2nd grade Science practice sheet
Alabama Course of Study · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which one is a liquid?
- 🧱a brick
- 🥛milk
- 🥄a spoon
🥛 milk
Hint: A liquid flows and takes the shape of its container.
Question 2
Why do we cook food?
🍲- cooking changes food so it is safe and tasty to eat
- cooking makes food disappear
- cooking turns food into ice
cooking changes food so it is safe and tasty to eat
Hint: Heat changes food. Many foods are safer and softer after cooking.
Question 3
A solid, like a block, keeps its…
- own shape
- sound
- container's shape
own shape
Hint: Solids have their own shape.
Question 4
What is the job of a fence?
- to keep things in or out
- to fly
- to cook food
to keep things in or out
Hint: A fence marks a space.
Question 5
A plant is kept in a dark closet. What happens?
- It grows strong and green
- It makes fruit faster
- It turns into a tree
- It grows weak and pale
It grows weak and pale
Hint: Plants need light.
Question 6
Which is a measurement of plant growth?
- The stem is 8 cm tall.
- I like this plant.
- The plant looks happy.
- The pot is blue.
The stem is 8 cm tall.
Hint: A measurement has a number and a unit.
Question 7
Put the water cycle in order. Start with the sun warming the water.
- 🌊Water collects in rivers and oceans
- 🌧️Rain or snow falls
- ☁️Clouds form
- ☀️Sun warms water and it rises
Sun warms water and it rises → Clouds form → Rain or snow falls → Water collects in rivers and oceans
Hint: Warm water rises into the sky, makes clouds, falls as rain, and collects in rivers and oceans.
Question 8
Which plant grows in a desert?
- Moss on a log
- Water lily
- Seaweed
- Cactus
Cactus
Hint: It stores water.
Question 9
On a model, you mold clay into a tall point. It shows a…
- river
- plain
- mountain
- lake
mountain
Hint: Tall and pointed.
Question 10
A landslide is when…
- it snows
- rocks and soil slide down a hill
- the sun sets
- a plant grows
rocks and soil slide down a hill
Hint: It happens fast.
Answer key
- 1. 🥛 milk (Solids & Liquids)
- 2. cooking changes food so it is safe and tasty to eat (Changing Materials)
- 3. own shape (Mixtures & Materials)
- 4. to keep things in or out (Objects & Structures)
- 5. It grows weak and pale (Plants, Seeds & Pollinators)
- 6. The stem is 8 cm tall. (Plant Experiments)
- 7. Sun warms water and it rises → Clouds form → Rain or snow falls → Water collects in rivers and oceans (Water World)
- 8. Cactus (Habitats Near & Far)
- 9. mountain (Land & Water Maps)
- 10. rocks and soil slide down a hill (Fast & Slow Earth Changes)
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