresh water.
  1. Ocean
  2. Stream
  3. Pond
Grade 2 Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

There was a bright flash in the clouds.
  1. tornado
  2. lightning
Grade 2 Oceanography and Hydrology
A(n)                 is a large body of salt water.
  1. Lake
  2. Ocean
  3. Swimming pool
Grade 2 Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentence?

The strong winds blew the snow, making it hard to see during the                .
  1. tornado
  2. blizzard
Grade 2 Environmental Science
To protect our supply of something by using less or taking care of it
  1. conserve
  2. pollution
  3. global
Grade 2 Geomorphology
The roots of plants help hold the soil in place.
  1. True
  2. False
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