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3rd Grade 1st Semester Final

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In an object can grow, needs nutrients, can reproduce, and need space it is _____________________?

a)

living

b)

nonliving

2.

I can test an object to see if it is living by asking?

a)

does it move when thrown, it is heavy, is it slippery?

b)

is it pretty, is it hard, is it dry?

c)

is it made up of element, does it eat?

d)

did it grow, can it reproduce, does it need nutrients, and is it made up of cells?

3.

An example of a nonliving thing is?

a)

a wooden door

b)

a dog

c)

a plant

d)

a rock

4.

To distinguish between living and nonliving things, all living things?

a)

can sit still for a long period of time

b)

respond to their environment, grow, need nutrients and air, reproduce, and need space

c)

have a smell

d)

are known by their movement and need for nutrients

5.

All living things need_____________?

a)

air, nutrients, and space

b)

water, carbon dioxide, and nutrients

c)

water, oxygen, and nutrients

d)

cells, air, and nutrients

6.

The smallest building block of life is?

a)

an element

b)

an atom

c)

a cell

d)

a molecule

7.

Earth's magnetism is thought to be caused by _____________?

a)

the sun rotating around the Earth

b)

the moon pull on the Earth

c)

molten iron moving slowly around the Earth's solid core

d)

a bunch of magnets

8.

The ____________ is a giant magnet.

a)

Earth

b)

clouds

c)

quartz crystals

d)

sun

9.

A __________________ is a magnet that has been used for thousands of year by travelers and tells the which direction is north.

a)

sunstone

b)

compass

c)

quartz

d)

piece of copper

10.

The same poles on magnets _______________ when they are near each other.

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

are neutral

11.

The opposite pole on magnets

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

are neutral

12.

A natural magnet is

a)

quartz

b)

lodestone

c)

mica

d)

diamond

13.

____________________ are magnetic

a)

gold, copper, and silver

b)

iron, nickel, and cobalt

c)

all metals

d)

aluminum, gold, and nickel

14.

The ends of a magnet are called

a)

axis

b)

repel

c)

attract

d)

poles

15.

We do not know if there is an end to smallness in matter?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Each positively charged proton attracts a negatively charged electron

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The elemental number tells you

a)

the number of substances the element contains

b)

the weight of one atom of that element

c)

how many atoms are in one gram of the element

d)

the number of protons the element contains

18.

An element is ______________

a)

a mixture of protons

b)

man made substances

c)

a piece of matter in its purest form. It can not be broke down any more

d)

is a combination of protons and neutrons

19.

What determines that type of atom it is?

a)

the number of protons the atom contains

b)

the number of elements the atom is made of

c)

the number of electrons the atom contains

d)

the total number of protons, electrons, and neutrons the atom contains

20.

An atom is the smallest particle of matter?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Particles that are positively charged

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

electrons

22.

Are neutral particles

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

electrons

23.

Particles that are negatively charged

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

electrons

24.

The fundamental building blocks of matter

a)

cells

b)

electrons

c)

protons

d)

atoms

25.

All living things are made up of cells

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is an example of nonrenewable energy?

a)

coal

b)

trees

c)

solar

d)

hydro

27.

What is an example of renewable energy?

a)

corn

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

uranium

28.

Energy can not be created or destroyed?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work, to make things happen, and to cause changes

b)

a light bulb

c)

turning on a light switch

d)

running and playing after eating sugar

30.

The majority of all energy on Earth comes from?

a)

wind

b)

oil

c)

the sun

d)

water

31.

What is the definition of evaporation?

a)

The process of liquid matter changing into a gas

b)

the process of a solid matter changing into a liquid

c)

the process of liquid matter changing into a solid

d)

the process of a gas changing into a solid

32.

What is the definition of solid?

a)

the state of matter that has a stable shape, not a liquid

b)

the state of matter that does not have a solid shape, a liquid

c)

the state of matter that you can not touch

d)

the state of matter that you can smell

33.

What is the definition of liquid?

a)

the state where matter that has a solid shape

b)

the state of matter that you can't smell or taste

c)

the state of matter that you can't touch or see

d)

the state of matter that flows freely, does not have a solid shape, but is of constant volume, like water or oil

34.

The three phases of matter are

a)

hard, soft, and slippery

b)

oxygen, nitrogen, xenon

c)

solid, liquid, and gas

d)

water, earth, and fire

35.

When water is boiled the stage of matter changes from

a)

a solid to a liquid

b)

a solid to a gas

c)

a liquid to a gas

d)

a liquid to a solid

36.

When water vapor is cooled it changes ____________?

a)

from a gas to a liquid

b)

from a gas to a solid

c)

from a liquid to a solid

d)

from a solid to a liquid

37.

When water freezes it changes ______________?

a)

from a gas to a solid

b)

from a gas to a liquid

c)

from a solid to a gas

d)

from a liquid to a solid

38.

What is matter?

a)

Something that is seen but not heard

b)

Something that has weight and takes up space

c)

Something that can be seen but not touched

d)

Something that can be smelled but not tasted

39.

What is the definition of gas?

a)

The state where matter will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, does not have a fixed shape or fixed volume.

b)

The state where matter is hard

c)

The state where matter has a smell but no taste

d)

The state where matter breaks easily

40.

What is the definition of energy?

a)

The capacity, ability,to do work

b)

The ability to sleep

c)

The ability to eat

d)

The ability to drink