Asset practice - Comprehension type

The solar system is the Sun and the objects that travel around it including the [blank_start]_____[blank_end] planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Each of the planets follow an oval-shaped path around the [blank_start]_______[blank_end] which is called the planet's orbit. Many of the planets also have moons which are celestial objects that orbit another body in space. Finally, there is also an asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter containing irregularly shaped objects called asteroids.

All living things need food and energy to survive. The food-making and energy process for plants to survive is called [blank_start]_______.[blank_end] Plants make food and produce [blank_start]_______[blank_end] through photosynthesis. The process is complex but with the sun, [blank_start]______,[blank_end] nutrients from the soil, oxygen, and chlorophyll, a plant makes its own food in order to survive.

Magnet has a [blank_start]________[blank_end] and south pole. The north pole of a magnet will [blank_start]________[blank_end] the south pole of a magnet. The north pole of a magnet will [blank_start]________[blank_end] the north pole of a magnet, and the south pole will repel the south pole. In short, like poles repel, and unlike poles attract.

[blank_start]_________[blank_end]_ pollution is made up of gases, dust, odors, particles, smoke, fumes, and other substances which can be harmful to [blank_start]____________[blank_end]animals, plants, and all living organisms.

The giant yellow ball in the sky is the [blank_start]________[blank_end]. At any given time throughout each day the Sun is shining, and it is day time somewhere. The Sun gives off [blank_start]________[blank_end] provides energy for living things, and can be used to provide [blank_start]_______[blank_end] power for electricity. The Sun appears to be moving across the sky as it shines throughout the day. As the Sun shines, the shadows change, and soon the day will come to ends it. Finally, in the evening the Sun seems to disappear as it becomes dark.

Many animals hunt to find food. Those they hunt are called their prey. The [blank_start]______[blank_end] wants to hide from the [blank_start]______.[blank_end] They want to make themselves look different from what they are and blend in with their surroundings. This blending in is called [blank_start]____________.[blank_end]

The diet of each animal species determines whether they are herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores. Animals that eat only plants are called [blank_start]______________,[blank_end] animals that eat animal flesh or meat are called [blank_start]______________[blank_end]and animals that eat both plants and animals are [blank_start]______________[blank_end]. Most human beings are omnivores.

A [blank_start]__________[blank_end] tooth is a pointed, cone-shaped tooth used for biting and chewing. [blank_start]____________[blank_end], are used for crushing and grinding plants.

The life cycle of a honey bee is made up of four stages: [blank_start]_______[blank_end]_, [blank_start]_________,[blank_end] [blank_start]___________,[blank_end] and [blank_start]____________[blank_end]

Elephants live in the [blank_start]_______________.[blank_end] African elephants live south of the Sahara Desert, in central and west Africa and in Mali. They are [blank_start]_____________[blank_end] animals. They use their [blank_start]___________[blank_end] to dig up roots and strip the bark off trees. An adult elephant can eat as much as three hundred pounds of food a day.