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Science-3rd Grade

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Atlantic Ocean is located on the ________ side of the state of Georgia.
a)
East
b)
West
c)
South
2.
A habitat provides a place in which a plant or animal has all they need to ____________.
a)
eat
b)
survive
c)
balance
3.
What type of rock forms by layers being squeezed together?
a)
sedimintary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
4.
How do you create a temporary magnet?
a)
break a magnet in half
b)
rub a magnet on a nail
c)
rub a magnet on a battery
5.
Joey used an oven mitt to take something out of the oven that was hot.  The oven mitt is an example of a ___________.
a)
conductor
b)
inductor
c)
insulator
6.
The land between the mountains and coastal plain is the
a)
valley.
b)
piedmont.
c)
wetlands.
d)
swamp.
7.
Why is mica a mineral?
a)
It is rare on Earth.
b)
People mine it.
c)
It is made of rocks.
d)
It is a solid that has never been alive and is found in nature.
8.

Which of the following is an example of matter?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Books

d)

All of the Above

9.

What is the process when plants turn light into energy?

a)

Cycle

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Transpiration

d)

Germination

10.

The majority of Earth's surface is covered with what?

a)

Sand

b)

Grass

c)

Water

d)

Soda

11.

Which of these animals lives mostly in fresh water?

a)

Whales

b)

Sharks

c)

Dolphins

d)

Frog

12.

What type of change is breaking glass?

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

13.
In which Georgia habitat are you most likely to find cattails, waterlilies, and leopard frogs?
a)
a river valley in the mountains
b)
a pond in the coastal plain
c)
where the Atlantic Ocean meets the shoreline
d)
on top of a hill in the piedmont
14.
Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?
a)
sunlight
b)
trees
c)
air
d)
gasoline
15.

Observe/Observation

a)

when you gather information about something using your senses

( hear, feel, touch, taste, smell)

b)

a test to try to answer in science

c)

to study something carefully

16.

Investigate

a)

to write down

b)

all the information you collect

c)

to study something carefully to answer a question about it

17.

record

a)

to write down

b)

to study something carefully

c)

to put in order

18.

What tool is this and what is it used for?

a)

Cup used to Drink

b)

Beaker used for pouring

c)

Graduated Cylinder used to Measure liquid Volume

d)

A Science thingy

19.

What tool is this and what is it used for?

a)

Drinking

b)

Filing containers

c)

making shapes

d)

used to blow air

20.

A microscope can increase the ________ you see by increasing the number of times an object is magnified.

a)

size

b)

large

c)

small

d)

measuring tape

21.
What goes first in the water cycle?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condesation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Run-Off
22.

What planet is farther from the sun than Mars but closer to the sun than Saturn?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Uranus

d)

Venus

23.

What is the biggest problem with this picture?

a)

The planets aren't the right shape

b)

The rings on the planets aren't accurate

c)

All the planets are actually brown

d)

The planets are too big compared to the size of the sun

24.

The force of _______ pulls things toward Earth.

a)

magnetism

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

none of the above

25.

To bounce light, sound, or heat off of a surface.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Evaporation

d)

Conduction

26.

To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy.

a)

Behavior

b)

Climate

c)

Absorb

d)

Mechanical