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Worksheets3rd Gr EOY
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is position?
The movement of an object.
The location of an object.
What is motion?
A change in position.
A change in force.
When your position changes, you're in ____________.
motion
force
Which of these are examples of motion?
Turning around
Moving side to side
Traveling
All of them
What is speed?
A measure of how fast something moves.
A measure of how you move.
A push moves things _______ .
Close to you
Away from you
A pull moves things _______ .
Close to you
Away from you
When you pick things up, you're _______.
pushing
pulling
Which requires more force to move it?
A heavy object, like a bowling ball.
A light object, like a tennis ball
Friction is a force that ______ against an object to slow its motion.
pushes
pulls
According to your reading, forces move things.
TRUE
FALSE
Which force pulls objects towards the center of the earth?
Gravity
Friction
Which force also produces heat?
Gravity
Friction
Forces can be applied in different directions.
TRUE
FALSE
An object moves in the _________ direction a force is applied.
SAME
OPPOSITE
What happens when you PUSH a ball?
It moves away
It moves closer
What happens when you PULL a ball?
It moves away
It moves closer
Mrs. Gibson creates an experiment with different heights of ramps to see which height makes a toy car travel farther. What is the variable?
Size of the car
Height of the ramp
Distance the car travels
Surface of the ramp
Students roll toy cars down the same ramp with different coverings like carpet, foil, and sandpaper. What are they trying to test?
How does the height of a ramp affect the distance a car will roll?
How does the mass of the car affect the distance a car will roll?
How does the surface of a ramp affect how fast a car will travel?
How does the surface of a ramp affect the distance a car will roll?
Frogs have to blend in with their environment. This lets them hide from predators. What can you tell about these frogs?
The frogs have equal chances at survival.
Neither frog will be able to survive in their environment.
The blue frog has a better chance at survival.
The green frog has a better chance at survival.
Which organism is more likely to survive in this environment?
White organism with no fur
White organism with fur
Brown organism with fur
None of them will survive
What is the definition of a trait?
a description of how something works or why something happens
a living thing
Something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size
to stay alive
Penguins have long flippers, sharp beaks, and are black on top/white on the bottom. They live in the arctic and have seals as their predator. What are some adaptive traits that could help this penguin survive in this environment?
Check all that apply.
They are white underneath, which makes it harder for them to be seen
Sharp beak helps them catch fish
Flippers help them swim
They have a short stiff tail to balance
Which animals would stay safe from predators
by blending in with their environment?
Check all that apply
Giraffe
Polar bear
Zebra
Owl
What is an organism?
an animal that hunts and eats other animals
a living thing, such as a plant or an animal
The parts and the way those parts work together
What is an environment?
all the living and nonliving things in an area
the differences in traits of organisms in a population
making it easier for an organism to meet its needs
An adaptive trait is a trait that makes it easier for an organism to meet its needs in an environment and survive.
What is the adaptive trait in this picture?
white colored body
brown colored body
A non adaptive trait is a trait that makes it harder for an organism to meet its needs in an environment.
What is the non adaptive trait in this picture?
yellow shell color
green grass
breakable shell
strong shell
Both yellow shell color and breakable shell
In a population, are organisms with adaptive traits more likely to survive in their environment?
yes
no
Biomimicry engineers get their ideas from
Observing the traits of organisms
Observing car parts
To ______________ means to stay alive.
Inference
Organism
Survive
Engineer
A group of the same kind of organism make up a ...
Environment
Population
Inference
All of the living and nonliving things in an area is called
Environment
Inference
Organism
What are some of the things that organisms need in order to survive. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
Friends
Food
Rocks
Water
To avoid predators
A Red Eye Tree Frog needs a lot of water to keep their skin moist. What environment will meet that need?
A desert where there is not much rain
The Alpine Tundra where there is some rain
The Tropical Forest where there is a lot of rain
When it is easy for organisms to meet their needs, it is...
More likely to survive
Less likely to survive
What do the bar graphs show us about the number of snails with yellow shells this year versus 10 years ago?
The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten smaller over the last 10 years.
The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten larger over the last 10 years.
Is this fish likely to survive in this environment?
Yes, the fish has everything it needs to survive.
No, the fish does not have everything it needs to survive.
Something you figure out based on observations and what you already know.
Engineer
Inference
Organism
