3rd Grade Science Review #3 (Florida)

It was cold outside during Linda's soccer game. She wanted to warm her hands. Which of the following is the best way for Linda to produce new heat with her hands?

• Put her hands in her pockets

• Blow on her hands

• Rub her hands together quickly

• Wave her hands in the air

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If a tennis ball is rubbed with the same force each time on several surfaces, on which surface would the least amount of heat be produced?

• Carpet

• Gravel road

• Ice skating rink

• Paved road

Bryan slid across the carpet while trying to catch his dog. Bryan looked down and saw that his knees were now red. What reason best Bryan explains what caused his knees to turn red?

• Heat was produced as Bryan knees and the carpet rubbed together.

• Heat was produced as Bryan knees rubbed against the dog's fur.

• Bryan knees were red from falling down outside earlier that day.

• Bryan got bruised from playing with his dog.

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Two people are using a rope to climb a mountain. They forgot to wear gloves, and soon the palms of their hands looked red and felt hot. Which reason best explains why the palms of their hands are feeling hot as they climb with the rope?

• Heat is produced as their hands slide along the rough rope

• They have scratched their hands on the mountain

• Climbing a mountain takes a lot of hard work

• Their hands have gotten a sunburn

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Cayden sees car stopped at a red light. When the light turned green, smoke came up from the car's tires. Which most likely explains why smoke came from the tires?

• The tires caught fire while the car was stopped at the red light.

• The tires rubbed quickly against the street which produced heat.

• The Sun heated the road and the hot road made the tires smoke.

• The tires had holes in them and the air coming out looked like smoke.

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What is the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other?

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Tension

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

• Motion
• Friction
• Work
• Displacement

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What does friction do to a skateboarder going up a ramp?

• speeds them up

• no impact

• slows them down

• gives them a high five

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What is friction?

• A type of energy

• A force that opposes motion

• A way to increase speed

• A kind of magnetic attraction

When you slide a book across a table, what role does friction play?

• It helps the book move faster

• It stops the book from moving

• It opposes the motion of the book

• It has no effect on the book

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