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Third Grade (Grade 3) Science Questions

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Grade 3 Forces and Motion
The dog is pulling on the leash. The boy is also pulling on the leash. Neither the dog or the boy move.
Pulling Force 2
Are the forces acting on the leash balanced or unbalanced?
  1. balanced forces
  2. unbalanced forces
Grade 3 Matter
A state in which matter has no definite shape and no definite volume is                .
  1. liquid
  2. solid
  3. gas
Grade 3 Matter
Ice is an example of water in which state of matter?
  1. gas
  2. liquid
  3. cold
  4. solid
Grade 3 Zoology
Which animals are found in swamps?
  1. crabs, mussels, muskrats, and egrets
  2. turtles, whales, lobsters, and shrimp
  3. loggerhead turtles, pelicans, and crabs
  4. frogs, cranes, alligators, and turtles
Grade 3 Planetary Motion
Which of these words is the name for the imaginary line around which Earth rotates?
  1. sun
  2. axis
  3. model
Grade 3 Inner Planets
Mercury is NOT the hottest planet in the solar system.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Properties of Matter
Volume is the amount of                 that matter takes up.
  1. gases
  2. space
  3. liquid
Grade 3 Conservation and Biodiversity
When a plant or animal organism is gone forever it is
  1. extinct.
  2. endangered.
  3. threatened.
  4. fossilized.
Grade 3 Scientific Method
A testable question can be answered by
  1. reading a science book.
  2. creating and performing an experiment.
  3. searching the internet.
Grade 3 Rocks
                has small grains and holds very little water.
  1. Sand
  2. Clay
  3. Rock
Grade 3 Taxonomy
What do sea jellies, earthworms, and spiders have in common?
  1. They all have 8 legs.
  2. They all have stinging body parts.
  3. They all have a backbone.
  4. They all lack a backbone.
Grade 3 Evolution
A(n)                 is something that helps any living thing survive in its environment.
  1. ecosystem
  2. adaptation
  3. physical change
  4. camouflage
Grade 3 Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets
All planets have only one moon.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Properties of Matter
                is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
  1. Temperature
  2. Volume
  3. State of matter
  4. Mass
Grade 3 Properties of Matter
Mrs. Wong leaves her bowl of ice cream on the sidewalk during a hot summer day. Which is the best prediction of what will happen to the ice cream?
  1. The ice cream will change from a solid to a liquid.
  2. The ice cream will change from a liquid to a gas.
  3. The ice cream will change from a gas to a liquid.
Grade 3 Simple Machines
A slide is an example of a(n)                .
  1. wedge
  2. inclined plane
Grade 3 Lab Practices and Tools
What is a tool that is used to magnify or enlarge an object's features?
  1. balance
  2. dropper
  3. hand lens
  4. spring scale
Grade 3 Properties of Matter
A mirror is a                .
  1. gas
  2. solid
  3. liquid
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
A habitat gives a living thing everything necessary to survive.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Environmental Science
What type of energy resource is coal?
Earth Day - Factory
  1. renewable
  2. non-renewable
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