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Second Grade (Grade 2) Earth Science Questions

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Grade 2 Geomorphology
The roots of plants help hold the soil in place.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Oceanography and Hydrology
A(n)                 has salty water.
  1. bayou
  2. lake
  3. ocean
  4. river
Grade 2 Atmosphere
In the winter, temperatures do what?
  1. stay the same
  2. go down
  3. go up
Grade 2 Minerals
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
  1. Fixed chemical structure
  2. Natural occurrence
  3. Organic
  4. Solid
Grade 2 Atmosphere
What is the process called where liquid water turns into vapor and forms clouds?
Grade 2 Atmosphere
Moving air is called        wind       .
Grade 2 Environmental Science
Many alligators can be found in swamplands.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Historical Geology
All body parts are present in animal fossils.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Historical Geology
What are fossils?
  1. places where plant and animals lived many years ago
  2. plants and animals that no longer live on Earth
  3. prints or remains of plants and animals that lived long ago
  4. scientists who study about plants and animals that lived long ago
Grade 2 Environmental Science
What are the Three R's of recycling?
  1. Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse
  2. Reduce, Redo, Remove
  3. Recycle, Remake, Reform
Grade 2 Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentences?

It had been hot and humid for days. It was a                .
  1. heat wave
  2. thunderstorm
Grade 2 Environmental Science
Why is it a good idea to recycle and reuse things?
  1. Because if we don't we might get in trouble.
  2. Because we need to take care of our Earth.
  3. Recycling is not a very good idea.
Grade 2 Geology
What does a geologist study?
  1. animals
  2. plants
  3. rocks
Grade 2 Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

The storm hit the coast with wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour.
  1. hurricane
  2. heat wave
Grade 2 Atmosphere
What is wind?
  1. moving water
  2. still air
  3. moving air
  4. shinning light
Grade 2 Atmosphere
There is heavy rain with thunder and lightning. Everyone is advised to stay indoors and keep away from objects that use electricity. What kind of weather are we having?
  1. blizzard
  2. hurricane
  3. thunderstorm
  4. tornado
Grade 2 Environmental Science
When I recycle, it means I'm:
  1. Throwing trash everywhere.
  2. Not throwing things away.
  3. I'm taking old or useless things to make new and useful things.
Grade 2 Geology
Fossil records are assembled records of only the latest fossils that have been found by scientists.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Historical Geology
It will take millions of years for stone fossils to form.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Historical Geology
Scientists do not need to cut open the fossils to study what's inside it.
  1. True
  2. False
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