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3rd Gr EOY

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is position?

a)

The movement of an object.

b)

The location of an object.

2.

What is motion?

a)

A change in position.

b)

A change in force.

3.

When your position changes, you're in ____________.

a)

motion

b)

force

4.

Which of these are examples of motion?

a)

Turning around

b)

Moving side to side

c)

Traveling

d)

All of them

5.

What is speed?

a)

A measure of how fast something moves.

b)

A measure of how you move.

6.

A push moves things _______ .

a)

Close to you

b)

Away from you

7.

A pull moves things _______ .

a)

Close to you

b)

Away from you

8.

When you pick things up, you're _______.

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

9.

Which requires more force to move it?

a)

A heavy object, like a bowling ball.

b)

A light object, like a tennis ball

10.

Friction is a force that ______ against an object to slow its motion.

a)

pushes

b)

pulls

11.

According to your reading, forces move things.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Which force pulls objects towards the center of the earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

13.

Which force also produces heat?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

14.

Forces can be applied in different directions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

An object moves in the _________ direction a force is applied.

a)

SAME

b)

OPPOSITE

16.

What happens when you PUSH a ball?

a)

It moves away

b)

It moves closer

17.

What happens when you PULL a ball?

a)

It moves away

b)

It moves closer

18.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
19.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
20.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
pounds
c)
grams
d)
meters
21.
If you pull the cord, what direction will the box move?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
Left
d)
Right
22.
What is a force that works AGAINST MOTION?
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
23.
True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
25.

Mrs. Gibson creates an experiment with different heights of ramps to see which height makes a toy car travel farther. What is the variable?

a)

Size of the car

b)

Height of the ramp

c)

Distance the car travels

d)

Surface of the ramp

26.

Students roll toy cars down the same ramp with different coverings like carpet, foil, and sandpaper. What are they trying to test?

a)

How does the height of a ramp affect the distance a car will roll?

b)

How does the mass of the car affect the distance a car will roll?

c)

How does the surface of a ramp affect how fast a car will travel?

d)

How does the surface of a ramp affect the distance a car will roll?

27.

Frogs have to blend in with their environment. This lets them hide from predators. What can you tell about these frogs?

a)

The frogs have equal chances at survival.

b)

Neither frog will be able to survive in their environment.

c)

The blue frog has a better chance at survival.

d)

The green frog has a better chance at survival.

28.

Which organism is more likely to survive in this environment?

a)

White organism with no fur

b)

White organism with fur

c)

Brown organism with fur

d)

None of them will survive

29.

What is the definition of a trait?

a)

a description of how something works or why something happens

b)

a living thing

c)

Something that can be observed about an organism, such as color or size

d)

to stay alive

30.

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.

a)

They are white underneath, which makes it harder for them to be seen

b)

Sharp beak helps them catch fish

c)

Flippers help them swim

d)

They have a short stiff tail to balance

31.

Which animals would stay safe from predators

by blending in with their environment?


Check all that apply

a)

Giraffe

b)

Polar bear

c)

Zebra

d)

Owl

32.

What is an organism?

a)

an animal that hunts and eats other animals

b)

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

c)

The parts and the way those parts work together

33.

What is an environment?

a)

all the living and nonliving things in an area

b)

the differences in traits of organisms in a population

c)

making it easier for an organism to meet its needs

34.

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?

a)

white colored body

b)

brown colored body

35.

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?

a)

yellow shell color

b)

green grass

c)

breakable shell

d)

strong shell

e)

Both yellow shell color and breakable shell

36.

In a population, are organisms with adaptive traits more likely to survive in their environment?

a)

yes

b)

no

37.

Biomimicry engineers get their ideas from

a)

Observing the traits of organisms

b)

Observing car parts

38.

To ______________ means to stay alive.

a)

Inference

b)

Organism

c)

Survive

d)

Engineer

39.

A group of the same kind of organism make up a ...

a)

Environment

b)

Population

c)

Inference

40.

All of the living and nonliving things in an area is called

a)

Environment

b)

Inference

c)

Organism

41.

What are some of the things that organisms need in order to survive. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Friends

b)

Food

c)

Rocks

d)

Water

e)

To avoid predators

42.

A Red Eye Tree Frog needs a lot of water to keep their skin moist. What environment will meet that need?

a)

A desert where there is not much rain

b)

The Alpine Tundra where there is some rain

c)

The Tropical Forest where there is a lot of rain

43.

When it is easy for organisms to meet their needs, it is...

a)

More likely to survive

b)

Less likely to survive

44.

What do the bar graphs show us about the number of snails with yellow shells this year versus 10 years ago?

a)

The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten smaller over the last 10 years.

b)

The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten larger over the last 10 years.

45.

Is this fish likely to survive in this environment?

a)

Yes, the fish has everything it needs to survive.

b)

No, the fish does not have everything it needs to survive.

46.

Something you figure out based on observations and what you already know.

a)

Engineer

b)

Inference

c)

Organism