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Worksheets3rd grade Science Snapshot 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What planet is farther from the sun than Mars but closer to the sun than Saturn?
Jupiter
Earth
Uranus
Venus
What best describes BOTH Volcanoes and Earthquakes?
Dirt gets loose and slides down a large hill
A Pyroclastic Cloud explodes outwards at a rapid pace
The ground can shake and cracks appear in the earth's crust
Soil is washed away and the surface is covered in water
What is the biggest problem with this picture?
The planets aren't the right shape
The rings on the planets aren't accurate
All the planets are actually brown
The planets are too big compared to the size of the sun
The theory of gravity helps to explain which of the following?
Global climate differences
Animal adaptations to their environements
The impacts of natural disasters on the earth's crust
The orbit of planets around our sun
What is a limitation of a baking soda and vinegar volcano model?
The size
Land forming after an eruption from hardening magma
Physical properties of lava
All of the above
How do plants help form soil?
They use the soil to grow
The die and decompose and become part of the soil
Plants help animals living in soil
They protect soil from harmful UV rays
What is the sun?
A moon
An asteroid
A planet
A star
What types of energy come directly from the sun to earth?
Kinetic and Potential
Light and Sound
Thermal and Light
Electrical and Thermal
What location would most likely have the most humus in the soil?
A large field with many flowers and grasses
A mountain with very cold wind
An ocean with many fish
A very hot desert
What statement best describes the sun?
It has many craters
It is made of boiling hot gas
It has a hard solid surface
It has a hard solid core
Which of the following observations would NOT be supported by observing the sun outside?
The sun is near to us
The sun gives off heat
The sun gives off light
The sun is bright
Shaking rocks in a jar to make soil best represents...
Erosion
Weathering
Boiling
A change in mass
What is the name of the probe humans sent to fly by Pluto?
WALL-E
New Horizions
The Horizon Probe
New Hampshire Probe
If I place organic material in a container and over time it turns into soil, what process has taken place?
Humus-ification
Condensation
Decomposition
Freezing
Which term best describes soil?
Metallic
Magnetic
Solution
Mixture
