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3rd science vocab Academic Olympics quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

makes two objects move closer together

a)

explain

b)

investigate

c)

pull

d)

push

2.

to describe how something works or why something happens

a)

investigate

b)

explain

c)

observe

d)

diagram

3.

a push or a pull

a)

diagram

b)

force

c)

evidence

d)

observe

4.

a force that acts between objects that are not touching each other

a)

touching force

b)

observe

c)

evidence

d)

non-touching force

5.

to try to learn more about something

a)

investigate

b)

explain

c)

evidence

d)

diagram

6.

makes objects move futher apart

a)

investigate

b)

push

c)

pull

d)

evidence

7.

an illustration that explains how something works or what its parts are

a)

force

b)

observe

c)

diagram

d)

touching force

8.

to use any of the five senses to gather information about something

a)

observe

b)

investigate

c)

evidence

d)

diagram

9.

a force that acts between objects that are touching each other

a)

non-touching force

b)

diagram

c)

touching force

d)

evidence

10.

information that helps explain something or answer a question

a)

explain

b)

evidence

c)

observe

d)

investigate

11.

to make sense of

a)

engineer

b)

analyze

c)

force

d)

iron

12.

a push or pull

a)

gravity

b)

data

c)

force

d)

repen

13.

type of metal that most magnets attract to

a)

iron

b)

copper

c)

plastic

d)

aluminum

14.

an object that pulls on some kinds of metal and pushes and pulls on other magnets, even without touching them

a)

pole

b)

design

c)

magnet

d)

model

15.

observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

a)

magnetic force

b)

attract

c)

model

d)

data

16.

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

a)

observation

b)

magnetic force

c)

exert

d)

design

17.

something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

a)

model

b)

data

c)

analyze

d)

investigation

18.

multiple forces of unequal strength acting on an object

a)

touching forces

b)

non-touching force

c)

unbalanced forces

d)

balanced forces

19.

to pull on an object, even without touching it

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

analyze

d)

investigate

20.

the part of a magmet that pushes or pulls

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

pole

d)

design

21.

to try to make something new that solves a problem

a)

exert

b)

design

c)

balanced forces

d)

repel

22.

multiple forces of equal strength acting on an object

a)

balanced forces

b)

unbalanced forces

c)

repel

d)

attract

23.

a kind of magnet that can be turned on and off

a)

iron

b)

electromagnet

c)

pole

d)

diagram

24.

to push on an object, even without touching it

a)

attract

b)

exert

c)

observation

d)

repel

25.

to cause a force to act on an object

a)

exert

b)

observe

c)

repel

d)

attract

26.

the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching

a)

magnetic force

b)

exert

c)

gravity

d)

touching force

27.

a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem

a)

dentist

b)

mailman

c)

chef

d)

engineer

28.

an attempt to find out about something

a)

data

b)

investigation

c)

explanation

d)

model

29.

information that you gather with any of the five senses

a)

observation

b)

model

c)

investigation

d)

data

30.

a description of how something works or why something happens

a)

model

b)

diagram

c)

explanatiom

d)

design

31.

something we observe to be similar over and over agian

a)

variation

b)

organism

c)

pattern

d)

investigate

32.

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

a)

trait

b)

data

c)

organism

d)

species

33.

differences

a)

varitation

b)

species

c)

pattern

d)

data

34.

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

a)

species

b)

organism

c)

variation

d)

pattern

35.

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

a)

pattern

b)

variation

c)

organism

d)

trait

36.

environment

a)

to make offspring

b)

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

c)

all the living and nonliving things in an area

d)

something we observe to be similar over and over again

37.

genes

a)

observations or measurements recorded in

an investigation

b)

instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring

c)

to get something that is passed down

d)

o try to learn more about something

38.

inherit

a)

something we observe to be similar over and

over again

b)

to make offspring

c)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

d)

to get something that is passed down

39.

offspring

a)

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

b)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

c)

living things that come from parents

d)

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

40.

reproduce

a)

differences

b)

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

c)

to make offspring

d)

a group of organisms that are closely related to each other

41.

Getting engineering ideas from organism's traits

a)

Adaptive

b)

Biomimicry

c)

Inference

d)

Data

42.

What something can do

a)

Trait

b)

Predator

c)

Structure

d)

Function

43.

An animal that hunts and eats other animals

a)

Animal

b)

Non-adaptive

c)

Organism

d)

Predator

44.

The way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function

a)

Structure

b)

Function

c)

Trait

d)

Adaptive

45.

A group of the same kind of organism living in the same area

a)

Data

b)

Non-adaptive

c)

Population

d)

Environment

46.

Making it easier for an organism to meet its needs in an environment

a)

Non-Adaptive

b)

Adaptive

c)

Inference

d)

Survive

47.

To stay alive

a)

Survive

b)

Inference

c)

Data

d)

Adaptive

48.

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

a)

Data

b)

Inference

c)

Explanation

d)

Variation

49.

Making it harder for an organism to meet its needs in an environment

a)

Adaptive

b)

Non-adaptive

c)

Function

d)

Data

50.

the typical weather in a place over a long period of time

a)

meteorologist

b)

evidence

c)

measure

d)

climate

51.

to judge how useful or accurate something is

a)

meteorologist

b)

evidence

c)

evaluate

d)

climate

52.

the use of evidence to say why one idea is the best

a)

precipitation

b)

evidence

c)

argument

d)

climate

53.

a scientist who studies and predicts weather

a)

meteorologist

b)

evidence

c)

measure

d)

climate

54.

water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

a)

precipitation

b)

evidence

c)

argument

d)

climate

55.

how hot or cold something is

a)

precipitation

b)

evidence

c)

argument

d)

temperature

56.

a proposed answer to a question

a)

claim

b)

evidence

c)

argument

d)

temperature

57.

what is happening outside with the air and sky, including precipitation, temperature, and wind

a)

weather

b)

measure

c)

argument

d)

temperature

58.

Violent rotating winds that form from a thunderstorm to the ground is called?

a)

hurricane

b)

blizzard

c)

tornado

d)

drought

59.

A hurricane is

a)

a very heavy snow storm

b)

a storm with violent winds of 74 mph or higher

c)

A violent rotating winds formed from the ground

60.
Extreme heat removes moisture from soil in a process called...
a)
...precipitation.
b)
...evaporation.
c)
...condensation.
d)
...snow.