3rd Grade Science EOY Benchmark

In the illustration, which is an example of a gas?

• The glass

• The ice cubes

• The bubbles

• The straw

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Which of the following natural events would promote the growth of new plants?

• Snow falling on the ground

• Long periods of darkness

• Rain and warm temperatures

• A very strong earthquake

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What is most likely the FIRST thing to result from having fewer field mice in the food chain pictured here?

• The snakes would have to find another food source.

• The plants that make seeds would decrease in number.

• The eagles would have to fly away to a location.

• The mice would eat many more kinds of seeds.

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If a box of wax crayons was left in a hot car, all of the following could happen EXCEPT--

• the crayons could change shape.

• the colors could mix together.

• the wax could become liquid.

• the paper wrappers could melt.

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Canada Geese and many other birds migrate to different climates when —

• the wind blows harder

• temperatures get cooler

• the flowers begin to bloom

• rain clouds fill the sky

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When an ice cube melts, what change in phase is occurring?

• A liquid becoming a gas

• A solid becoming a gas

• A gas becoming a liquid

• A solid becoming a liquid

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Which of the following is represented in the diagram above?

• Evaporation of water

• Transfer of energy

• Reflection of light

• Animal life cycle

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Studying the fossils of a certain region is best for giving scientists evidence about which of the following characteristics of that area?

• The rates of weathering and erosion

• The type of environment long ago

• The number of earthquakes during the year

• The kind of climate in the future

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The chart below shows population changes after a recent flood.

The information in this table shows that floods –

• are harmful to all species living in the habitat.

• cause changes that help some species thrive.

• result in large temperature changes.

• make populations of most species increase.

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All of the following are changes to an environment that could help an animal thrive EXCEPT

• more of the kind of plants the animal eats.

• fewer predators that eat the animal.

• less rain during the spring and summer.

• removal of animals that eat the same food.

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