Table of Contents

Topic 1 Forces and Motion

Lesson 1: Motion 1
Lesson 2: Patterns in Motion 3
Lesson 3: Forces and Motion 4
Lesson 4: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces 5

Topic 2 Electricity and Magnetism

Lesson 1: Electric Forces 7
Lesson 2: Magnetic Forces 9

Topic 3 Weather
Lesson 1: Water and Weather 11
Lesson 2: Seasonal Weather Changes 13
Lesson 3: Weather Hazards 15
 Topic 4 Climate
Lesson 1: Climates 17
Lesson 2: Climate change 19
Lesson 3: World Climates 20

Topic 5 Life Cycles and Traits

Lesson 1: Life Cycles 21
Lesson 2: Inherited Traits 23
Lesson 3: Traits Influenced by the Environment 25

Topic 6 Adaptations and Survival

Lesson 1: Survival of Individuals 27
Lesson 2: Survival of Groups 28
Lesson 3: Survival When Environments Change 30

Topic 7 Fossils Evidence

Lesson 1: Fossils 32
Lesson 2: Fossils as a Record 34
 Topic 1
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 1: Motion? (Refer to pages 6 – 15)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

Position Distance Motion Speed Direction

___________1. is a measure if how slow or fast something can move.

___________2. A change in the position of an object.

___________3. How far something travels.

___________ 4. The way an object moves/faces.

___________5. The place where an object is.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

____________1. The maglev trains move faster than regular trains.

___________2. These words (to the right of, behind, or above) describe
directions.

____________3. Speed is written as distance per unit of time.

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Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 1

Lesson 2: Patterns in Motion (use with pages 16 – 23)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

Predict Pattern

____________ 1. To tell what will happen in the future.

____________ 2. Any regularly repeated movement.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

____________1. Skaters move slower if they hold their arms out wide.

____________ 2. A ball does not move in a straight line if you give it a push.

_____________3. A wind chime will swing if the wind stops blowing.

Summarize:

What are some patterns in motion you observe in your daily life?

_________________________________________________________________

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 Topic 1
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 3: Forces and Motion (Refer to pages 24 – 33)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

_____________1. A force that pulls objects toward Earth. a. force

____________2. Is a force that goes against the motion b. friction

___________ 3. A push or a Pull c. non-contact forces

___________4. Forces that can act at a distance. d. gravity

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

________1. There are two types of contact forces.

________2. The force cannot change the direction of an object.

________3. Gravity is non contact force.

________4. Magnets can either attract or repel other magnets.

Cause and Effect

How does the amount of force you exert on an object affect its motion?

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 Topic 1
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 4: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces. (Refer to pages 34 – 43)

Words to Know: Match each term with its definition.

Write the letter of the correct answer.

a. net forces c. balanced force

________________ ___1. Two opposite forces of equal strength.

____________________2. The sum of forces acting on an object.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

______1. The greater the tension on the spring, the less the spring will stretch.

______2. Force is measured in a unit called Newtons (N).

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Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

Look at the picture.

Describe the net force on the ball.

a. The net force is 0 because there are no forces on the ball.

b. The net force is 1 because there is one force on the ball.
c. The net force is 0 because the forces on the ball are balanced.
d. The net force is 1 because the forces on the ball are balanced.

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Fill in a word that correctly completes the sentence.

Look at the pictures of two spring scales measuring

force.
The scale with the rock shows a greater net force than
the scale with the apple.

Use the information below to answer questions 3 and 4.

Sami plays basketball. He likes to practice his free throws. The picture shows the
path the ball takes when Sami is shooting a free throw.

Circle the place on the diagram of the ball’s path that causes force to
overcome gravity.

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

When Sami is throwing the ball, are the forces balanced or unbalanced?
How do you know?

a. The forces are balanced because the ball moves down.

b. The forces are balanced because the ball moves up.
c. The forces are unbalanced because the ball moves down.
d. The forces are unbalanced because the ball moves up.

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 Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 2

Lesson 1: Electric Forces. (Refer to pages 56 – 65)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

electric charge neutral repel

electric force static discharge attract

1- _________________. is both objects have negative electric charges.

2- Matter has an overall positive charge or a negative charge is _________________.

3- The matter is _________________. if the number of positive and negative charges

are the same.

4- If there are two objects one has ( + ) and the other one has ( - ) they will
_________________.

5- _________________. is the transfer of the particles that have an electric charge

between objects that are not touching.
6- The push or pull of charged objects on each other is an_________________.

Answer:
What is the difference between conductor and insulator materials?
___________________________________________________________________________

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Explore: Use the information below to answer questions 1, 2, and 3.

Kim rubs a glass rod with a silk cloth. She moves

the glass rod close to some foam.
Look at the picture of the rod and foam.

Use the word bank to fill in the blanks below.

positive • neutral • negative

The glass rod has a ______________electric charge.

The foam pieces have a _________________. electrical charge.

Circle the words that correctly complete the sentences.

The glass rod and the foam have an (insulator / electric force) between them.
Since the charges of the two objects are (the same / neutral / different),
it causes the glass rod and the foam to (repel /attract).

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

Kim slowly moves the glass rod farther away from the foam and
observes what happens to the foam. What question is Kim
most likely trying to answer?

a. How does electric force change when the charge on one material changes?
b. How does the length of the glass rod affect electric force?
c. How does distance affect the strength of electric force?
d. How can electric force between two objects be observed?

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 Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 2

Lesson 2: Magnetic Forces (Refer to pages 66 – 77)

Words to Know: Write a definition for each term.

1. Permanent magnets:_________________________________________________
2. Magnetic field:______________________________________________________
3. Natural magnet:_____________________________________________________

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_____1. Earth is a large magnet with north and south poles.

_____2. The closer the metal gets to the magnet, the weaker the pull will be.
_____3. North pole of a magnet attracts north pole.

Explain: The picture shows the poles of magnets interacting.

Circle the pairs of magnets that will attract each other. Choose two correct answers.

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Apply Concepts

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

Paper clips are made of steel wire.

The picture shows paper clips around two different types of magnets.

Why are the paper clips bunched at the ends of each magnet?

a. The magnetic forces at the poles of each magnet are strongest, so

they attract more paper clips.

b. The paper clips are only touching the poles, so they are not
attracted to other parts of the magnet.

c. Some parts of each magnet repel the paper clips, but the poles of
each magnet attract the paper clips.

d. There is only current flowing through the ends of each magnet.

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Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 3

Lesson 1: Water and Weather (Refer to pages 90 – 99)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

Atmosphere Weather Climate Humidity

_________ ______1. What the air is like in a place in a single moment.

________________2. Pattern of weather in a place over many years.

________________3. The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.

________________4. The blanket of air that wraps around the planet.

Draw a line to match each sentence to the part of the water cycle it describes.

Water vapor particles join Condensation

together and turn back into liquid
form.

Water collects into drops, and the Evaporation

drops become too heavy and fall
back to Earth.

Water particles go into the air as Precipitation

water vapor.

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The table shows the ground temperatures of three cities on January 12.

On January 12, the cities shown in the table each experienced precipitation.
The precipitation falls through the air. It passes from cold temperatures through

warmer air before hitting the ground. What best describes the precipitation in
Columbus, Ohio, on that date?

A. rain
B. freezing rain
C. sleet
D. snow

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Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 3

Lesson 2: Seasonal Weather Changes (Refer to pages 100 –109 )

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

Temperature Predict Barometric pressure

_____________1. Tell what is likely going to happen in the future.

_____________2. A measure of how cold or hot something is.

_____________3. The weight of the air pushing down on anything beneath it.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_______1. Weather does not affect what we wear, what we do, and where
and how we live.

_______2. Weather graphs show the weather over a few days only.

________3. The weather can be affected only by temperature.

________4. To keep track of the seasonal weather changes, scientists

compare the weather patterns of the present to weather pattern from the
past.

_______5. Weather satellites are not accurate weather tools, and they do
not provide precise weather reports.

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Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

The graphs show the temperature and humidity data for a city from
January through August.

Which best describes the pattern shown in the graphs?

A. As the humidity goes up, the temperature goes down.

B. As the humidity goes up, the temperature goes up.

C. As the temperature goes up, the humidity goes down.

D. As the temperature goes down, the humidity stays the same.

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 Topic 3
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 3: Weather Hazards (Refer to pages 110 –119 )

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

___________1. Caused by heavy rains. a. storm

_________ 2. The damages caused by major storms. b. tornado

_________3. One of the largest types of storms c. drought

_________4. A disturbance in the atmosphere with a lot of wind. d. hurricane

_________5. A large mass of swirling wind e. flood

________6. A long period with little or no rain f. impact

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_________1. The surface of the earth can become cooler because of the
volcano.

_________2. Carbon dioxide does not affect climate change.

_________3. Burning fuels can cause the climate to get warmer.

_________ 4. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing

because of humans.

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 Fill in the gaps with the correct word.

swirling - snow- destruction- dangerous- temperature- powerful- lightning-

precipitation- floods

A weather hazard is____________weather that can hurt people.

Severe thunderstorms bring___________.and heavy rain. They can cause
flash___________ Tornadoes are strong, _____________winds.
Hurricanes are the largest, most______________ storms.
Their wind, rain, and waves can cause flooding
and___________________Blizzards bring so much_____________ that homes can
be buried.
A heat wave is when the -------------------. is higher than usual for two or more
days.
Drought occurs when there is not enough____________________

Mention three countries in the world you know have the most hazardous weather.

_______________________________________________________________________________

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 Topic 4
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 1: Climate (Refer to pages 132 –141)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

______________________1. A climate
Climate- elevation- latitude- thattemperate
polar- is very cold and dry.
– tropical- equator-

______________________ 1 . Pattern of weather in a place over many years.

______________________ 2. A climate that is mild.

_______________________ 3. A climate that is warm throughout the year.

______________________ 4. An imaginary line around the middle of the planet.

______________________ 5. A measure of how far north or south of the

equator a place is.

______________________ 6. A measure of how high above ground

something is.

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Use the information below to answer questions 2 and 3.

Charlotte recorded summer and winter climate data for four cities in the table.

Write the letters of the correct answers on the lines at left.

______ 1. Based on the data in the table, which city has a tropical climate?

A. City W
B. City X
C. City Y
D. City Z

_______ 2. Which best describes the climate in City W?

A. City W is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. It is dry all
year.
B. City W is cold in the summer and in the winter. It is wet in the
summer and dry in the winter.
C. City W is cold in the summer and in the winter. It is dry all year.
D. City W is warm in the summer and in the winter. It is dry all year.

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 Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 4

Lesson 2: Climate Change (Refer to pages 142 –151)

Words to Know: Write the right letter next to the description it matches.

a. greenhouse effect b. green house gazes c. climate change

------------------------------1. how the atmosphere traps energy from sunlight and keeps
Earth warm

------------------------------2. A change in temperature, precipitation, or other weather

pattern over time

------------------------------ 3. Gazes that help trap some of the energy in the atmosphere

Explain: Why do scientist use tree rings to study the climate change?

How can tree rings help them?

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

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 Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 4

Lesson 3: World Climates (Refer to pages 152– 161)

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_________1. Countries around the world have similar climates.

_________2. The amount of precipitation in a country determines its climates.

________3. Scientists use temperature to classify wet climates around the

world.

_________4. All the deserts around the world are hot places.

Compare:

How do climates vary?

__________________________________________________________________

Hypothesize:

Make a prediction that explains whether or not a desert climate has

always been a desert climate.

__________________________________________________________________

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Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 5

Lesson 1: Life Cycles (Refer to pages 174 - 183)

Words to Know: Match the definition to its correct term.

1. A living thing such as a plant or an animal a. diverse

2. Different kinds of something b. organism
3. It makes more organisms of the same kind c. reproduce

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

______ 1. All living things go through a life cycle.

_____ 2. All seeds come in same shapes, sizes, and colors.
_____ 3. Animals have the same way to protect their eggs.
_____ 4. Mammals start developing the egg inside the mother's body.

Determine:
What stage in a life cycle keeps the same kind of organisms living after others
have died?

__________________________________________________________________________

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Use the information below to answer questions 3, 4, and 5.

A student created life cycles of two different organisms.

Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at left.

_____ 3. What is similar between the two life cycles? Select two
correct answers.
A. Both life cycles
have adults.
B. Both life cycles
need the same
environment for
the organisms
to grow.
C. Both life cycles
include
reproduction.
D. Both life cycles have eggs in nests.

4. Complete the sentences to describe how the alligator life cycle

differs from the mosquito life cycle.

When a mosquito is first born, it is called (an egg / a larva / an adult).

But, when an alligator is first born, it is called (a baby / an egg / an adult)

5. The two life cycles show that the two organisms are
(diverse / exactly alike).

Compare:
In what ways are a tree and a chicken the same?

__________________________________________________________________________

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 Topic 5
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 2: Inherited Traits (Refer to pages 184 - 193)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

Trait Inherit Variation

1- ____________________ means you got something from your parents or ancestors.

2- Differences in organisms from the same parents called ____________________.
3- ____________________ is a feature of organism such as the way body
works/looks.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_______1 . All animals know how to walk and feed themselves as soon as they
are born.

______ 2. Offspring look exactly like their parents.

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Use the information below to answer the question.

A farmer grows peas. The farmer is experimenting with different combinations of

peas parents to see if he can produce a new variety of pea to sell.

In the first experiment, the farmer combines a round pea plant with a Wrinkled pea
plant. The table shows the results of this combination.

Circle the words to complete these sentences.

In Experiment 1, the offspring are (all wrinkled/ mostly round / mostly wrinkled / all
round).
This means the farmer (did / did not) get a new variety of pea because none are
both round and wrinkled.

Explain: Two cats produced kittens with black fur.

Why did the kittens have black fur?

_____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

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Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 5

Lesson 3: Traits Influenced by the Environment (Refer to pages 194 - 203)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

environment influence

1- The environment has an _____________________ on inherited traits.

2- _____________________ it is what surrounds a thing.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_______ 1 . Water and soil are the only factors in an environment that influence
inherited traits.
_______ 2 . Sunlight is an important factor that affects the traits of plants.

Summarize:
How does the environment affect the shape of the saguaro cactus?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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Compare:

Describe the difference between the inherited traits of saguaro cactuses

and the traits caused by the environment?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

The pictures show two of the same type of cactuses. The cactuses
have the same parents.

These cactuses inherited the same basic

shape pattern from their parents, but they
each have a different number of branches.

Why do the cactuses have different

shapes?

A. The amount of water they get influences their shape.

B. The trait they get from one parent influences their shape.
C. The cactus with no branches gets more sunlight.
D. The cactus with many branches gets less wind.

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 Topic 6
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 1: Survival of Individuals (Refer to pages 216 – 223 )

Circle the words to complete the sentence:

Dana wrote the following argument about why a bear has fur. Which words

are missing from her argument?

A bear’s fur is (a habitat / an adaptation / an environment).

The fur helps the bear stay warm so that it can (survive / die off / pollinate)

and reproduce.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_____________ 1.A trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment is
called adaptation

_____________2.The fur helps the bear stay warm so that it can die off.

Hypothesize:

What might be some other adaptations needed for an individual cactus to

survive better than others cactuses in a desert environment?

__________________________________________________________________________

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 Topic 6
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 2: Survival of Groups (Refer pages 224– 231)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

migrate advantage survive

______________ 1. Animals do tasks together to stay alive.

______________2. Animals making groups and helping each other.

_____________3. Animals move to a new place, and change their

environment.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_______ 1 . Animals may do many tasks to stay alive.

_______ 2 . Animals have only one way of living in groups.

Assess:

Do only small animals form groups?

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Animals live in groups to survive in their environment.
Draw lines to match each group of animals to the advantage they get.

Raise young

Keep warm

Share work

Prey capture

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 Topic 6
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 3: Survival When Environments Change (Refer to pages 232 –243)

Words to Know: Write the right letter next to the description it matches.

_____________1. Its roots store food and water to make it survive

While it’s dormant. a. Bats

_____________2. They stay in a state of rest during winter when b. Butterflies

There’s no food.

_____________3. They migrate to a warmer place when seasons c. Caladiums

Change and they return when it’s spring.

When seasons change, animals respond in different ways to help

them survive. Write the word that describes each survival response.

Hibernation  molting  migration

Skunks rest when less food is available. _________________________

Geese fly south for the winter. ______________________________
Snakes shed their skin as they grow. _________________________
Bears find a cave nearby to rest for the winter. _________________
Dogs shed their fur when seasons change. _______________________
Sharks swim to warmer temperatures. __________________

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Circle the words to complete the sentences.

Human actions such as (conservation / cutting down trees) could cause animals to

migrate and find a new habitat. Plants respond to changes in their environment by

(migrating / becoming dormant).

List 3 factors that cause environmental changes.

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Assess:

Explain one change that can be made by humans to better

protect the natural habitats of animals and plants.

___________________________________________________________________

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Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______ Topic 7

Lesson 1: Fossils (Refer to pages 258 - 267)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

fossil extinct

_____________ 1- The remains or traces of a living thing from long ago

__ __________ 2- Plants or animals that are no longer living on Earth.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_______ 1. All organisms form fossils.
_______ 2. Not all fossils are fund in rock.
________3. Footprints are evidence that animal walked in the place.

Use the information below to answer questions 1 and 2.

Look at the picture of a fossil shell.

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

Choose two correct statements about the picture.

A.The shell is a fossil mold.

B.The shell is a trace fossil.
C.The fossil was made when a shelled animal became trapped in sap.
D. The fossil tells scientists that this kind of shelled animal once existed.

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Use the information below to answer questions 1 and 2.
You are on vacation and visiting an area where dinosaurs once lived. You find
a fossil dinosaur nest that looks like the fossil in the picture. A fossil can give
information about the living thing that left the fossil.

1 What kind of fossil is shown in the picture?

A. mold fossil
B. cast fossil
C. trace fossil
D. amber

2 Study the fossil for evidence about the once-living organism that left
it. Choose two things you learned about the organism by
studying the fossil nest.

A. The nest was left by an animal because plants do not lay

eggs.
B. The animal probably lived on land and built its nest on the
ground because all the eggs are together.
C. The animal probably lived on land and built its nest in a
tree because all the eggs are together.
D. The animal made its nest in the water because all the
eggs are together.

Circle the words to complete the sentence.

The fossil in the picture is evidence that a (snake-like creature / shelled animal
stinging insect / wild animal) once existed in the location.

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 Topic 7
Name: ______________________________ Date: ___/____/______

Lesson 2: Fossils as a Record (Refer to pages 268 - 277)

Words to Know: Write the word next to the description it matches.

data fossil record

_________________ 1. It gives a total number of fossils found.

_________________ 2. information or facts about something.

True or False: Write T if the statement is correct and F if not.

_______ 1. Fossil records did not give any clue about organisms.
_______ 2. The age of a fossil is an important piece of data.
_______ 3. Early animals of Paleozoic's era lived in ocean.

Name the eras of the geologic time scale.

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

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Use the information below to answer questions 1 and 2.

Look at the picture. It shows when some organisms first appeared in the fossil
record. The picture also shows when mass extinctions occurred. A mass
extinction is an event when most of the organisms on Earth die and become
extinct.

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

Based on the data in the chart, which two statements are correct?

A. All insects became extinct in the Mesozoic era.

B. Plants first grew on land during the Paleozoic era.

C. An ice age occurred in the Mesozoic era that killed all

plants

D. Dinosaurs became extinct between the Mesozoic and

Cenozoic eras.

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