Mrs. Scott's 3rd Grade EOY Science Review

Which of these birds MOST likely uses its beak to scoop up small fish for food?

• Image of bird A

• Image of bird B

• Image of bird C

• Image of bird D

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Abraham and his friends are playing tug-of-war as shown in the diagram below. Abraham claims that the forces on the rope are unbalanced. Which piece of evidence best supports his claim?

• The rope is not moving because both teams are pulling with equal amounts of force.

• The rope is not moving because Team B is pulling with more force.

• The rope is moving to the right because Team B is pulling with more force.

• The rope is moving to the right because Team A is pulling with more force.

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These plants usually grow straight up but they are growing at an angle. The plants are most likely responding to which factor in the environment?

• light

• water

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

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Fossils of woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats have been found in the same rock layer. Which conclusion can be made from this discovery?

• These animals lived in caves.

• These animals lived to be very old.

• These animals lived in large groups.

• These animals lived at the same time in history.

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Which picture shows the strongest magnetic attraction?

• Option A

• Option B

• Option C

• Option D

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The map shows where the Arctic habitat is located. It is extremely cold. Some animals can survive in the Arctic, some barely survive, and others cannot survive at all. Based on the information above, which animal would not be able to survive in the Arctic?

• red fox

• reindeer

• rattlesnake

• All three animals could survive in the Arctic.

The diagrams below represent the life cycles of four different insects. Which of these insects goes through a complete metamorphosis?

• Insect with multiple stages including larva and adult stages.

• Insect with stages showing gradual development without distinct larva stage.

• Insect with stages showing slight changes, mostly in size.

• Insect with distinct stages including egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

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The table below shows the average daytime temperature and the amount it rained each season in Lafayette. Based on the data in the table, which conclusion is true?

• There is more rain during the colder months.

• There is more rain during the warmer months.

• It rains more at the beginning of the year.

• Lafayette gets less than 40 inches of rain a year.

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Travis spilled a box of metal tacks in the tall grass. He wants to pick them up before anyone steps on them. The solution should cost less than $20. Which of these is the best solution for Travis' problem?

• shining light on grass - $10

• picking up tacks by hand - $0

• mowing tall grass - $150

• magnet tied to broom - $15

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The toy pictured below is called a Newton's Cradle. Its balls create a chain reaction. Jayvonne pulls ball 5 up and to the right and lets go. Ball 5 swings down and hits ball 4. The force transfers across the balls, and ball 1 swings up in the air to the left. What will happen next?

• A. Ball 1 will swing back down and hit ball 2.

• B. Ball 2 will swing up in the air to the left.

• C. Ball 1 will fly off the toy.

• D. Ball 2 will break.

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