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Worksheets3rd grade science review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
The material inside a heavy winter coat is called
a)
conduction
b)
conductor
c)
insulation
d)
insulator
2.
A potholder is an example of
a)
a conductor
b)
a conduction
c)
an insulator
d)
an insulation
3.
Rubbing your hands together is an example of
a)
friction
b)
heat
c)
thermal energy
d)
insulation
4.
To find out how hot something is, measure its
a)
heat
b)
thermal energy
c)
conduction
d)
temperature
5.
Which object produces (makes) heat?
a)
thermometer
b)
rug
c)
jacket
d)
fire
6.
A solar panel uses energy from what source?
a)
a campfire
b)
friction
c)
the sun
d)
electricity
7.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
8.
What is temperature?
a)
How hot or cold something is
b)
a number on a thermometer
c)
what I have when I am sick
d)
anything about 30 degrees
9.
Where is the force of attraction the strongest on a magnet?
a)
at the poles
b)
in the middle
c)
above the magnet
d)
below the magnet
10.
What happens when two bar magnets repel each other?
a)
The poles of the magnets pull toward each other.
b)
The poles of the magnets push away from each other.
c)
The centers of the magnets pull toward each other.
d)
The centers o the magnets push away from each other.
11.
What happens when two bar magnets attract each other?
a)
The poles of the magnets pull toward each other.
b)
The poles of the magnets push away from each other.
c)
The centers of the magnets pull toward each other.
d)
The centers of the magnets push way from each other.
12.
A magnet cannot not move which of the following objects?
a)
a paper clip
b)
a nail
c)
a toothpick
d)
a staple
13.
What are the north and south ends of a magnet called?
a)
borders
b)
tips
c)
caps
d)
poles
14.
The trace of remains of a living thing that died long ago.
a)
mineral
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
fossil
d)
rock
15.
What is the hardest mineral on the MOHS scale?
a)
copper
b)
apatite
c)
diamond
d)
talc
16.
The way a surface reflects light.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Hardness
d)
Color
17.
When rocks are broken and moved by things such as water, this is called...
a)
Heat
b)
Erosion
c)
Metamorphisis
d)
Compaction
18.
_____ breaks down rock with water, wind, and heat.
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Weathering
d)
Cementation
19.
What is weathering?
a)
The breaking down of rocks
b)
The movement of broken down rocks
c)
The weather
20.
The Piedmont area is known for its ________ colored clay.
a)
brown
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
red
21.
In which of Georgia's 5 main habitats would you most likely find a trout?
a)
tree
b)
river
c)
mountain
d)
valley
22.
Animals of this region include river otters, opossums, raccoons, squirrels, and deer.
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Mountains
c)
Swamp & Marsh
d)
Piedmont
23.
A place where a plant or an animal lives (HOME).
a)
organism
b)
fall lines
c)
Plateau
d)
habitat
24.
What is the highest point in Georgia?
a)
Mount Olympus
b)
Brasstown Bald
c)
Mount Saint Helens
d)
Cherokee Point
25.
Georgia has many habitats. Which is NOT a GA habitat?
a)
swamp
b)
piedmont
c)
desert
d)
mountains
26.
A ___________ is an area of gently rolling land between a coast and mountains.
a)
mountains
b)
swamp
c)
coastal plain
d)
piedmont
27.
Georgia has many habitats. Which is NOT a GA habitat?
a)
swamp
b)
piedmont
c)
desert
d)
mountains
28.
An ____________ is all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism.
a)
habitat
b)
environment
c)
ecology
d)
elevation
29.
A habitat is a place where a ....
a)
plant or animal lives.
b)
plant or animal likes to play.
c)
animal lives.
d)
plant lives.
30.
____________ is the addition of harmful materials to the environment.
a)
pollution
b)
ecotourism
c)
conservation
d)
recycle
31.
This type of pollution contaminates lakes, oceans, river, etc.
a)
air
b)
land
c)
water
32.
Which feels smooth when you rub it between your fingers?
a)
loam
b)
clay soil
c)
silt soil
d)
sandy soil
33.
A metal roof gets very hot on a summer day. What is the source of the heat energy?
a)
sun
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
weather
34.
Where would you find the MOST humus?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
sandy soil
d)
bedrock
35.
Pencils contain the mineral graphite. What property does graphite have that makes it useful in pencils?
a)
its shine
b)
its strength
c)
its low hardness
d)
its narrow shape
36.
Friction produces heat when two objects are
a)
mixed together.
b)
rubbed together.
c)
burned
d)
attracted to magnets.
37.
Which is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
outside color
b)
hardness
c)
a streak test
d)
trying to break it
38.
Rock that was once melted and then cooled and hardened is called what?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
volcanic rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
concrete
39.
A rock formed from material that settled in layers.
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
lead
c)
granite
d)
fossils
40.
The trace of remains of a living thing that died long ago.
a)
mineral
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
fossil
d)
rock
41.
Rocks that have been changed into a different kind of rock from heat, time and pressure are called:
a)
Metamophic
b)
Igneous
c)
Sedementary
d)
Rocky
42.
All rocks contain at least one mineral.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
44.
This rock was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
45.
Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.
a)
solid to liquid
b)
ice to water
c)
hot to cold
d)
solid to gas
46.
The way heat moves in liquids and gases is called _______.
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
temperature
47.
Heat moves by ______ when it travels from one solid to another solid.
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
thermal energy
d)
conduction
48.
The needle of a compass always points to which direction?
a)
south
b)
east
c)
west
d)
north
49.
You made a 100 on your most recent test. To display it proudly, you stick it to the _______________ with a magnet.
a)
couch
b)
TV screen
c)
refrigerator
d)
front window
50.
What landform is this?
a)
plateau
b)
river
c)
plain
d)
valley
51.
Can you name this landform?
a)
peninsula
b)
island
c)
lake
d)
river
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