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3rd Grade Science EOY Benchmark

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

In the illustration, which is an example of a gas?

a)

The glass

b)

The ice cubes

c)

The bubbles

d)

The straw

2.

Which of the following natural events would promote the growth of new plants?

a)

Snow falling on the ground

b)

Long periods of darkness

c)

Rain and warm temperatures

d)

A very strong earthquake

3.

What is most likely the FIRST thing to result from having fewer field mice in the food chain pictured here?

a)

The snakes would have to find another food source.

b)

The plants that make seeds would decrease in number.

c)

The eagles would have to fly away to a location.

d)

The mice would eat many more kinds of seeds.

4.

If a box of wax crayons was left in a hot car, all of the following could happen EXCEPT--

a)

the crayons could change shape.

b)

the colors could mix together.

c)

the wax could become liquid.

d)

the paper wrappers could melt.

5.

Canada Geese and many other birds migrate to different climates when —

a)

the wind blows harder

b)

temperatures get cooler

c)

the flowers begin to bloom

d)

rain clouds fill the sky

6.

When an ice cube melts, what change in phase is occurring?

a)

A liquid becoming a gas

b)

A solid becoming a gas

c)

A gas becoming a liquid

d)

A solid becoming a liquid

7.

Which of the following is represented in the diagram above?

a)

Evaporation of water

b)

Transfer of energy

c)

Reflection of light

d)

Animal life cycle

8.

Studying the fossils of a certain region is best for giving scientists evidence about which of the following characteristics of that area?

a)

The rates of weathering and erosion

b)

The type of environment long ago

c)

The number of earthquakes during the year

d)

The kind of climate in the future

9.

The chart below shows population changes after a recent flood.

The information in this table shows that floods –

a)

are harmful to all species living in the habitat.

b)

cause changes that help some species thrive.

c)

result in large temperature changes.

d)

make populations of most species increase.

10.

All of the following are changes to an environment that could help an animal thrive EXCEPT

a)

more of the kind of plants the animal eats.

b)

fewer predators that eat the animal.

c)

less rain during the spring and summer.

d)

removal of animals that eat the same food.

11.

After a rainstorm, a group of students notices puddles on the sidewalk. Later that afternoon the students observe a change in the puddles.

What caused the water in the puddle to disappear?

a)

Shadows covered the sidewalk.

b)

The Sun’s heat evaporated the water.

c)

The rainstorms continued all day.

d)

The water changed into ice.

12.

Fossils give us evidence about which of the following?

a)

Plants and animals that lived long ago.

b)

How weathering and erosion break down rocks.

c)

The other planets in our solar system.

d)

The transfer of energy from one form to another.

13.

As the ice cube melts, what will change?

a)

How much it weighs

b)

What it’s made of

c)

Shape

d)

Where it is

14.

Removing heat from water vapor causes what change in its physical state?

a)

A liquid changing into a gas

b)

A solid changing into a gas

c)

A gas changing into a liquid

d)

A solid changing into a liquid