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Worksheets3rd grade Amplify Science Review for Balancing Forces and Weather
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 57mins
Does the magnet hold the paper clip through 50 pieces of paper?
yes
no
Why do you think the magnet does not hold 50 pieces of paper?
The magnet is round.
The magnet is too weak to hold through 50 sheets of paper.
The magnet is turned off.
What question could these students be investigating?
How strong is the paper clip?
Does the number of paper clips change the force of the magnet?
Can a magnet attract an object that it is not touching?
Does the direction of the magnet matter?
What will increasing or decreasing the amount of paper do?
Adding more paper will change nothing.
It will weaken the magnet itself.
More paper will weaken the amount of force exerted on the paper clip.
Decreasing paper will make the force of the magnet stronger.
Which forces are acting on the dominoes that are standing up?
gravity
magnetic force
balanced force
friction
This tractor has an electromagnet being used to lift heavy scrap metal. Why would the scrap metal fall?
The magnet was turned off.
The magnet was turned on.
The metal was too heavy.
The magnet is turned backwards.
These two men are trying to move this box across the room. Will their strategy work? Why or why not?
It will work because they are both pushing.
It will work because two men pushing will make the box light.
It will not work because they are pushing against each other.
It will not work because one is pushing and one is pulling.
Will this man be able to push this car very far alone, or will he need help?
He will be able to push it very far. It is a small car.
He is pushing the car.
He will not be able to push the car very far alone. The car is too heavy. The forces are unbalanced.
He will not be able to push it very far, because the car is pushing back.
What are these two men creating right now?
They are creating a balanced force that will result in the couch moving.
They are creating a pull which will result in the couch moving.
They are creating an unbalanced force that will result in the couch moving.
They are creating a magnetic force that will result in the couch moving.
Which child will push their car the farthest?
A
B
C
Why will the child in picture A have the hardest time pushing his car?
His car is very small, and he is very large.
His car is very large, and he is very small.
He is very small, and is car is very slow.
His car is the heaviest because it has a grown up in it.
What will happen to the girl in the pink shirt if the boy in the green shirt pulls harder than her?
The boy will fall because he pulls too hard.
The girl will go backwards because of his push.
The girl will go forward because his force is stronger than hers.
The girl will fall because she doesn't know how to skate.
During an investigation a class observed that a spoon was attracted to magnets. What can they infer about the spoon?
It is made of magnets.
It is made of aluminum.
It is made of iron.
It is made of plastic.
The chart below shows forces and the objects in which the forces act between. Select the object that is missing.
any object
earth
the ground
air
Which statement explains what caused the truck to move in trials 3 and 4?
When one student pushed with more force than the other student, the truck rolled.
When both students pushed with the same force, the trucked rolled to the right or the left.
Josh is getting ready to do an investigation. He want to move an object using touching forces. Which test will show that touching force moves objects.
He could drop a feather from several height and see how fast it falls.
He could push a toy car into a tower of wooden blocks until the objects collide.
He could run a balloon over his shirt and hold it over his head to make his hair stand up.
he could us a magnet to pull a stack of paper clips from one end of the table to the other.
Which kind of force is happening in this picture?
balanced force
unbalanced force
magnetic force
non touching force
This girl is about to hit this volleyball. Predict the path of the volleyball after the girl hits it.
It will go up.
It will go down.
It will go backwards.
It will stay in the air.
____________ is the push or pull between two magnets, or the pull of a magnet on some kinds of metal.
force
magnetic force
attract
repel
____________ is the information that helps explain something or answer a question.
observe
evidence
attract
repel
When we ______________we use any of our five senses to gather information about something.
explain
balance
repel
observe
A _________________ is a push or pull.
swing
force
gravity
train
A ________________ force is a force that acts between two objects that are touching each other.
non-touching
magnet
touching
obsevation
______________ is the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching.
gravity
magnets
repels
explain
To _____________ is to push an object away without even touching it.
force
gravity
attract
repel
When you ______________, you describe how something works or why something happens.
observe
attract
explain
write
To _____________ is to pull on an object, even without touching.
repel
attract
evidence
observe
A ________________ force is a force that acts between objects that are NOT touching each other.
obsevational
evidence
non-touching
touching
A _____________ is an illustration that explains how something works or what it's parts are.
diagram
attract
model
repel
____________________ is information that helps explain something or answer a question.
observe
model
force
evidence
______________ is a push or pull.
evidence
diagram
force
gravity
We _______________ to try to learn more about something.
investigate
repel
exert
explain
A _______________ is an object that pulls on some kinds of metal and pushes and pulls on other magnets, even without touching them.
magnet
diagram
repel
gravity
A ________________ is an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.
force
gravity
model
attract
When you __________________, you use any of your five senses to gather information about something.
observe
force
repel
exert
To cause a force to act on an object is to
diagram
investigate
magnet
exert
A _____________________________________ is the push or pull between two magnets, or the pull of magnet on some kinds of metal.
touching force
magnetic force
explain
gravity
To ________________ is to describe how something works or why it something happens.
force
read
write
explain
A ______________________ is when multiple forces of equal strength acting on an object.
explain
balanced force
analyze
magnetic force
To ________________ is to think of a new way to make something.
design
explain
analyze
write
An ______________________ is kind of magnet that can be turned on and off.
forced magnet
magnet engineer
electromagnet
electricity
An __________________________ is a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem.
engineer
imagineer
magnet
teacher
An ___________________________ happens when multiple forces of unequal strength act on an object.
touching force
engineering
unbalanced force
analysis
When you need to make sense of data, you need to _______________.
model
exert
design
analyze
A scientist who studies weather is a _________.
metronome
graph
meteorologist
precipitation
A _______ is a proposed answer to a question.
evidence
claim
graph
answer
What is happening outside with the air, sky, including precipitation, temperature, and wind is the ______.
weather
natural
pattern
temperature
______ is how hot or cold something is.
measure
temperature
thermometer
gauge
Water that falls to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is ____.
thermometer
temperature
weather
precipitation
Something that we observe to be similar over and over again is a _____.
weather
pattern
season
claim
________ is observations or measurements recorded in an investigation.
argument
evidence
data
measurements
When you _____, you use a tool to find out information such as how heavy, how big, how fast, or how hot or cold something is.
graph
claim
argue
measure
When you _____, you make a picture in your mind using information from different sources.
claim
study
investigate
visualize
You can make a ______ as a way of organizing numbers that can help you see patterns.
claim
graph
pattern
measurement
This thermometer is showing _______ *F.
66
20
80
60
This thermometer reads ___________ *F.
0
26
20
30
This thermometer reads _______ *F.
120
100
40
105
This thermometer reads_______*C.
30
20
65
70
This thermometer reads_______*C.
30
20
65
70
This thermometer reads ______*C.
10
25
0
30
This thermometer reads ______*C.
105
45
100
50
How much rainfall did we collect?
20 mm
40 mm
36 mm
10 mm
If it were 80*F, which of the following would you NOT wear?
swim suit
winter coat
tshirt
sunglasses
If it was 50*F, which of the following would you NOT need?
winter boots
winter hat
hot chocolate
shorts
Which city has the highest average rainfall?
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Toronto
Halifax
Which city had about 750 mm of rainfall?
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Toronto
Halifax
Which day in October had the warmest weather?
October 3rd
October 8th
October 9th
October 10th
What day in October had the coldest weather?
October 8
October 1st
October 3rd
October 5th
Using the graph, what was the temperature on October 7th?
75*
80*
70*
60*
A type of graph that shows data along a number line using X's is a ___________.
bar graph
circle graph
line plot
chart
Meteorologists use four seasons to describe weather. Which of the following do they use?
winter, summer, spring, fall
rain, snow, sleet, hail
north, south, east, west
warm,cold, rainy, dry
The typical weather in a place over a long period of time is the _____.
overall weather
climate
precipitation
forecast
What kind of precipitation do you think most likely falls in Cape Town?
snow
sleet
hail
rain
What do you think will be the rainiest month in Cape Town in the future?
July
June
March
December
When is the wet season in Okinawa Island, Japan?
January-March
September-November
May- August
December-February
When is the warm season in Anchorage Alaska?
January-March
October-January
June - September
August-November
If it rained today it is going to rain tomorrow.
true
false
Not all places on Earth have 4 seasons.
True
False
If it has been cold for the last month and the temperature has been in the 40's. I can predict that the weather will be in the 40's again tomorrow.
true
false
If the temperature has been in the 90's all month then I can predict that next month it will also be in the 90's.
true
false
Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?
road work
hurricane
flood
earthquake
What can you do to help prevent your house from flooding?
Build a tall roof so the water slides off easily.
Build sturdy walls for strong winds.
Build your house up off the ground on stilts.
Plant lots of trees around your house.
If you are outside during a tornado, which of the following is the safest way to protect yourself?
Hide under a tree.
RUN!
Get to a low place, like a ditch, and cover your head.
Stand in the driveway and watch it.
What could you do to prevent house damage in a hurricane? Choose TWO!
build your house on stilts
build your house with light weighted materials
build your house with a strong roof
build your house with lots of insulation.
