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3rd Grade Leap Practice Science

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How do you create friction?
a)
mixing chemicals together
b)
jumping up and down
c)
rubbing 2 sticks together
2.

How do you create a temporary magnet?

a)
break a magnet in half
b)

hold a paperclip on a magnet for a period of time

c)

rub a magnet on another magnet

d)

rub a paperclip against a rug for a period of time

3.
What do you call energy that comes from the sun?
a)
solar energy
b)
ray energy
c)
polar energy
4.
At what temperature does water freeze?
a)
0 degrees Fahrenheit
b)
0 degrees Celsius
c)
10 degrees Celsius
d)

32 degrees Celsius

5.
What do you call something that was once living on Earth but now no longer found?
a)
dinosaurs
b)
exhibit
c)
extinct
d)

organism

6.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation for protection?
a)
a porcupine's needles
b)
a skunk's spray
c)
a hummingbird's beak
7.
When you make a new product by breaking down an old product you are ___________.
a)
recycling
b)
reducing
c)
reusing
8.

A boy hit a moving baseball. It changes the ....

a)

shape

b)

color

c)

direction

d)

mass

9.

Ice can be changed to a liquid by which of the following?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

boiling

d)

stirring

10.

Which of the following objects will MOST LIKELY be attracted by a magnet?

a)

rubber band

b)

glass marble

c)

paperclip

d)

paper

11.

You have a shoe box. If you filled the box with one of these, which would make the box have the greatest mass?

a)

cotton balls

b)

rubberbands

c)

feathers

d)

magnets

12.
At what temperature does water freeze?
a)

32 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

0 degrees Farenheit

c)
10 degrees Celsius
d)

32 degrees Celsius

13.

Friction _____

a)

is when you mix chemicals together

b)

is when a person is jumping up and down

c)

can be caused by rubbing 2 sticks together

d)

produces heat

e)

causes things to slow down

14.

Ford mixed 5 drops of blue food coloring in 100 mL of water. He left the container uncovered on sunny windowsill and checked on it each afternoon. What can Ford conclude happened to the water after one month?

a)

The amount of water in the container stayed the same.

b)

There is more water in the container than when he started the investigation.

c)

The amount of water in the container stayed the same, but it became clear.

d)

There is less water in the container than when he started the investigation.

15.

Some facts about birds called cattle egrets are listed above.

Which of these facts best describes how these birds depend on other animals to survive?

a)

Fact 1

b)

Fact 2

c)

Fact 3

d)

Fact 4

16.
How is the way a plant smells an adaptation?
a)
Scents can attract insects to a plant's flowers.
b)
Scents make a garden more pleasant.
c)
Scents can help plants survive in different climates.
d)
Scents help plants get sunlight.
17.
Friction produces heat when two objects are
a)
mixed together.
b)
rubbed together.
c)
burned
d)
attracted to magnets.
18.
A metal roof gets very hot on a summer day.  What is the source of the heat energy?
a)
sun
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
weather
19.
All the trees in a forest were cut down.  Which MAY benefit?
a)
birds that nest in trees
b)
short grasses and plants
c)
insects that eat leaves
d)
wood-eating termites
20.
What feature of a rose stops large animals from eating it?
a)
the flower's sweet smell
b)
the flower's bright colors
c)
the plant's sharp thorns
d)
the plant's waxy leaves
21.
At what temperature does water freeze?
a)
0⁰F
b)
-3⁰F
c)
0⁰C
d)
100⁰C
22.
Which is an example of camouflage?
a)
Whales go to Alaska.
b)
A bear sleeps through winter.
c)
A bug that lives on leaves is green.
d)
A snake has bright colors.
23.
Why do magnolia trees have wax on their leaves?
a)
to make the leaves taste bad
b)
to cause insects to slide off
c)
to help the leaves stay cool
d)
to keep water inside
24.

Students collected some rocks. They sorted them into two groups. How did they sort their rocks?

a)

luster (how shiny it is) and shape

b)

texture and color

c)

big and little

d)

pretty and not pretty

25.

A third grader assembled the objects below for science class. How can the student estimate which object has the most mass?

a)

hold each object

b)

roll each object

c)

slide each object

d)

bounce each object

26.

Which happens when water is boiled in a tea kettle?

a)

It turns into a solid.

b)

The water gets colder.

c)

It changes color.

d)

The water gets hotter.

27.
Melissa left her glass of water in the sun while Jon left his in the shade. What can you infer about the temperature of the drinks?
a)
Jon's glass of water was cooler than Melissa's glass of water
b)
Melissa's glass of water was cooler than Jon's glass of water
c)
Both glasses of water had the same temperature
d)
Jon's glass of water was hotter than Melissa's glass of water
28.
Jacob was playing outside with friends in the winter in New York where temperatures get very cold. He wanted to warm his hands up but didn't want to go inside. What could Jacob do?
a)
Jacob can warm his hands by rubbing them together
b)
Jacob can keep playing. His hands will eventually warm up
c)
Jacob can change the game he is playing to warm his hands
d)
Jacob can warm his hands if he sticks them on a cold post
29.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.
While looking out her classroom window, Stacy saw many pine and apple trees growing in the woods. What is the main difference between these two trees?
a)
the pine tree has roots, the apple tree does not
b)
the apple tree makes fruit, the pine tree does not
c)
the pine tree makes seeds, the apple tree does not
d)
the apple tree can make its own food, the pine tree cannot
31.

Henry is trying to figure out why the slide is so hot. Which question might he be asking?

a)

Is the slide straight or curved?

b)

Is the Sun shining on the slide?

c)

Are there other slides to play on?

d)

Are there other children near the slide?

32.

Which thermometer is recording the hottest temperature?

a)

Thermometer W

b)

Thermometer X

c)

Thermometer Y

d)

Thermometer Z

33.

Use a _______ to measure the distance and to find lengths of objects.

a)

ruler

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

newton

d)

scale

34.

A _______ measures the temperature of air and most liquids.

a)

telescope

b)

spring scale

c)

scale

d)

thermometer

35.
What is this science tool?
a)
jar
b)
beaker
c)
thermometer
d)
ruler
36.

Mrs. Garrett left one car in the driveway and one car in the garage during a hot, sunny day. Which question might she ask about the cars?

a)

Which car can go the fastest?

b)

Which car is the warmest inside?

c)

Which car has the loudest engine?

d)

Which car has been driven the most?

37.

Data

a)

all the information you collect

b)

to put in order

c)

to study something carefully

38.
Which of these is a nonliving thing?
a)
a mushroom
b)
a tree
c)
a worm
d)
a river
39.
A wetland was drained to build a mall.  Two years later, there were no more toads in that area.  Why did the toads disappear?
a)
The toads were destroyed by the construction equipment.
b)
The toads died because toads cannot breathe out of water.
c)

The toads were all killed by trucks in the area.

d)

The toads needs could no longer be met.

40.

When Izzy and Zoe pull on the rope with the same amount of force, the forces are _____.

a)

increased

b)

unbalanced

c)

balanced

d)

decreased

41.

Why did Izzy fall when playing tug of war?

a)

he tripped

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

balanced forces

d)

he was pushed

42.

A balanced force causes an object to...

a)

Stay in place

b)

Accelerate in speed

c)

Decelerate in speed

d)

Move in a constant speed

43.
Magnetism is a type of ____________
a)
force
b)
book
c)
plant
d)
animal
44.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
45.
When two magnets repel, they ________________
a)
change color
b)
pull together
c)
push apart
d)
get colder
46.

What will happen when these magnets are brought near each other?

a)

They will repel each other.

b)

They will attract each other.

c)

They will stay at the same position.

47.

Explain why the magnets are 'floating' above each other.

a)

The magnets are attracting each other as their unlike poles are facing each other.

b)

The magnets are repelling each other as their like poles are facing each other.

c)

Nothing happened. The magnets are weak and stayed in their position.

48.

Flooding is caused by:

a)

precipitation

b)

wind

c)

temperature

49.

What is the correct definition of Life Cycle?

a)

The stages that a living thing passes thought as it grows and changes.

b)

To start to grow.

c)

The part of a flowering plant that produces seeds.

d)

To make more living things of the same kind.

50.

What is the correct definition of germination?

a)

The stages that a living thing passes thought as it grows and changes.

b)

To start to grow.

c)

The part of a flowering plant that produces seeds.

d)

To make more living things of the same kind.

51.

True or False: objects that are smooth have LESS friction than objects that are rough

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

52.

What is the definition for drought?

a)

A long period of time with very little rain.

b)

A living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes.

c)

the process of moving weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

d)

a large amount of water that covers normally dry land.

53.

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

a)

Tara’s red hair

b)

Betty’s dancing skills

c)

Marco’s excellent Spanish

d)

Ryan’s bank account

54.

Below are traits of a basketball player:

- is the youngest of 3 children

- has blonde hair

- is good at handling the ball and dribbling


Which question would help you determine which trait on the list is an inherited trait?

a)

How many siblings do you have?

b)

Do both of your parents have blonde hair?

c)

Have you always been good at dribbling the basketball?

55.

Why do you think the magnet does not hold 50 pieces of paper?

a)

The magnet is round.

b)

The magnet is too weak to hold through 50 sheets of paper.

c)

The magnet is turned off.

56.

What question could these students be investigating?

a)

How strong is the paper clip?

b)

Does the number of paper clips change the force of the magnet?

c)

Can a magnet attract an object that it is not touching?

d)

Does the direction of the magnet matter?

57.

This tractor has an electromagnet being used to lift heavy scrap metal. Why would the scrap metal fall?

a)

The magnet was turned off.

b)

The magnet was turned on.

c)

The metal was too heavy.

d)

The magnet is turned backwards.

58.

What are these two men creating right now?

a)

They are creating a balanced force that will result in the couch moving.

b)

They are creating a pull which will result in the couch moving.

c)

They are creating an unbalanced force that will result in the couch moving.

d)

They are creating a magnetic force that will result in the couch moving.

59.

The chart below shows forces and the objects in which the forces act between. Select the object that is missing.

a)

any object

b)

earth's surface

c)

carpet

d)

air

60.

Josh is getting ready to do an investigation. He want to move an object using touching forces. Which test will show that touching force moves objects.

a)

He could drop a feather from several height and see how fast it falls.

b)

He could push a toy car into a tower of wooden blocks until the objects collide.

c)

He could run a balloon over his shirt and hold it over his head to make his hair stand up.

d)

he could us a magnet to pull a stack of paper clips from one end of the table to the other.

61.

A ___________________, is a person who studies the weather.

a)

a) Astronomer

b)

b) Meteorologist

c)

c) Zoologist

62.

2. Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail is known as?

a)

a) Meteorologist

b)

b) temperature

c)

c) precipitation

63.

3.. ________________, is how hot or cold something is.

a)

a) Meteorologist

b)

b) Temperature

c)

c) Precipitation

64.

5. To __________________, is to use a tool to find out information such as how heavy, how big, how fast, how hot or cold something is.

a)

a) measure

b)

b) design

65.

8. If you wanted to compare temperature data, would you use your fingers or a thermometer? Why?

a)

a) A thermometer, because Meteorologists and other Scientists often need to share their work. This means they have to be able to compare data, so they need to use the same tools. Meteorologists use thermometers to measure temperature.

b)

b) Fingers, because everyone may describe the temperature differently and that is better for comparing.

66.

1. Look at the thermometer to the right. What is the temperature according to the thermometer picture?

a)

a) 60°F.

b)

b) 88°F.

c)

c) 21°F.

67.

13. Look at the table. Why can’t we compare the temperature between these islands?

a)

a) The Islands have different names.

b)

b) The temperature data for the islands was not measured with the same tool in the same way, so we could not compare data.

68.

What type of animal eats only meat?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

frugivore

69.

For most people, what is the normal Farenheit body temperature?

a)

100 F

b)

98.6 F

c)

99.2 C

d)

99.8 F

e)

98.6 C

70.

Which of these correctly shows what happens when two magnets are placed side by side?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

71.

Juan is doing an experiment to see how long it takes an acorn to grow into a 0.5-meter-tall oak tree. Which two instruments should he choose?

a)

Thermometer and centimeter ruler

b)

Thermometer and calendar

c)

Centimeter ruler and pan balance

d)

Centimeter ruler and calendar

72.

A student counted the number of Canada geese that have lived on a pond for the past five years. Based on the graph, how many geese will probably live on the pond in year 6?

a)

60

b)

65

c)

70

d)

75

73.

A boy placed four leaves in a caterpillar’s cage.He observed the number of leaves in the caterpillar’s cage each day. Based on the data, the boy should infer that the caterpillar _____________

a)

is eating only every other day

b)

is eating each day

c)

will eat part of one leaf next Monday

d)

will stop eating during molting on Friday

74.

What are the poles of a magnet called?

a)

Top and Bottom

b)

East and West

c)

North and South

75.

What tool could you use to measure the weight of an object?

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

What will happen to this snowman on a warm day?

a)

It will freeze.

b)

It will grow and change.

c)

It will melt.

d)

It will evaporate.

77.

Maria has two bean plants. She waters one bean plant She does

not water the other bean plant. She puts both bean plants on a

sunny windowsill. What is Maria trying to find out?

a)

Do plants need water?

b)

Do plants like each other?

c)

Do plants need soil and air?

d)

Do plants need light?

78.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

0 F

b)

100 F

c)

273 F

d)

212 F

79.

What is the temperature on this thermometer?

a)

85° Fahrenheit

b)

90° Fahrenheit

c)

80° Fahrenheit

d)

95° Fahrenheit

80.

What is the temperature on this thermometer in Celsius degrees?

a)

32° Fahrenheit

b)

0° Fahrenheit

c)

0° Celsius

d)

40° Fahrenheit

81.

Which thermometers temperature is about 25° Celcius?

a)

Red

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

blue and red

82.

What is the temperature on the thermometer?

a)

18° Celsius

b)

28° Celsius

c)

20° Fahrenheit

d)

20° Celsius

83.

If you are deciding what to wear based on the temperature of this thermometer, what would you wear?

a)

gloves, winter coat, and scarf

b)

shorts, jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers

84.

What temperature does the thermometer show?

a)

39° C

b)

35° C

c)

32° C

d)

31° C

85.

the push/pull between two magnets, or the pull of a magnet on some kinds of metals

a)

magnetic force

b)

repel

c)

non-touching force

d)

touching force

86.
We use temperature in...
a)
Weather
b)
Cooking
c)
Health
d)
All of the above
87.
An example of camouflage is...
a)
a snake that blends in with it's environment
b)
a frog's sticky tongue
c)
a lion's sharp claws
d)
flat teeth on a horse
88.
Mimicry is when...
a)
an animal blends in, like camouflage.
b)
an animal copies another to stay safe.
c)
an baby animal cries for its parent
d)
many animals stay together. 
89.
Why don't all animals have the same adaptations? 
a)
Most animals have the same adaptations. 
b)
Adaptations depend on when the animal is born. 
c)
Animals have different adaptations because they live in different environments. 
d)
Adaptations are really cool, so all the animals need different adaptations. 
90.

the movement of a group of animals from one location to another, typically in order to change habitats or living environment

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

hibernation

d)

migration

91.

an adaptation that is a special, very deep sleep that helps animals survive during the winter

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

hibernation

d)

migration

92.

A _______________ is something we observe to be similar over and over again.

a)

pattern

b)

weather

c)

storm

d)

hazard

93.

Information that supports an answer to a questions is ____________.

a)

evaulation

b)

pattern

c)

text

d)

evidence

94.

How do adaptations develop?

a)

Quickly

b)

When an animal wants to.

c)

Over a long period of time in order to survive.

d)

When it gets dark.

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