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Science. 3rd grade. NC

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is science?

a)

is a person who studies and has expert knowledge of natural or physical science

b)

It is a way to gain knowledge of the world around us.

c)

the road of path to gain knowledge, or a way to figure things out or a process to gain knowledge.

2.

The road ot PATH to gain knowledge, or a way to figure things out is called

a)

Scientific method

b)

science

c)

recipe

3.

A person who STUDIES ans has expert knowledge of NATURAL OR PHYSICAL SCIENCE is a:

a)

teacher

b)

doctor

c)

scientist

4.

How many steps does the scientific method have?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

10

5.

In this step of the scientific method we GATHER INFORMATION in order to come up with a guess (hypothesis)

a)

Observation

b)

Experiment

c)

Conclusions

6.

In this step of the scientific method we DESIGN AND PERFORM AN EXPERIMENT.

a)

Observation

b)

Experimentation

c)

Hupothesis

7.

In this step of the scientifdi method we see if your data matches your hypothesis.

What did you learn?

Was your hypothesis correct?

What questions do you have now?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Analyse data and draw conclusions

c)

Esperimentation

d)

Observation

8.

We gather information through our five sesnses. How do you call this process

a)

Comprehension

b)

Classification

c)

Observation

9.

Name the sense that you use to see

(a)  

10.

Which part of your body do you use to SMELL?

(a)  

11.

Which part of your body do you use to HEAR?

(a)  

12.

Draw something that FEELS SOFT.

13.

Draw something that smells flowery.

14.

All the bones in your body from the skeletal system form

a)

The skeletal system

b)

The digestive system

c)

The circulatory system

15.

The human skeleton consists of (a)   bones

16.

The following are functions of which system?

- Protect internal organs

- Produce blood cells

- Stores and releases minerals (calcium)

- Supports the body

a)

Circulatory

b)

Skeletal

c)

Muscular

17.

Which bones protect your heart and lungs?

(a)  

18.

(a)   are rigid structures that give support and strength to the body and protects its organs

19.

(a)   are rigid structures that give support and strength to the body and protects its organs

20.

Where is the longest and strongest bone in the body located?

a)

arm

b)

leg

c)

hand

21.

Which one is NOT a function of the human bones?

a)

Provide support and shape

b)

Production of blood cells

c)

Protects internal organs

d)

Allows us to cool

22.

Baby humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.

a)
106
b)
201
c)

300

23.

Muscles that you DO NOT control are known as ...

a)

Involuntary

b)

Fast Twitch

c)

Voluntary

d)

Slow Twitch

24.

Your heart is an example of what kind of muscle?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

25.
How many Muscles are in the Skeletal System?
a)
500
b)

650

c)
300
d)
200
26.

Type of muscle that we use them to move around.

They cover our skeleton and move our bones.

a)

Skeletal muscles (Voluntary)

b)

Smooth muscles (Involuntary)

c)

Cardial muscle (Involuntary)

27.

We use this type of MUSCLE to move around. They cover our skeleton and move our bones.

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac Muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

28.

These muscles work without us having to think about them, they do not connect to bones, but control organs in the body

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac Muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

29.

Special muscle pumps our heart and blood through our body.

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Cardiac Muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

30.

The nervous system consists of:

a)

Brain

Nerves

Spinal cord

b)

Brain

Hearth

c)

Brain

Skull

Spinal Cord

31.

Part of the nervous system which controls all your actions (seeing, hearing, speaking, thinking, etc.)

It is the center of all activitie

a)

heart

b)

brain

c)

computer

32.

Bone that protects your brain:

a)

SKULL

b)

RIB CAGE

c)

HAIR

33.

The backbone protects:

a)

Internal organs

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Nerves

34.

This is an image of the

a)

Nervous system

b)

Muscular system

c)

Skeletal system

35.

This is the nervous systems largest organ, the main control center

a)

heart

b)

pituituary gland

c)

brain

d)

endocrine

36.

The nervous system is made up of these three parts:

a)

Brain, heart and trachea

b)

nerves, arteries and veins

c)

Brain, spinal cord and nerves

d)

Nerves, liver and heart

37.

The brain creates connections BETWEEN these cells:

a)

neurons

b)

salivary glands

c)

hairs

38.

The __________ is in charge of sending messages from our brain to the rest of our body.

a)

Brain

b)

The Spinal Cord

c)

Amygdala

39.

A nerve cell is called a

a)

cardiac cell

b)

neurons

40.

An example of voluntary movement would be:

a)

Dancing

b)

heart beat

c)

digestion

d)

breathing

41.

Select all that apply: The function of the nervous system is to control

a)

voluntary movement

b)

our senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste..)

c)

our memories and thoughts

d)

Involuntary actions likes breathing and heart beat

42.

The digestive process starts in the:

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Liver

43.

What is this organ?

a)

Large intestine

b)

Small intestine

c)

Stomach

44.

What is this organ?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Oesophagus

c)

Large intestine

45.

What is this organ?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Oesophagus

c)

Large intestine

46.

What does the stomach segregate?

a)

Saliva

b)

Gastric juices

c)

Food

47.

What is the function of the Small intestine?

a)

takes the nutrients from the food.

b)

takes the nutrients and the water

c)

segregates gastric juices

48.

What is the function of the Large intestine?

a)

takes the nutrients from the food.

b)

takes the nutrients and the water

c)

segregates gastric juices

49.

It is a TUBE where the food passes.

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Oesophagus

50.

Which of these is NOT a function of the digestive system?

a)

breaks down food

b)

absorbs nutrients

c)

eliminates waste

d)

takes oxygen to body cells

51.

The process of breaking down food into nutrient rich molecules.

a)

absorption

b)

digestion

c)

peristalsis

d)

villi

52.

produces enzymes that break down food

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

gall bladder

d)

stomach

53.

Which organ produces bile that breaks down food?

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

gall bladder

d)

stomach

54.

Why do we eat?

a)

To get the nutrients we need to survive.

b)

So we can gain weight.

c)

Because we enjoy it.

d)

To get carbon dioxide and oxygen.

55.

_____ is the part of food the body does not need.

a)

grow

b)

waste

c)

nutrients

56.

Bile is made in the ___________?

a)

liver

b)

large intestine

c)

stomach

d)

all of the above

57.
What breaks food into smaller pieces?
a)
mouth
b)
tongue
c)
teeth
d)
large intestine
58.

The circulatory system consists on:

a)

the heart, which is a muscular pumping device.

b)

the heart, which is a muscular pumping device, and a closed system of vessels called arteries and capillaries.

c)

the heart, which is a muscular pumping device, and a closed system of vessels called arteries, veins, and capillaries.

59.

Arteries are...

a)

blood vessels responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body.

b)

blood vessels that carry blood low in oxygen from the body back to the heart for reoxygenation.

60.

Veins are...

a)

two of the body's main type of blood vessels.

b)

blood vessels that carry blood low in oxygen from the body back to the heart for reoxygenation.

61.

The main organ of the circulatory system is...

a)

veins and arteries.

b)

the heart.

c)

the blood.

62.

The color of the veins is...

a)

blue.

b)

red

c)

green

63.

The color of the arteries is...

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

green

64.

Which list correctly names the major parts of the circulatory system?

a)

Heart, blood vessels, blood, bones

b)

Heart, blood, blood vessels

c)

Heart, blood vessels, bone marrow, blood

d)

Heart, blood vessels, bone marrow

65.

Which carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Marrow

66.

Which carries oxygen-poor blood back to the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Platelets

67.

What does your heart do?

a)

pumps blood through your body

b)

protects your body

c)

helps your exercize

68.

We breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen

a)

True

b)

False

69.

When we breath in the diaphragm...

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

70.

When we breathe out the diaphragm...

a)

Contracts

b)

Relaxes

71.

Which are the main organs in the respiratory system?

a)

Heart

b)

Stomach

c)

Lungs

d)

Nose

72.
What are these?
a)
Stomach
b)
Esophagus
c)
Lungs
d)
Mouth
73.

The respiratory system takes in oxygen and gives out _____

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

More oxygen

c)

Air and nutrients

74.

The trachea is a tube that divides into two smaller tubes called _____

a)

Bronchi

b)

Nostrils

c)

Lungs

75.

The ____ are two sacks that are protected by our ribs

a)

Lungs

b)

Trachea

c)

Octopuses

76.

What muscle that moves air in and out of the lungs?

a)

diaphragm

b)

ribs

c)

lungs

d)

heart

77.

What does your body need from the air around you?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Argon

78.

It´s main function is to provide oxygen to all parts of your body: inhaling oxygen-rich air and exhaling air filled with carbon dioxide.

This is the....

a)

Respiratory system

b)

Muscular system

c)

Digestive system