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3rd Grade Physical Science Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An electric stove changes electrical energy into---

a)

light energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

heat/thermal energy

d)

sound energy

2.

When you plug in a lamp and turn the switch on, what is the evidence that energy is present?

a)

You have to turn it off to see the evidence of energy.

b)

You turned the switch on.

c)

The light is shining.

d)

You hear a click.

3.

What is the process where a solid changes to a liquid?

a)

freezing

b)

evaporating

c)

condensing

d)

melting

4.

What is the process where a liquid changes to a gas?

a)

freezing

b)

evaporating

c)

condensing

d)

melting

5.

What is the process where a gas changes to a liquid?

a)

freezing

b)

evaporating

c)

condensing

d)

melting

6.

What is the process where a liquid changes to a solid?

a)

freezing

b)

evaporating

c)

condensing

d)

melting

7.

When thermal energy is added, a solid changes to a ___________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

8.

When thermal energy is added, a liquid changes to a ___________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

9.

Which two properties of a chocolate candy bar will stay about the same after the chocolate bar is heated and melts?

a)

physical state and shape

b)

hardness and temperature

c)

color and mass

d)

texture and thickness

10.

What will happen to the mass of 100 mL of water when it freezes?

a)

There will be more mass.

b)

The mass will stay the same.

c)

There will be less mass.

11.

A student puts a soft drink and ice cubes into a glass. Later there is water on the outside of the glass. Where did the water come from?

a)

The water squeezed through the glass to the outside.

b)

The water came from the melting ice cubes.

c)

The water came from water vapor in the air.

d)

The water moved up the side of the glass and over the top.

12.

A mirror gets fogged up when someone takes a hot shower. What is the process that explains why water drops form on the mirror?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

13.

Chris left a glass of water on the table by his bed and forgot about it. A few days later, much of the water was gone. What happened to the water?

a)

It melted.

b)

It evaporated.

c)

It condensed.

d)

It froze.

14.

What forms of energy are produced by a campfire?

a)

thermal and mechanical

b)

electrical and sound

c)

thermal and light

d)

light and electrical

15.

What force causes a ball to eventually stop rolling after it is kicked?

a)

friction

b)

electricity

c)

gravity

d)

magnetism

16.

What makes the ice cream melt?

a)

heat

b)

refrigerator

c)

cooler

d)

freezer

17.

Gravity is a…

a)

push force

b)

pull force

c)

magnetic force

d)

balanced force

18.

What is force?

a)

a push or a pull on something

b)

an object heating up

c)

a magical element that a person named Luke must master

d)

zero-gravity in outer space.

19.

Two things rubbing together is an example of…

a)

an object at rest

b)

zero gravity

c)

magnetic force

d)

friction

20.

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

21.

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

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Evaporation

d)

Conduction

22.

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

a)

Behavior

b)

Climate

c)

Absorb

d)

Mechanical

23.

the bouncing of light off a surface

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transmit

d)

absorption

24.

the way materials take in light and change it into heat

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transmit

d)

absorption

25.

when light passes through a material

a)

transmit

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

absorption

26.

the bending of light as light passes through another material

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmit

27.
When light hits an object, some light reflects or...
a)
bounces off
b)
falls down
c)
makes a sharp turn
d)
becomes shiny
28.
A campfire is an example of which two forms of energy?
a)
light and sound
b)
heat and light
c)
sound and motion
d)
motion and electricity
29.

What form of energy is given off when you rub your hands together quickly?

a)

Electrical

b)

Thermal

c)

Sound

d)

Light

30.

Jana left her popsicle outside. The day was very sunny. When she came back an hour later she noticed her popsicle was now in liquid form. What most likely happened to Jana's popsicle?

a)

The popsicle was melted by the heat from the lamp on the wall.

b)

The popcicle was melted by he heat and light energy from the Sun.

c)

The popsicle was melted from the light energy from the sun.

d)

The popsicle was frozen from the heat and light from the sun.

31.

Garima was changing the light bulb. When she touched the light bulb she immediately had to put it down. She was surprised by what she felt. She knew that a light bulb gives off light energy but what was she not aware of until she touched the light bulb?

a)

Objects that give off light often also give off heat energy.

b)

Objects that give off light often also give off sound energy.

c)

Objects can only give off one from of energy at a time.

d)

The texture of objects change when they give off energy.

32.

Alyxavier is drinking a glass of sprite using a straw. He notices that when he looks at the straw, it seems to be bent or broken where it meets the water. Which best explains what is happening with the straw.

a)

The water is pulling on the straw and causing it to bend.

b)

The water is pressing on the straw with such force that it is bending.

c)

Light bends as it hits the water and makes the straw appear broken or bent.

d)

The water is dissolving the plastic and is breaking the straw.

33.
What causes you to see yourself in a mirror?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
your light bulb
34.
When I am trying to find how much oil I have, I am measuring...
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
length
35.
When I am trying to find out how much an object weighs or how much matter it has, I am measuring...
a)
capacity
b)
mass
c)
Volume
d)
length
36.
The weight of a peanut is measured with....
a)
grams
b)
kilograms
c)
mililiters
d)
liters
37.

What tool do you use to measure mass?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Which is an example of mass?

a)

How much water a bowl holds

b)

How tall a tree is

c)

How heavy an rock is

39.

Which has a mass of about 1 gram?

a)
b)
c)
40.

The apple has _________ mass than the egg.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

41.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
42.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
43.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
44.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
45.
A watermelon has more matter than a grape, so it has more
a)
mass
b)
eat
c)
solid
d)
greater
46.
You can measure ______ with grams.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
conductivity
d)
melting point
47.
Solids have a definite _______________.
a)
smell
b)
shape
c)
picture
d)
sound
48.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
49.
Water in its solid form is _____________.
a)
a vapor
b)
ice
c)
a liquid
d)
boiling
50.
The amount of matter something contains is its ______________.
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
weight
d)
mass