SCIENCE REVIEWER

Mother was cooking spaghetti last night. The water got so hot that steam floated up
from the pan. Steam is an example of a .
a. gas
b. food
c. solid
d. liquid

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

An herbivore is animal that
a. only eats fruit.
b. only eats meat.
c. only eats plants.
d. only eats plants and meats.

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

Ducks fly south for the winter. This is an example of .
a. mimicry
b. migration
c. hibernation
d. camouflage

Grade 3Heat Transfer

The energy from the sun is taken in by the body and changed to energy.
a. heat
b. light
c. sound
d. internal

Grade 3Simple Machines

Which of the following is the BEST choice if you need to lift a piano to a third floor
window?
a. lever
b. pulley
c. wedge
d. wheel and axle

Grade 3Adaptati4ons and Behavior

A polar bear sleeps all winter in a snow cave. This is an example of .
a. mimicry
b. migration
c. hibernation
d. camouflage

Grade 3Sun
Which of the following is the center of the Solar System?
a. Sun
b. Moon
c. Asteroid Belt
d. Saturn's Rings

Grade 3Environmental Science

The main energy source for the Earth is .
a. rivers
b. the Sun
c. the Moon
d. volcanoes

Grade 3Properties of Matter

 An object changes states from a liquid to a solid. It changes after the temperature gets
colder. What is this called?
a. a gas
b. a solid
c. melting
d. freezing

Grade 3Environmental Science

What is power from the Sun called?
a. hot power
b. cold power
c. lunar power
d. solar power

Grade 3Waves and Sound

A student holds two vibrating objects. Object A is vibrating faster than Object B. Which
sentence below is TRUE?
a. A is LOUDER than B.
b. B is LOUDER than A.
c. A will have a higher PITCH than B.
d. B will have a higher PITCH than A.

Grade 3Waves and Sound

If you roll a large sheet of paper into a funnel, you can hear the sound better (think of a
megaphone). This process of increasing the loudness of sound is called
a. measuring a wave.
b. absorption.
c. reflection.
d. amplification.

Grade 3Matter
It has a volume that stays the same, but it can change it shape. What is it?
a. gas
b. solid
c. mass
d. liquid

Grade 3Botany
The first stage in the life cycle of a flowering plant is a .
a. seed
b. plant
c. stem

Grade 3Lab Practices and Tools

What is a tool that is used to magnify or enlarge an object's features?
a. balance
b. dropper
c. hand lens
d. spring scale

Grade 3Heat Transfer

Any material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily.
a. conductor
b. expand
c. contract
d. insulator

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentence?

Rain falls from .

 a. wind4
b. clouds

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Which word better fits the sentence?

is the study of oceans.

a. Oceanography
b. Oceanographer

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

I use a thermometer to measure how hot or cold the atmosphere is.

a. forecast
b. temperature

Grade 3Zoology
Animals without backbones are called .
a. reptiles
b. vertebrates
c. amphibians
d. invertebrates
Which kind of soil has the largest particles?
a. sand
b. silt
c. clay
d. loam

Grade 3Rocks
Soil is formed when are broken down by weather, water and living things
over long periods of time.
a. trees
b. rocks
c. insects
d. animals

Grade 3Biology
Living things are called .
a. cells
b. plants
c. animals
d. organisms

Grade 3Environmental Science

Which is a natural resource?

a. tree

b. cupcake

c. umbrella
d. notebook

Grade 3Zoology
A(n) is an animal that spends part of its life in water and part on land.
a. fish
b. bird
c. reptile
d. amphibian

Grade 3Environmental Science

A beaver uses branches and mud to build a dam.

Which is the most likely change to the Earth's surface caused by the dam?
a. the dam changes the flow of water
b. the dam changes the air temperature
c. the dam changes the type of rocks nearby

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentence?

Energy from the heats the ground.

a. sun
b. wind

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentence?

Rain and snow are two types of .

a. atmosphere
b. precipitation

Grade 3Botany
are substances that help living things grow and stay healthy. They are part of
soil.
a. Soils
b. Roots
c. Leaves
d. Nutrients

Grade 3Taxonomy
A bird hatches from an egg. It has wings and feathers.

Is a bird an amphibian?
a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
A frog changes as it grows. It begins life as a tadpole. It lives in water and uses gills to
breathe. Over time, it grows legs and lungs. Its tail shrinks. Once grown, the adult frog
hops onto land!

Is a frog an amphibian?
a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Atmosphere
 Which word better matches the sentence?

Layer of gases that surrounds the earth.

a. weather
b. atmosphere

Grade 3Outer Planets

The planets farthest from the sun are called the .
a. inner planets
b. outside planets
c. satellite planets
d. outer planets

Grade 3Environmental Science

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The old cardboard was used to make new boxes. The cardboard was .
a. recycled
b. reduced

Grade 3Environmental Science

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means to use less of something.
a. Reduce
b. Recycle

Grade 3Environmental Science

What are solar panels used for?
a. to block the sun's dangerous rays
b. to create light energy from the sun
c. to create heat energy from the sun
d. to create electrical energy from the sun

Grade 3Taxonomy
A frog changes as it grows. It begins life as a tadpole. It lives in water and uses gills to
breathe. Over time, it grows legs and lungs. Its tail shrinks. Once grown, the adult frog
hops onto land!

Is a frog a fish?
a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Environmental Science

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Ava brings her lunch to school in the same bag each day. She her lunch bag.
a. reuses
b. recycles

Grade 3Rocks
What is the name of the loose material that covers most of Earth's surface?
a. soil
b. lava
c. rocks
d. sheets

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Which word better fits the sentence?

A is a section of an ocean partly surrounded by land.

a. sea
b. zone
What is a carnivore?
a. an animal that eats meat
b. an animal that eats plants
c. an animal that eats everything
d. an animal that eats fruit and meat

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

Type of precipitation that is liquid water.

a. rain
b. snow

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better fits the sentence?

Blowing air is called .

a. rain
b. wind

Grade 3Environmental Science

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Mr. Tucker collects his used metal cans and plastic bottles. He drops them at
the center once a month.
a. reducing
b. recycling

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

Type of frozen precipitation.

a. rain
b. snow

Grade 3Outer Planets

The outer planets are also called .
a. gas giants
b. solid cores
c. cold planets
d. warm planets

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Which word better fits the sentence?

A is a dangerous wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean bottom.

a. current
b. tsunami

Grade 3Biology
An organism is .
a. a non living thing
b. an individual living thing
c. an animal that eats fruit and meat
d. none of the above

Grade 3Taxonomy
The great white shark is the top predator of the ocean food chain. It spends its life
swimming and hunting fish and marine mammals for food.
 Is the great white shark a fish?
a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Environmental Science

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The students toss their papers in the bin instead of the trash can.
a. reducing
b. recycling

Grade 3Lab Practices and Tools

Which thermometer shows the higher temperature?

Thermometer A Thermometer B

a. Thermometer A
b. Thermometer B

Grade 3Environmental Science

Since our water supply is limited on Earth, we should or use our water wisely.
a. condense
b. conserve
c. evaporate
d. pollute

Grade 3Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems

Everything that surrounds and affects a living thing is called its .
a. home
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. environment

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Which word better fits the sentence?

The largest is the Pacific.

a. sea
b. ocean

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

What does a carnivore (lion) eat?
a. plants
b. animals

Grade 3Environmental Science

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Owen’s bike broke. He took it to a bike shop to have it fixed. Owen decided
to his bike instead of buying a new one.
a. reduce
b. reuse

Grade 3Botany
Plants make food in a process called .
a. hydration
b. germination
c. reproduction
d. photosynthesis

Grade 3Lab Practices and Tools

Which thermometer shows the higher temperature?

Thermometer
Thermometer A
B

Which word better fits the sentence?

The Gulf Stream brings warm ocean water northward along

the East Coast of the United States.
a. Tide
b. Current

Grade 3Zoology
are vertebrates with hair and fur.
a. Birds
b. Reptiles
c. Mammals
d. Amphibians

Grade 3Environmental Science

What type of energy resource is coal?
a. renewable
b. non-renewable

Grade 3Environmental Science

What type of energy resource is wind?

a. renewable
b. non-renewable

Grade 3Properties of Matter

When a liquid is heated up, it will .
a. melt
b. freeze
c. expand
d. contract

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

A is a structure that can grow into a new plant.
a. leaf
b. seed
c. flower
d. embryo

Grade 3Sun
Which object is the center of the solar system?
a. Earth
b. the Moon
c. the Sun
d. Venus

Grade 3Botany
When a seed is planted in the soil, it can , or begin to grow.
a. flower
b. expand
c. pollinate
d. germinate

Grade 3Zoology
A bat uses high pitch sounds to help it see in the dark. This ability is
called .
a. locomotion
b. sightseeing
c. soundseeing
d. echolocation

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

The life cycle of a frog begins on land.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Botany
A young plant is called a .
a. seedling
b. seed
c. embryo
d. germinate

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

It will most likely rain later tonight in Jacksonville, Florida.

a. forecast
b. atmosphere

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

It was warm and sunny in Tucson, Arizona on Monday.

a. weather
b. forecast

Grade 3Inner Planets

The four planets closest to the sun are called the inner
planets .

Grade 3Botany
are structures that take in water and hold a plant in place.
a. Soils
b. Roots
c. Leaves
d. Nutrients

Grade 3Lab Practices and Tools

Which thermometer shows the lower temperature?

Thermometer A Thermometer B
a. Thermometer A
b. Thermometer B

Grade 3Environmental Science

What type of energy resource is solar power?

a. renewable
b. non-renewable

Grade 3Biomes
This biome represents .
a. Temperate Forest
b. Tropical Rain Forest
c. Taiga

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

How a plant germinates, grows, and reproduces is the plant's .
a. life cycle
b. flowering plant
c. embryo
d. seedling

Grade 3Environmental Science

What is biodegradable?
a. to save
b. like a jungle; full of trees, plants, and animals
c. something that can break apart into tiny pieces and become part of
the earth again
A is the structure where a plant makes food.
a. leaf
b. root
c. stem
d. flower

Grade 3Botany
When a seed is planted in the soil, it can , or begin to grow.
a. pollinate
b. germinate
c. roots
d. fruit

Grade 3Zoology
How many body parts does an insect have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Grade 3Zoology
A tree frog is green so it can hide in the trees. This is an example
of .
a. instinct
b. mimicry
c. hibernation
d. camouflage

Grade 3DNA, RNA, and Genetics

is the passing of traits from parents to young.
a. Inherited traits
b. Heredity
c. Trait
d. Learned trait

Grade 3Environmental Science

Which is the best example of how plants help shape the land?
a. plants give off oxygen into the air
b. a flood loosens soil causing trees to fall over
c. grass holds sand dunes in place during a storm

Grade 3Zoology
Animals with backbones are called .
a. vertebrates
b. birds
c. invertebrates
d. reptiles

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Which word better fits the sentence?

The salinity of ocean water is than the salinity of river water.

a. lower
b. higher

Grade 3Botany
A is a plant structure that makes seeds.
a. seed
b. fruit
c. flower
d. seedling

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

What is a food chain?
a. the energy from the sunlight
b. the path of food from one living thing to another
c. the extra food a plant stores
d. a slug that eats leaves

Grade 3Zoology
Most mammals are born live.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Biochemical Pathways

Plants change and water into sugars.
a. oxygen
b. nutrients
c. hydrogen
d. carbon dioxide

Grade 3Lab Practices and Tools

Which thermometer shows the lower temperature?

Thermometer A Thermometer B
a. Thermometer A
b. Thermometer B

Grade 3Zoology
Most mammals hatch from eggs.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Anatomy and Physiology

What does structures mean?
a. parts
b. leaves
c. soil
d. plants

Grade 3Taxonomy
A butterfly has wings and changes during its life. It first hatches from an
egg as a caterpillar. Once grown, it forms a safe chrysalis where the
caterpillar changes into an adult butterfly.

Is a butterfly a mammal?
a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems

An is all the living and nonliving things that surround an
organism.
a. organism
b. cell
c. reproduce
d. environment

Grade 3Biomes
A very large area of the world’s vegetation with a special climate and
specific types of plants and animals is called a .
a. Biome
b. Vegetation
c. Natural Resource
d. Climate

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Which word better fits the sentence?

The Earth's five cover about seventy percent of the planet.

a. seas
b. oceans

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Which word better fits the sentence?

Sunlight does not reach the deepest ocean .

a. tides
b. zones
 a. Thermometer A
b. Thermometer B

Grade 3Biomes
A forest where all the trees drop their leaves during the winter is called a .
a. savanna
b. tropical rain forest
c. coniferous forest
d. deciduous forest

Grade 3Atmosphere
Which word better matches the sentence?

A thick cloud near the ground.

a. fog
b. snow
A force that occurs when on object rubs against another object.
a. thermometer
b. conduction
c. friction
d. radiation

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

To means to make more of one's own kind.
a. adapt
b. enact
c. respond
d. reproduce

Grade 3Simple Machines

What tool would be best to use to lift a heavy load, like a washing machine?
 a. lever
b. screw
c. wedge
d. wheel and axle

Grade 3Environmental Science

Which is a natural resource?

a. boat

b. hat

c. ice cream

d. pumpkin

Grade 3Botany
The movement of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part is
called .
a. germination
b. pollination
c. fruits
d. seedlings

Grade 3Taxonomy
Does the picture show a plant or animal?

a. plant
b. animal

Grade 3Conservation and Biodiversity

Species that are in danger of being extinct are called .
a. instincted
b. endangered
c. threatened
d. fossilized

Grade 3Environmental Science

Which best describes a way a fox may change the Earth's land?
a. the fox attacks a rabbit for food
b. the fox drinks water from a stream
c. the fox digs a den to raise its young

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

 The life cycle of a frog begins with an egg .

Grade 3Taxonomy
Ants do not have bones. Their bodies have a hard covering on the outside called an
exoskeleton. Exoskeletons help protect ants and support their bodies.

Is an ant a bird?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Biotic and Abiotic

What does biotic mean?
a. Living
b. Non-living

Grade 3Solar System

The diagram shows our .

a. galaxy
b. universe
c. solar system

Grade 3Earth's Layers

 What does the image below show?

a. layers of the sun

b. layers of the earth
c. layers of the moon
d. layers of the atmosphere

Grade 3Botany
gives leaves their green color.
a. photosynthesis
b. carbon dioxide
c. oxygen
d. chlorophyll

Grade 3Rocks
has small grains and holds very little water.
a. Sand
b. Clay
c. Rocks

Grade 3Zoology
Worms and Sea stars are examples of .
a. reptiles
b. vertebrates
c. invertebrates
d. amphibians

Grade 3Magnetism and Electricity

What is a circuit with no gaps or breaks in it?
a. open circuit
b. mechanical energy
c. sound energy
d. closed circuit

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

A herbivore (cow) eats .
a. Plants
b. Animals

Grade 3Heat Transfer

In degrees fahrenheit, at what temperature does water boil?
a. 112
b. 121
c. 212
d. 100

Grade 3Evolution
To survive, a species must .
a. Hide
b. Adapt
Does the picture show a plant or animal?

a. plant
b. animal

Grade 3Taxonomy
Does the picture show a plant or animal?

a. plant
b. animal

Grade 3Zoology
An invertebrate is an animal .
a. that has a spinal column
b. that is lacking a spinal column
c. that eats fruit and meat
d. that eats plants

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

Rattlesnakes have a pattern on their skin that allows them to blend in with the land. This
is an example of .
a. mimicry
b. migration
c. hibernation
d. camouflage

Grade 3DNA, RNA, and Genetics

A is a feature of a living thing.
a. heredity
b. learned trait
c. trait
d. inherited trait

Grade 3Evolution
What do Populations of organisms continue to do ?
 a. Expand
b. Migrate
c. Emerge
d. Evolve
e. Seperate

Grade 3Rocks
has the smallest grains and holds a lot of water.
a. Salt
b. Sand
c. Clay

Grade 3Zoology
is a trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment.
a. Larva
b. Adaptation
c. Inherited

Grade 3Simple Machines

Which simple machine turns a Ferris wheel?
a. pulley
b. wedge
c. inclined plane
d. wheel and axle

Grade 3Zoology
are vertebrates with scaly skin.
a. Fish
b. Birds
c. Reptiles
d. Amphibians

Grade 3Planetary Motion

The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space is
called .
a. rotation
b. revolution
c. orbit

Grade 3Taxonomy
Does the picture show a plant or animal?

a. plant
b. animal

Grade 3Taxonomy
 Does the picture show a plant or animal?

a. plant
b. animal

Grade 3Taxonomy
Does the picture show a plant or animal?

a. plant
b. animal

Grade 3Planetary Motion

Does the Earth revolve or rotate around the sun?
a. revolve
b. rotate

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

Some animals change shape through a process called .
a. germination
b. metamorphosis
c. mutation
d. larva

Grade 3Environmental Science

Renewable resources are resources that can be replaced or used again
and again such as plants, animals, water, and air

Grade 3DNA, RNA, and Genetics

Every organism has traits that make it .
a. unique
b. the same
c. heredity
d. learned

Grade 3Zoology
A vertebrate does not have a spinal column.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Botany
Plants that reproduce with are called conifers.
a. seeds
b. cones
c. pollen
d. spores
Classifying animals to form smaller groups makes it easier for scientists to study them.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

People and animals can gain new skills over time. These new skills are
called .
a. Inherited traits
b. Heredity
c. Learned traits
d. Offspring

Grade 3Geomorphology
What causes erosion?
a. wind
b. moving water
c. ice
d. all of the above

Grade 3Energy and Momentum

What is the ability to do work?
a. sound energy
b. potential energy
c. energy
d. shadow

Grade 3Properties of Matter

Which of the following is not an example of a physical change?
a. burning
b. cutting
c. freezing
d. bending

Grade 3Environmental Science

Nonrenewable resources are resources that cannot be replaced or
reused easily such as oil, coal, and natural gas

Grade 3Geomorphology
A steeply raised mass of land that forms a peak at the top, and is much higher than the
land around it.
a. lake
b. canyon
c. plateau
d. mountain

Grade 3Magnetism and Electricity

What is a circuit with a broken path?
a. closed circuit
b. light energy
c. open circuit
d. sound energy

Grade 3Sun
The Sun is a:
a. Moon
b. Planet
c. Star
d. Asteroid
 Grade 3Outer Planets
The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter

Grade 3Geomorphology
An island is land with water ALL around it.

Grade 3Taxonomy
Turtles lay eggs. Hard shells protect the bodies of turtles.

Are turtles birds?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
The bald eagle is the national symbol of the United States. However, it is not really bald.
It has white feathers on its head.

Is the bald eagle a bird?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
Snakes are cold-blooded. They cannot control their body temperatures. If a snake is
cold, it lays in a sunny spot to warm itself.

Is a snake a mammal?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
 A butterfly has wings, but no feathers.

Is a butterfly a bird?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
A mouse's body is covered in fur. A mouse usually has large ears and a long tail.

Is a mouse a mammal?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

A is a safe place.
a. shelter
b. structure
c. adaptation
d. camouflage

Grade 3Botany
Plants that use flowers to make seeds are called .
a. spores
b. flowering plants
c. conifers
d. pollen

Grade 3Environmental Science

Which of the following things pollute the water?
a. trash, sewage and chemicals
b. rain
c. snow
d. fish
Animals that eat other animals are called .
a. carnivores
b. omnivore
c. herbivores
d. predator

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

 Which word best fits the sentence?

The level of ocean water becomes deeper during high .

a. tide
b. wave
c. current

Grade 3Properties of Matter

Which of the following is a solid?
a. steam
b. ice
c. sea water

Grade 3Geomorphology
A valley is low land between hills or mountains.

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

A salty body of water that covers a LARGE area of earth is called an ocean .

Grade 3DNA, RNA, and Genetics

make organisms look like their parents.
a. Eye color
b. Learned traits
c. Hair color
d. Inherited traits

Grade 3Geomorphology
A peninsula is a landform that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

Grade 3Scientific Method

Number 1-6 the 6 steps to the Scientific Method in order.

5 analyze your data

2 research your topic

6 report the results

4 test your hypothesis

3 state your hypothesis

1 ask a question

Grade 3Taxonomy
Octopuses live in water. They use gills to breathe. Octopuses have no bones. This allows
them to squeeze into tiny spaces.

Are octopuses fish?

a. no
b. yes
 Grade 3Taxonomy
The animal shown has fins, gills, and lives in water.

Is the animal a fish?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Properties of Matter

A state of matter that can spread out to fill the whole space
a. liquid
b. gas
c. solid

Grade 3Simple Machines

A screw is actually another simple machine. Which one?
a. lever
b. wheel and axle
c. inclined plane
d. pulley

Grade 3Scientific Method

You must get your hypothesis correct when you test the experiment.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems

The number of a group of the same kind of living things that live in the same place is
called a .
a. habitat
b. population
c. ecosystem
d. community

Grade 3Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems

A place where living and nonliving things interact, such as forests and deserts is called
a .
a. ecosystem
b. population
c. community
d. habitat

Grade 3Conservation and Biodiversity

When a plant or animal organism is gone forever it is called .
a. extinct
b. endangered
c. threatened
d. fossilized

Grade 3Zoology
 How does an insect defend itself?
a. tasting bad
b. blending in
c. stingers
d. all of the above

Grade 3Atmosphere
Read the passage:

Alaska is in the Northern Hemisphere. Temperatures are low all year. They are so low
that some soil is always frozen. The temperature warms some during the short summer
season. However, it does not warm enough to melt the frozen soil.

Northern Alaska is most likely located in which climate region?

a. polar
b. marine
c. tropical
d. continental

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

Which would be a defensive adaptation for an animal?
a. having fins
b. having feathers
c. being poisonous
d. being darker in color

Grade 3Light and Optics

What is a dark area made when an object blocks light between a light source and a
surface?
a. reflection
b. refract
c. absorb
d. shadow
Which is not an ocean?
a. Indian
b. Pacific
c. Superior
d. Atlantic

Grade 3Taxonomy
Snakes are covered in scales. Scales may look moist, but they are actually dry.

Is a snake an amphibian?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Botany
is a structure that holds seeds.
a. seed
b. pollen
c. fruit
d. leaves

Grade 3Zoology
Which animals can be found in swamps?
a. Crabs, mussels, muskrats, egrets
b. Turtles, whales, lobsters, shrimp
c. Loggerhead Turtles, pelicans, crabs
d. Frogs, cranes, alligators, turtles

Grade 3Planetary Motion

The part of the Earth that is tilted away from the sun
a. gets more direct sun
b. gets less direct sun
c. gets no direct sun
d. gets sun 24 hours a day

Grade 3Zoology
Which is an amphibian?
a. snake
b. salamander
c. turtle
d. fish

Grade 3Atmosphere
The bar graphs show the number of days of rain for three months in two cities.

City A City B

Which statement best compares the number of days of rain for City A and City B during
the three months?
a. City A had more days of rain than City B in June.
b. City B had more days of rain than City A in April and May.
c. City A and City B had more days of rain in June than in May.
d. City B had fewer days of rain than City A in April, May, and June.

Grade 3Atmosphere
The bar graph shows the number of days of rain over three months for a city.

Which statement best describes the number of days of rain for those three months?
a. The number of days of rain was greatest in May.
b. The number of days of rain increased from April to June.
c. The number of days of rain decreased from April to June.
d. The number of days of rain was about the same each of the three months.

Grade 3Atmosphere
A tornado is a strong storm. It has fast spinning winds. The winds can destroy buildings
and harm people. A storm shelter can protect people during a tornado. Many storm
shelters are underground. Which best supports why a tornado storm shelter should be
underground?
a. to trap flood water from the storm
b. to stop flying objects from entering
c. to keep air temperatures from becoming too hot
d. to lower the chance of a fire starting during the storm

Grade 3Atmosphere
Max recorded the number of days of rain for his town over three months this year. The
bar graph shows his data.

Which statement best describes the number of days of rain for those three months?
a. The number of days of rain was greatest in May.
b. The number of days of rain increased from April to June.
c. The number of days of rain decreased from April to June.
d. The number of days of rain was about the same during each of the three months.

Grade 3Atmosphere
Julia lives near a river. The weather forecast says there will be many days of heavy rain.
The rain may cause the river to flood. Julia prepares for the rain by filling sandbags. She
then builds a low wall of sandbags around her home. Which statement best explains why
Julia is placing sandbags around her home?
a. to stop the river from flooding near her home
b. to stop lightning from striking her home during the storm
c. to lower the chances that flood water will damage her home
d. to lower the chances that there will be heavy rains at her home

Grade 3Atmosphere
The Smith Family is having a house built in New York State. The town where the house
will be built gets over 100 inches of snow a year. Which type of roof should the Smith
Family have for their house and why?
a. a flat roof so the snow can pile on top
b. a sloped roof so the snow can pile on top
c. a flat roof so the snow can slide off the sides
d. a sloped roof so the snow can slide off the sides

Grade 3Atmosphere
The table shows the average monthly temperatures for a city.

Average Average
Month Temperature Temperature
in Celsius in Fahrenheit
January 17 63
February 15 59
March 17 62
 April 21 70
May 25 77
June 27 81
July 27 81
August 27 81
September 26 79
October 23 73
November 19 66
December 15 59

Based on the temperatures, where is the city most likely located?

a. near the equator
b. near one of the poles

Grade 3Atmosphere
The table shows the average monthly temperatures for a city.

Average Average
Month Temperature Temperature
in Celsius in Fahrenheit
January 17 63
February 15 59
March 17 62
April 21 70
May 25 77
June 27 81
July 27 81
August 27 81
September 26 79
October 23 73
November 19 66
December 15 59

The city has two seasons: summer and winter. Which set of months most likely fall
during winter?
a. May to October
b. January to June
c. July to December
d. November to April

Grade 3Atmosphere
The table shows the average monthly temperatures for a city.

Average Average
Month Temperature Temperature
in Celsius in Fahrenheit
January 17 63
February 15 59
March 17 62
April 21 70
May 25 77
 June 27 81
July 27 81
August 27 81
September 26 79
October 23 73
November 19 66
December 15 59

The city has two seasons: summer and winter. Which set of months most likely fall
during summer?
a. May to October
b. January to June
c. July to December
d. November to April

Grade 3Solar System

Our Solar System has 8 planets revolving around the Sun.

Grade 3Biomes
Which adaptation specifically helps an animal survive while staying in a cold climate?
a. swimming
b. hibernation
c. camouflage
d. blubber

Grade 3Planetary Motion

Which of these words is the name for the imaginary line in wich the Earth rotates?
a. sun
b. axis
c. model

Grade 3Rocks
Why is soil so important?
a. Provides food and support for plants
b. Eaten by animals
c. Eaten by people
d. Keeps the earth clean

Grade 3Magnetism and Electricity

The movement of electric charges is?\
a. sound energy
b. open circuit
c. light energy
d. electric energy
Does the picture show a plant or animal?

a. plant
b. animal
 Grade 3Geomorphology
A raised mass of land that's smaller than a mountain is called a hill .

Grade 3Biomes
Nocturnal animal movements are characteristic to .
a. grassland
b. forest
c. ocean
d. desert

Grade 3Light and Optics

Suppose you are standing in a pond. Your friend tries to sneak up on you, but you see
him coming. You see him in the pond because of .
a. reflection
b. refraction
c. absorption
d. noise in the grass

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

What is the term that means to travel from one place to another?
a. hibernate
b. instinct
c. camouflage
d. migrate

Grade 3Inner Planets

Which planet is closest to the sun?
a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Uranus
d. Mercury

Grade 3Light and Optics

Which object is a source of light?
a. ball
b. pencil
c. washer
d. campfire

Grade 3Taxonomy
Vipers are snakes. Their mouths have long fangs. Vipers use their fangs to bite prey and
poison them with venom.

Is a viper a reptile?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
A caterpillar hatches from an egg. Once it is grown, the caterpillar changes into a
butterfly.
 Is a caterpillar a reptile?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
Turtles lay eggs. Hard shells protect the bodies of turtles.

Are turtles reptiles?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
Snakes are covered in scales. Scales may look moist, but they are actually dry.

Is a snake a reptile?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Taxonomy
Ants do not have bones. Their bodies have a hard covering on the outside called an
exoskeleton. Exoskeletons help protect ants and support their bodies.
 Is an ant a reptile?

a. no
b. yes

Grade 3Simple Machines

A lever moves on a fixed point called an axle.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

A rabbit is a .
a. consumer
b. producer
c. decomposer

Grade 3Inner Planets

The names of the inner planets are Mercury, Venus , Earth,
and Mars .

Grade 3The Moon

The moon orbits around the earth.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Environmental Science

Natural Resources useful materials that we get from nature
What do plants provide?
a. diamonds for mom
b. cars for people
c. gold for banks
d. homes and food for animals

Grade 3Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets

A small rocky object that orbits the sun
a. Comet
b. Meteor
c. Star
d. Asteroid

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Which word better fits the sentence?

We had to move our beach towels as the ocean water moved toward us during
high .
a. tide
b. wave

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

 Which word better fits the sentence?

The surfer rode the large all the way to the beach.
a. tide
b. wave

Grade 3Heat Transfer

The way heat moves through liquids and gases.
a. thermal energy
b. heat
c. convection
d. conduction

Grade 3Outer Planets

The four planets farthest from the sun are called the outer planets

Grade 3Light and Optics

Stopping light and holding it in is .
a. reflection
b. refraction
c. absorption
d. prism

Grade 3Botany
Plants make their own food by .
a. Photosynthesis
b. Chemosynthesis

Grade 3Lab Practices and Tools

A tool that is used to measure temperature.
a. insulator
b. thermometer
c. conductor
d. expand

Grade 3Environmental Science

What is an example of a perpetual renewable resource?
a. coal
b. wind
c. oil
d. gas

Grade 3Light and Optics

A black dog reflects what colors?
a. All
b. None
c. Black
d. Red

Grade 3Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets

All planets have only one moon.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Planetary Motion

To move in a circle around an object is to
a. shadow
b. eclipse
c. rotate
d. revolve
 Grade 3Food Chains and Webs
Which is a producer?

a.

b.

Grade 3Historical Geology

Most fossils are found in
a. soil
b. lava
c. igneous rock
d. sedimentary rock

Grade 3Light and Optics

What type of light does a light bulb give off?
a. Red light
b. Black Light
c. White Light
d. No Light

Grade 3Properties of Matter

Which of the following is a liquid?
a. Milk
b. Book
c. Steam
d. Pencil

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

What happens when living things decompose?
a. They grow healthy and strong.
b. They have babies.
c. They store up fat for the winter.
d. Their parts break down into the soil.

Grade 3Planetary Motion

Earth rotates on its axis
A is a structure that holds up a plant.
a. Leaf
b. Root
c. Stem
d. Flower

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

Living things , or react, to the world around them.
a. reproduce
b. grow
c. respond
d. change

Grade 3Cell Structure and Function

are the building blocks of life.
a. Bricks
b. Oxygen
c. Cells
d. Energy
 Grade 3Biochemical Pathways
Plants need oxygen and a gas called .
a. carbon dioxide
b. space
c. iron
d. hydrogen

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

A river is a large stream of water that runs into a lake, ocean, or other body
of water.

Grade 3Scientific Method

To analyze the data means to look at or examine the information you were testing.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Light and Optics

What is it called when light bounces off an object?
a. reflection
b. refraction
c. absorption
d. shadowing

Grade 3Historical Geology

A is a copy of a mold's shape.
a. Imprint fossil
b. Cast Fossil
c. Mold fossil

Grade 3Planetary Motion

What keeps planets in their orbits?
a. light
b. gravity
c. electricity
d. mangetism

Grade 3The Moon

The moon goes through throughout the month.
a. axes
b. orbits
c. phases
d. constellations

Grade 3Zoology
Most of the animals on Earth are invertebrates.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

Learned traits are passed on from parents to offspring.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

are an organism's young.
a. Traits
b. Learned
c. Inherited
d. Offspring
 Grade 3Zoology
People are mammals.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Outer Planets

The names of the outer planets are Jupiter , Saturn, Uranus ,
and Neptune

Grade 3Stars
The sun is the only star in our solar system.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Properties of Matter

Volume is the amount of that matter takes up.
a. gases
b. space
c. liquid

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

What is hibernation?
a. a resting in which animals sleep to survive the winter
b. a color or pattern that helps an animal get food
c. when an animal is born
d. when an animal is an adult

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

Thorns are an adaptation that .
a. helps the plant keep water inside the leaves.
b. attracts pollinators.
c. pokes animals that might try to eat the plant.

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

are structures that take in oxygen from the air.
a. teeth
b. gills
c. lungs
d. feet
To means to change with age.
a. grow
b. respond
c. adapt
d. reproduce

Grade 3Environmental Science

Soil could be used as a resource.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems

A living thing's habitat gives it everything it needs to survive.
a. True
b. False

Grade 3Light and Optics

The bending of light is called .
a. reflection
b. refraction
c. absorption
d. prism

Grade 3Biomes
What is a desert?
a. A very wet ecosystem
b. A very dry ecosystem
c. A cold and wet ecosystem
d. A hot and dry ecosystem

Grade 3Kinetics and Equilibrium

Evaporation happens when liquid water is and changed into a .
a. heated, solid
b. cooled, liquid
c. heated, gas
d. cooled, solid

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a .
a. Carnivore
b. Herbivore
c. Omnivore
d. None of the above

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

Coast is land next to the ocean.

Grade 3Zoology
How many antennae does an insect have?
a. 0
b. 3
c. 1
d. 2

Grade 3Cell Structure and Function

What part of the cell is the "powerhouse"- gives energy?
a. mitochondria
b. chloroplasts

Grade 3Light and Optics

What does it mean to take or soak in?
a. reflect
b. refract
c. pitch
d. absorb

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

When a living thing dies it DECOMPOSES and rots away. What does DECOMPOSE mean?
a. to grow bigger
b. to break down
c. to survive
d. to study closely

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

The larva changes into a .
a. adult
b. egg
c. larva
d. pupa
 Grade 3Biomes
The is a land ecosystem that gets very little rain.
a. tundra
b. desert
c. grassland

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

When an insect hatches, it is called a .
a. larva
b. pupa
c. egg
d. adult

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

At which stage can an animal reproduce?
a. adult
b. egg
c. larva
d. pupa

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

A spider spinning a web is an example of .
a. mimicry
b. learned behavior
c. instinct
d. physical adaptation

Grade 3Heat Transfer

Heat energy flows from....
a. hot objects to hotter objects.
b. cooler objects to warmer objects.
c. warmer objects to hotter objects.
d. warmer objects to cooler objects.

Grade 3Botany
Poison is an adaptation that .
a. makes animals sick or itchy.
b. pollinates the plant.
c. attracts pollinators to the plant.

Grade 3Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems

An ecosystem is made up of all the living and nonliving things that interact in one place.
a. True
b. False
Which type of soil contains humus?
a. Bedrock
b. Subsoil
c. Topsoil
d. All soils contain humus

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

A bad smell is an adaptation that .
a. keeps animals away or attracts pollnators.
b. pokes animals that try to eat the plant.
c. makes animals sick or itchy.

Grade 3Environmental Science

Renewable resources are
a. resources that cannot be reused or replaced
b. resources that will never run out
c. resources that can be replaced to be used over and over again
d. resources such as fossil fuels

Grade 3Conservation and Biodiversity

Instead of killing animals for their ivory or horns, what should we do instead?
a. Make laws that protect them.
b. Create habitats where they are protected
c. Both A and B

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

A viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch butterfly. Of what is this an example?
a. camouflage
b. mimicry
c. instinct
d. migration

Grade 3Environmental Science

Climate change is caused by:
a. burning fosil fuels
b. wind
c. hunting

Grade 3Oceanography and Hydrology

A LARGE area of ocean partly surrounded by land.
a. delta
b. gulf
c. river
d. hill

Grade 3Properties of Matter

Mass is the amount of an object has.
a. cells
b. gases
c. liquids
d. matter

Grade 3The Moon

A moon is when the moon appears to be "shrinking" in size
a. waning
b. waxing

Grade 3Properties of Matter

Condensation is the process of changing a to a .
a. Solid, Gas
b. Gas, Liquid
c. Solid, Liquid
d. Liquid, Solid

Grade 3Light and Optics

Mia points a flashlight. The light hits an object and travels back toward Mia. Which of the
following objects did the light most likely strike?
a. a brick wall
b. a large mirror
c. a clear glass window
d. a frosted glass window

Grade 3Environmental Science

What are water turbines used for today?
a. to grind corn
b. create wind tunnels
c. to power sawmills
d. to generate electricity

Grade 3Forces and Motion

Tulene is walking to school. It took her 2 minutes to walk 100 feet. How fast was she
walking?
a. 100 feet per mile
b. 50 feet per minute
c. 50 feet per mile
d. 100 miles per hour

Grade 3Food Chains and Webs

Which two are producers?

a.

b.

Grade 3Development and Reproduction

The sprouting of a seed is called ?
a. farming
b. germination
c. agriculture
d. planting

Grade 3Environmental Science

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To is to use something more than once.
a. reduce
b. reuse

Grade 3Environmental Science

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Sofia shucks corn and composts the husks. She the amount of food that ends
up in the landfill.
a. reduces
b. reuses

Grade 3Inner Planets

List three ways that Earth is different from the other inner
planets oxygen , living things , and, water

Grade 3Outer Planets

The gaseous planets are:
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Neptune

Grade 3Adaptations and Behavior

A nice smell is an adaptation that .
a. helps the plant keep water inside the leaves.
b. pokes animals that try to eat the plant.
c. attracts pollinators to the plant.