Final 2nd Grade Science Quiz

Why is the Sun important for life on Earth?

• It provides light and heat

• It makes food and plants

• It helps keep the atmosphere in place

• All of the above

What is the closest star to Earth?

• The Sun

• Sirius

• Proxima Centauri

• Polaris

Which of the following is an example of motion?

• A tree standing still

• A car driving down the road

• A rock on the ground

• A cloud in the sky

What happens to an object when a force is applied to it?

• It stays still

• It moves

• It changes color

• It gets smaller

What is a life cycle?

• The stages an organism goes through from birth to death

• The process of cooking food

• The way we travel

• None of the above

Which of the following is a natural resource?

• Water

• Plastic

• Glass

What do you call an animal that eats both plants and animals?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

What type of energy does the sun provide?

• Heat energy

• Light energy

• both heat and light energy

What do plants need to grow?

• water

• sunshine

• soil

• all of the above

What is the water cycle?

• The cycle of washing clothes

• The process where water moves from the Earth to the atmosphere and back

• The process of watering plants