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3rd Grade Science Benchmark

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force is:

a)

Something you watch

b)

A push or pull

c)

A sound you hear

2.

When a ball rolls across the grass, it slows down because:

a)

Friction slows it down

b)

Grass pushes it forward

c)

The ball gets heavier

3.

Two students push a box with equal force in opposite directions. The box will:

a)

Move toward the left

b)

Not move

c)

Spin in circles

4.

When an object speeds up, its motion:

a)

Changes

b)

Does not change

c)

Becomes friction

5.

A student pulls a wagon north, while another pushes south with more force. The wagon moves:

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Not at all

6.

What happens if you push a light ball and a heavy ball with the same force?

a)

The light ball moves farther

b)

Both move the same distance

c)

The heavy ball moves farther

7.
Is this a balanced or unbalanced force?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Both
8.

Is the Net Force balanced or Unbalanced?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

9.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
10.

what is the force acting in the ropes of the swing?

a)

tension

b)

friction

c)

spring force

11.

What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?

a)

They will attract each other.

b)

They will repel each other.

12.

This object has a ___________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

13.

This object has a _________________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

14.

This object has a ____________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

15.

What items will a magnet attract?

a)

Beach ball, glass jar

b)

nails, paper clips

c)

golf ball, glue

16.

What is an electric force?

a)

a buildup of electric charges in an object

b)

an imbalance of negative and positive charges

c)

A push or pull between objects that have an electric charge

17.

These iron filings show __.

a)

the magnetic field around the magnet

b)

the poles are the weakest part of the magnet

c)

what the magnet is made of

18.

What does it mean to attract?

a)

to push away from something

b)

to pull toward something

19.

What does it mean to repel?

a)

to push something away

b)

to attract something

20.

In a ____, electrical charges cannot move easily.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

attracts

21.

In a ____, electrical charges can move easily.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

repel

22.

What is speed?

a)

when things go really fast

b)

how fast an object moves over a period of time

c)

how slow something goes

23.

Animals living in groups helps them:

a)

Survive better

b)

Have more homework

c)

Play games

24.

Prairie dogs use alarm calls to:

a)

Warn others of danger

b)

Show who is strongest

c)

Count food

25.

A habitat provides: (check all that are correct)

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

shelter

26.

If predators increase, prey populations will likely:

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

c)

Stay the same

27.

A rainforest receives lots of:

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sand

28.

An example of competition is:

a)

Two deer eating the same plants

b)

Birds sharing a nest

c)

A cat sleeping

29.

Fossils help scientists learn about:

a)

Ancient organisms

b)

Future animals

c)

Robots

30.

What is mimicry?

a)

Storing up food and sleeping through the cold months

b)

Blending in with an environment

c)

The close resemblance of an animal or plant to another object

d)

The movement of a group in search of warmer weather, food, or better breeding conditions

31.

If a forest burns down, animals may:

a)

Lose their homes

b)

Multiply instantly

c)

Grow larger

32.

A student creates a table to describe the physical characteristic of three environments.

According to the information in the table, which environment would best support populations of frogs, cattails, beavers, and waterfowl?

a)

Tropical rainforest

b)

Desert

c)

Wetland

33.

What is the habitat shown in the picture?

a)

desert

b)

mountains

c)

jungle

34.
Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Rainforest
35.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Rainforest
36.

What is migration?

a)

The movement of a group in search of warmer weather, food, or better breeding conditions

b)

The close resemblance of an animal or plant to another object

c)

Blending in with an environment

d)

Storing up food and sleeping through the cold months

37.
Which does an eagle's sharp beak help it do?
a)
run from predators
b)
hide from predators
c)
catch its prey
d)
migrate
38.

You find a dinosaur footprint in a rock near your house. What is the BEST conclusion you can draw from this footprint about what happened many years ago?

a)

a meteor hit where you live

b)

dinosaurs once lived where you lived

c)

dinosaurs were reptiles

39.

What is a benefit of mimicking a more dangerous predator?

a)

It is the same as camouflage

b)

Other animals will leave it alone

c)

Other animals will protect it

40.

What needs to happen for a bone to become a fossil?

a)

it must be buried

b)

it must rot

c)

it must be crushed

41.

A scientist finds shell fossils in a rock in the desert. What conclusion can the scientist make?

a)

Millions of years ago, the desert was an ocean.

b)

Millions of years ago, the desert was covered by ice.

c)

Millions of years ago, the desert was a rainforest.

42.

Scientists know that dinosaurs actually lived because ____________________________.

a)

people who have seen them told the scientists

b)

they have seen the dinosaurs

c)

they have found fossils of dinosaurs

43.

What is a fossil?

a)

fossils are the preserved remains of plants or animals that lived long ago

b)

fossils are decayed remains of plants or animals

c)

fossils are bugs found in soil

44.

Scientist cannot tell an animal's ____________ when studying fossils.

a)

size

b)

diet

c)

color

45.

A trait that helps an organism survive is an:

a)

Adaptation

b)

Hobby

c)

Accident

46.

Learned behaviors include:

a)

Reading

b)

Breathing

c)

Crying

47.

Puppies look like their parents because of:

a)

Inherited traits

b)

Training

c)

Their food

48.

Which is a variation in a trait?

a)

One tree being shorter than others

b)

All trees being the same height

c)

Trees never growing

49.

A behavior animals are born knowing how to do is:

a)

Instinct

b)

Learning

c)

Teaching

50.

Which is inherited?

a)

Hair color

b)

Favorite food

c)

Sports skills

51.
How does an elephant use its trunk to survive?
a)
To protect its self
b)
To pick up food, and soak up water.
c)
To breathe.
d)
All of the above.
52.

Traits are passed down from parents to _____________.

a)

inherit

b)

offspring

c)

parent

53.

Pick the offspring

a)

b)

c)

d)

54.

The picture shows an example of a ____ ______

a)

Life

b)

Life Cycle

c)

Larva

d)

Pupa

55.

Which of the four plants might have developed from this young plant?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

Plants and animals both have life cycles.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

What does inherit mean?

a)

to take something

b)

to give traits

c)

to have a certain eye color

d)

to receive a characteristic that parents pass on

58.
What is a life cycle?
a)
The stages a living thing goes through during its life.
b)
Life
c)
The stages a non-living thing goes through during its life
d)
Changes
59.

How is a plant life cycle different from an animal life cycle?

a)

Plants Grow

b)

Plants Talk

c)

Plants Produce Seeds

d)

Plants Move Around

60.

What are differences in offspring with the same parent called?

a)

organism

b)

variation

c)

offspring

d)

inherit

61.

What are the children of animal parents called?

a)

organism

b)

produce young

c)

offspring

d)

inherit

62.

True or False: All life cycles last the same amount of time.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

What are the physical characteristics passed down by parents called?

a)

organism

b)

variation

c)

offspring

d)

traits

64.

What is a living thing called?

a)

organism

b)

produce young

c)

offspring

d)

inherit

65.

What pattern does every organism follow during its life cycle?

a)

birth, produce young, growth, death

b)

birth, growth, produce young, death

c)

birth, growth, death, produce young

d)

birth, death, growth, produce young

66.

Why is it important for plants and animals to produce young?

a)

So their kind can continue to live on Earth.

b)

So we can pet them.

67.

Weather tells us:

a)

Conditions outside right now

b)

Average temperature over years

c)

How oceans move

68.

Climate describes:

a)

A. Long-term weather patterns

b)

B. Today's weather

c)

C. Daily wind

69.

A thermometer measures:

a)

Temperature

b)

Rain

c)

Wind speed

70.

A rain gauge measures:

a)

Rainfall

b)

Wind

c)

Humidity

71.

A meteorologist studies:

a)

Weather

b)

Oceans

c)

Stars

72.

Strong winds and lightning mean a:

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Heat wave

c)

Blizzard

73.

Climate in Kentucky is best described as:

a)

Temperate

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical

74.

A natural hazard is:

a)

A. A flood

b)

B. A car wreck

c)

C. A sunny day

75.

Planting trees helps:

a)

Reduce erosion

b)

Increase pollution

c)

Cause storms

76.

A drought means:

a)

Too little water

b)

Too much rain

c)

No wind

77.

Building sea walls protects areas from:

a)

Flooding

b)

Tornadoes

78.

What tool is used to measure wind speed?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Barometer

79.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
80.

the movement of water from Earth's surface into the air and back again

a)

runoff

b)

water cycle

c)

thunderstorm

81.
Which month has the highest average temperature?
a)
August
b)
July
c)
June
d)
May
82.

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

a)

precipitation

b)

runoff

c)

humidity

83.

the amount of water vapor in the air

a)

atmosphere

b)

humidity

c)

hurricane

84.

the blanket of air that surrounds Earth

a)

atmoshpere

b)

humidity

c)

weather

85.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
86.

a large storm that starts over warm ocean waters

a)

tornado

b)

thunderstorm

c)

hurricane

87.

Engineers solve:

a)

Problems

b)

Stories

c)

Movies

88.

The first step of engineering is:

a)

Identifying the problem

b)

Testing

c)

Painting

89.

Engineers improve designs by:

a)

Making adjustments

b)

Never changing anything

c)

Giving up

90.

A model is used to:

a)

Help test ideas

b)

Replace the real thing permanently

c)

Decorate a room

91.

When a design fails, engineers should:

a)

Try again with improvements

b)

Quit

92.

Engineers test different materials to find the strongest. This is an example of:

a)

Using evidence to make decisions

b)

Guessing

c)

Avoiding improvements

93.

Why do engineers make a prototype?

a)

For fun because they like it

b)

To test and improve a design

c)

To teach about a topic

94.

True or False: The scientific Method and Engineering Process Method are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

A set of steps engineers follow to complete the design of an object or idea is called the

a)

The Scientific Method

b)

The Engineering Design Process

96.

What is the second step in the Engineering Design process?

a)

Draw a diagram

b)

Imagine/Brainstorm ideas

c)

Test it Out!

97.
What is the third step in the Engineering Design process?
a)
Test it out
b)
Follow the plan
c)
Make a plan
98.
What is the fourth step in the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Create: follow the plan and test it
b)
Discuss what can work better
c)
Make a plan and draw a diagram
99.

What's the fifth step in the Engineering Design process?

a)

Discuss what can work better and improve your design

b)

Gather your needed materials

c)

Follow the plan and test it out

100.
The basic job of an engineer is to:
a)
Solve Problems
b)
Build Engines
c)
Use Computers