Second Grade Science Review

Topics Covered Include:

• Plant Life
• The Water Cycle
• Life Cycles
• Severe Weather
• Rock Types

By: Chelsea Denny

Plant Life

• Plants need water, sunlight, air, and nutrients

to stay alive.
• Plants can be helpful, like fruits, vegetables,
and trees.
• Plants can also be hurtful, like Poison Ivy,
Oak, and Sumac.
• Plants consist of different parts, some
examples include the stem, the leaves, the
flower, and the seeds.
• A plant begins it’s life cycle as a seed.
• Trees change throughout the seasons, in the
spring they grow leaves and flowers, while in
the fall, the trees lose leaves and begin to lay
dormant for the winter.
 The Water Cycle

Condensation is Evaporation
when water vapor is when
in the air cools warmth from
down and turns the sun
back into liquid causes water
water. Clouds are to rise into
made when vapor the air and
droplets join turn into
together. water vapor
(gas).

Precipitation is Collection is when water

when water falls falls from the clouds and
from the clouds collects in the oceans, rivers,
in the sky. and lakes. Most will soak into
the ground and soil.
Life Cycles

Life cycles differ

depending on the
type of animal. These
animals all begin as
eggs, while mammals
give birth to live
babies.
 Severe Weather

• Blizzard- An intense winter storm with high winds and lots of snow.

• Earthquake- The shaking or movement of a portion of the Earth’s

surface.

• Hurricane- An intense storm with swirling winds up to 150 miles per

hour.

• Tornado- A funnel cloud with spinning columns of air that drop down
from a severe thunderstorm.

• Flood- The result from days of heavy rain and/or melting snow.
 Rock Types

• Igneous- A type of rock that is formed

through the cooling and solidification of
magma or lava.

• Metamorphic- A type of rock that has

been changed by extreme heat and
pressure.

• Sedimentary- A type of rock that is

formed by the weathered remains of
other rocks.

• Fossils- The remains of a prehistoric

organism that is petrified in rock.
 Second Grade Review
Water Life
Plants Weather Rocks
Cycle Cycle

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Final Jeopardy
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◼ In order to stay alive, plants need air, nutrients,
sunlight, and what?

◼ Water
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◼ How does a plant start its life cycle?

◼ As a seed
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◼ What is one of the poisonous plants that we
covered?

◼ Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac.

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◼ Which part of a plant holds it upright?

◼ The Stem
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◼ What happens to a tree in the fall?

◼ The leaves fall off of the tree.

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◼ Water vapor droplets join together to form
what?

◼ Clouds
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◼ What is it called when warmth from the sun
causes water to rise into the air and turn into
water vapor (gas)?

◼ Evaporation
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◼ What is it called when water vapor in the air
cools down and turns back into liquid water?

◼ Condensation
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◼ What is it called when water falls from the
clouds in the sky?

◼ Precipitation
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◼ What is it called when water falls from the
clouds and collects in the oceans, rivers, and
lakes?

◼ Collection
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◼ What is the first stage of a bird’s life cycle?

◼ Hatching from an egg.

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◼ Does a mammal hatch from an egg?

◼ No, it is born from a live birth.

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◼ What does a frog egg hatch into?

◼ A Tadpole
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◼ What does a caterpillar turn into?

◼ A Butterfly
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◼ What type of insect forms a chrysalis?

◼ A caterpillar
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◼ An intense winter storm with high winds and lots
of snow is called what?

◼ A Blizzard
 4 - $200
◼ The shaking or movement of a portion of the
Earth’s surface is called what?

◼ An Earthquake
 4 - $300
◼ An intense storm with swirling winds up to 150
miles per hour is called what?

◼ A Hurricane
 4 - $400
◼ A funnel cloud with spinning columns of air that
drop down from a severe thunderstorm is called
what?

◼ A Tornado
 4 - $500
◼ What is the result from days of heavy rain
and/or melting snow?

◼ A Flood
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◼ Which type of rock is formed through the cooling
and solidification of magma or lava?

◼ Igneous Rock
 5 - $200
◼ What are the remains of a prehistoric organism
that is petrified in rock?

◼ Fossils
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◼ Which type of rock has been changed by
extreme heat and pressure?

◼ Metamorphic Rock
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◼ Which type of rock is formed by the weathered
remains of other rocks?

◼ Sedimentary Rock
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◼ What is the difference between a pebble and a
boulder?

◼ A pebble is small and a boulder is big.

 Final Jeopardy
◼ The water cycle is powered by the sun’s energy
and what else?

◼ Gravity