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Science Review Third Grade End of Year

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This makes organisms look like their parents. 
a)
 Eye color
b)
 Learned traits
c)
Hair color
d)
Inherited Traits
2.
Which of the following is the BEST choice to lift a piano to a third floor window? a.  lever b.  pulley c.  wedge d.  wheel and axle
a)
lever
b)
pulley
c)
wedge
d)
wheel and axle
3.
The number of a group of the same kind of living things that live in the same place is called a . a.  ecosystem b.  population c.  community d.  habitat
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
habitat
4.
Suppose you are standing in a pond. Your friend tries to sneak up on you, but you see him coming. You see him in the pond because of . a.  reflection b.  refraction c.  absorption d.  noise in the grass
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
d)
noise in the grass
5.
Which planet is closest to the sun? a.  Venus b.  Uranus c.  Mercury d.  Mars
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
6.
What is the term that means to travel from one place to another? 
a)
hibernate
b)
instinct
c)
camouflage
d)
migrate
7.
A rabbit is a ________. 
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
8.
The part of the Earth that is tilted away from the sun  a.  gets more direct sun b.  gets less direct sun c.  gets no direct sun d.  gets sun 24 hours a day
a)
gets more direct sun
b)
gets less direct sun
c)
gets no direct sun
d)
gets sun 24 hours a day
9.
Our Solar System has _____ planets revolving around the Sun.
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
6
10.
The moon orbits around the earth. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Plants make their own food by . a.  Photosynthesis b.  Chemosynthesis
a)
 Photosynthesis
b)
Chemosynthesis
12.
Which of these words is the name for the imaginary line in which the Earth rotates? 
a)
sun
b)
axis
c)
model
d)
globe
13.
A tool that is used to measure temperature. a.  insulator b.  thermometer c.  conductor d.  expand
a)
insulator
b)
thermometer
c)
conductor
d)
expand
14.
What do plants provide? 
a)
diamonds for mom 
b)
ars for people
c)
 gold for banks 
d)
homes and food for animals
15.
Most fossils are found in  a.  Soil b.  Igneous Rock c.  Sedimentary Rock
a)
soil
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
silly putty
16.
A _________  is a large stream of water that runs into a lake, ocean, or other body of water.
a)
branch
b)
river
c)
pond
d)
sea
17.
To analyze the data means to look at or examine the information you were testing. 
a)
true
b)
false
18.
To move in a circle around an object is to  a.  shadow b.  eclipse c.  rotate d.  revolve
a)
shadow
b)
eclipse
c)
rotate
d)
revolve
19.
Stopping light and holding it in is . a.  reflection b.  refraction c.  absorption d.  prism
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
d)
prism
20.
All planets have only one moon. 
a)
true
b)
false
21.
What is hibernation? 
a)
esting in which animals sleep to survive the winter
b)
a color or pattern that helps an animal get food
c)
when an animal is born
d)
when an animal is an adult
22.
What keeps planets in their orbits? a.  light b.  magnetism c.  gravity d.  electricity
a)
light
b)
magnetism
c)
gravity
d)
electricity
23.
_________ are an organism's young. 
a)
traits
b)
learned
c)
inherited
d)
offspring
24.
People are mammals. 
a)
yes
b)
no
25.
People and animals can gain new skills over time. These new skills are called ___________,
a)
inherited traits
b)
heredity
c)
learned traits
d)
offspring
26.
Volume is the amount of ________ that matter takes up.
a)
gases
b)
space
c)
liquid
d)
solid
27.
The movement of electric charges is _________________.
a)
sound energy
b)
open circuit
c)
light energy
d)
electric energy
28.
The moon goes through throughout the month. a.  Orbits b.  Phases c.  Axis d.  Constellations
a)
orbits
b)
phrases
c)
axis
d)
constellations
29.
Thorns are an adaptation that . a.  helps the plant keep water inside the leaves. b.  helps the plant keep water inside the leaves. c.  pokes animals that might try to eat the plant.
a)
helps the plant keep water inside the leaves
b)
attracts pollinators
c)
pokes animals that might try to eat the plant.
d)
Have no use
30.
What happens when living things decompose? 
a)
grow healthy and strong
b)
they have babies
c)
they store up fat for the winter
d)
their parts break down in the soil.
31.
      __________  is land next to the ocean.
a)
coast
b)
mountain
c)
grassland
d)
jungle
32.
To means to change with age. a.  grow b.  respond c.  adapt d.  reproduce
a)
grow
b)
respond
c)
adapt
d)
reproduce
33.
A spider spinning a web is an example of . a.  mimicry b.  learned behavior c.  instinct d.  physical adaptation
a)
mimicry
b)
learned behavior
c)
instinct
d)
physical adaptation
34.
A living thing's habitat gives it everything it needs to survive. 
a)
true
b)
false
35.
What is a desert? 
a)
A very wet ecosystem
b)
A very dry ecosystem
c)
A cold and wet ecosystem
d)
A hot and dry ecosystem
36.
An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a . a.  Carnivore b.  Herbivore c.  Omnivore d.  None of the above
a)
carnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
ominivore
d)
none of these
37.
Heat energy flows from.... a.  hot objects to hotter objects. b.  cooler objects to warmer objects. c.  warmer objects to hotter objects. d.  warmer objects to cooler objects.
a)
 hot objects to hotter objects.
b)
cooler objects to warmer objects
c)
warmer objects to hotter objects
d)
 warmer objects to cooler objects.
38.
At which stage can an animal reproduce? a.  adult b.  egg c.  larva d.  pupa
a)
adult
b)
egg
c)
larva
d)
pupa
39.
Mass is the amount of an object has. a.  gases b.  liquids c.  matter
a)
gases
b)
liquids
c)
matter
40.
Renewable resources are  
a)
resources that cannot be reused or replaced
b)
 resources that will never run out 
c)
 resources that can be replaced to be used over and over again
d)
resources such as fossil fuels