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Third Grade (Grade 3) Earth Science Questions

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Grade 3 Oceanography and Hydrology
The water cycle includes condensation, evaporation and precipitation.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Turning off the lights when you leave a room doesn't help reduce resource use.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Atmosphere
An example of condensation is water forming on the outside of a glass.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Soil
A soil's                 is determined by what type of materials are in it.
  1. shape
  2. color
  3. size
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Which is a natural resource?
  1. Summer - Tree - Small tree
  2. Valentine's Day - Cup Cake - Small cupcake
  3. Fall - Umbrella - Small umbrella
  4. Back To School - Notebook - Small notebook
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Evaporation is the process that causes dew to form.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Oil, dumped trash, and other pollutants put into water doesn't cause water pollution.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentence?

Rain and snow are two types of                .
  1. atmosphere
  2. precipitation
Grade 3 Geomorphology
What is a huge body of salt water called?
  1. pond
  2. stream
  3. ocean
  4. lake
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Rain, snow, and sleet are all forms of                .
  1. condensation
  2. precipitation
  3. evaporation
  4. vapor
Grade 3 Soil
Which of these layers of soil has the most humus?
  1. topsoil
  2. subsoil
  3. bedrock
  4. clay
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Energy from the Sun is a                 resource.
  1. renewable
  2. nonrenewable
Grade 3 Historical Geology
What could scientists learn from studying an animal's fossilized droppings?
  1. what kind of food it ate
  2. what color it was
  3. how well it could see
  4. how well it could hear
Grade 3 Environmental Science
What are solar panels used for?
  1. to block the Sun's dangerous rays
  2. to create light energy from the Sun
  3. to create heat energy from the Sun
  4. to create electrical energy from the Sun
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Which of these is a nonrenewable resource?
  1. wood
  2. wind
  3. copper
  4. water
Grade 3 Environmental Science

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The old cardboard was used to make new boxes. The cardboard was                .
  1. recycled
  2. reduced
Grade 3 Environmental Science

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                means to use less of something.
  1. Reduce
  2. Recycle
Grade 3 Geomorphology
                are the features of Earth's surface.
  1. Landslides
  2. Landforms
  3. Metamorphic
  4. Floods
Grade 3 Atmosphere
A rain gauge is a tool that measures the                 of rainfall.
  1. temperature
  2. amount
  3. speed
  4. time
Grade 3 Environmental Science
Scientists have found ways to use the energy from
  1. wind.
  2. the Sun.
  3. corn and other plants.
  4. all of the above.
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