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Worksheets3rd Grade Science Benchmark Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Tyler turns on the light in his classroom. Which is the same form of energy as the light in his classroom?
Susie rubbing her hands together to get warm.
The traffic light turning green to signal for the cars to go.
Cason playing a guitar.
McKenna pressing the keys on a piano.
What type of energy puts off heat?
Thermal energy
Light energy
Sound energy
Mechanical energy
When an object makes a noise it is creating what kind of energy?
Light energy
Thermal energy
Mechanical energy
Sound energy
What does an object have to do for work to be done?
The object gets hot.
The object gets cold.
The object must move.
The person doing the work is tired.
Which student is NOT doing work?
The student pushing his friend on the swing.
The student pumping her legs to go higher on the swing.
The student twisting a jump rope.
The student hanging from the jungle gym.
If Amari lets go of a ball what force is going to make the ball drop to the ground?
The force of a push.
The force of a pull.
The force of gravity.
The force of magnetism.
What will mostly likely occur if you place a magnet near a paper clip and then continue to move the magnet closer to the paper clip?
The paper clip will move away from the magnet.
The paper clip will not interact with the magnet.
The paper clip will melt.
The paper clip will begin to move closer to the magnet.
Which item will NOT be attracted to a magnet?
a penny
a nail
another magnet
steel scissors
An asteroid belt is located between Mars and the first outer planet. Which outer planet is closest to the asteroid belt?
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of the planet?
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Which two planets are closest to Earth?
Mercury and Saturn
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus
Venus and Mars
Which is an accurate description of the relationship between the sun, Earth, and the moon?
The sun orbits around the Earth and moon.
The moon orbits the Earth as the Earth orbits the sun.
The sun and moon orbit the Earth.
The Earth orbits the moon and the sun.
What provides light and heat energy for the Earth?
the moon
the sun
Mars
the stars
What would happen to water left in an open container near a sunny window?
The sun would change the water from a liquid to a solid.
Heat from the sun would cause the water to evaporate.
The water would change from a gas to a liquid.
The sun's light would cause the water to condense.
The energy that fuels the water cycle comes from what source?
thunderstorms
the wind
the sun
lakes
How do volcanoes create new land?
By added gases to the atmosphere
By adding lava to Earth's surface and when the lava cools it becomes solid rock
By adding water vapor to the atmosphere
By adding heat to the Earth's surface
Which best describes a volcanic eruption?
*changes the shape of rivers
*can cause tornadoes to form
*the earth shakes
*causes ocean waves in increase in size
*causes lava to flow
*ash and gases are released
*causes the air to move fast
*can cause tornadoes to form
Which best describes an earthquake?
*lava flows
*ash and gases are released
*the earth shakes
*cracks form in the ground
*tornadoes form
*strong winds blow
*it causes heavy snow
*freezing temperatures
Which part of the earth is changed by an earthquake?
the oceans
the weather
the air
the land
What natural resource is formed from weathered rocks, decomposing plants and animal remains?
fresh water
soil
plants
air
What happens when you push something?
You cause it to move toward you.
You don't move it.
You cause it to move away from you.
You cause it to disappear.
What happens went you pull something?
It gets colder.
It moves away from you.
It moves towards to you.
It stays in the same position.
