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Quarter ( 3 ) Grade ( 3 )
Revision sheet ( Science)
Multiple Choice :
____ 1. Two schools collected newspaper for recycling. The bar graph shows the results.
In which week did Marble Creek collect the most newspaper?A. Week 1B. Week 2C. Week 3D. Week 4
____ 2. The moon moves in a circle around Earth. Which word means to move in a circle around a planet?
A. CycleB. OrbitC. ShineD. Spin
____ 3. Moon has different phases as it orbits earth.
Which phase of the moon does this picture show?
A. full moonB. new moonC. quarter moonD. crescent moon
____ 4. The shape of the lighted part of the moon changes slightly each night. Which of these actions helps cause the changes in the shape of the moon?
A. the rotation of Earth on its axisB. the rotation of the sun on its axis C. the motion of the moon around EarthD. the motion of the moon around the sun
____ 5. Jade drew this picture to represent the full moon. The picture has a mistake in it.
Which sentence explains how Jade should change her picture to show the full moon correctly?
A. She should make the moon larger than Earth.B. She should make the moon darker than the sun.C. She should move the moon to the opposite side of Earth.D. She should move the sun to the opposite side of the moon.
____ 6. Earth spins around an imaginary line. Which of these words is the name for the imaginary line around which Earth spins?
A. AxisB. OrbitC. RotateD. Season
____ 7. Earth moves in several ways. Which of these words is the name for Earth’s spinning motion?
A. EquationB. RevolutionC. RotationD. Vibration
____ 8. Earth’s motions around its axis causes cycles. Which of these cycles does the spinning motion of Earth cause?
A. the cycle of the tidesB. the day-and-night cycleC. the cycle of the seasonsD. the phases-of-the-moon cycle
____ 9. This picture shows one of Earth’s motions.
Which of these motions does the arrow in the picture show?
A. CyclingB. OrbitingC. RevolvingD. Rotating
____10. One kind of motion takes Earth around the sun. Which of these words is the name for one complete trip around the sun?
A. InnovationB. RevolutionC. RotationD. Vibration
____11. One of Earth’s motions causes it to have four seasons. Which of these motions causes Earth to have four seasons?
A. revolvingB. rotatingC. spinningD. Vibrating
____12. Lina made this drawing of Earth and the sun.
Which sentence describes what Elena showed in the picture?
A. Earth has an equator.B. Earth has four moons.C. Earth rotates on its axis.D. Earth revolves around the sun.
____13. This picture shows that Earth’s axis always points in the same direction in space. Look at the part of the axis that is on top of Earth as you answer the question.
Which way does the axis that comes from the top of Earth point in summer? A. away from the sunB. straight up into spaceC. at another star in spaceD. in the direction of the sun
____14. The weather where you live changes as the seasons change. Which of these kinds of weather do you usually see when your part of Earth points away from the sun?
A. hot and dryB. mild and wetC. cold and snowyD. warm and stormy
____15. The full moon is the brightest object in the night sky. What causes the full moon to shine?
A. It makes its own light.B. It reflects light from Earth.C. It makes shadows on stars. D. It reflects light from the sun.
____16. There are many phases of the moon. Which phase of the moon comes between the new moon and the first-quarter moon?
A. the full moonB. third-quarter moonC. a crescent moonD. a waning moon
____17. Every night, the lighted part of the moon appears to change slightly by either getting larger or getting smaller. Which of these words describes the moon when it is getting larger?
A. crescentB. gibbousC. waningD. waxing
____18. Kim drew this picture to show how the moon looked one night.
Which word is the term for a moon with this shape?
A. CrescentB. FullC. NewD. Quarter
____19. The moon looks to be a different size in different phases. Which is the pair of phases in which the moon looks about the same size?
A. full moon and new moonB. full moon and first-quarter moonC. new moon and third-quarter moonD. first-quarter moon and third-quarter moon
____20. The moon causes changes in the height of the ocean water on Earth. Which of these words is the term for these changes in the height of ocean water?
A. breakersB. phasesC. tidesD. waves
____21. The ocean sometimes comes farther up onto the beach than on the other side. How does the moon cause the height of ocean water to change?
A. The moon’s light shines on the water.B. The moon’s gravity pulls on the water.C. The moon’s motion adds energy to the water.D. The moon’s surface sends sounds to the water.
____22. The best way to see the moon’s effect on Earth’s oceans is to look down on Earth from over the North Pole.
Which of these would you see in the night sky if you were on a beach at high tide?A. no moonB. full moonC. new moonD. quarter moon
____23. Some resources are renewable. Which resource is renewable?
A. Coal
B. GasolineC. SoilD. Trees
____24. Jana wants to conserve natural resources. Which lists three ways that Koji can conserve natural resources?A. recycle, reduce, replaceB. reduce, replace, retakeC. replace, recycle, reuseD. reuse, reduce, recycle
____25. Look at the picture.
What does this picture show?
A. one way that fossil fuels are usedB. one way to clean up water pollutionC. one way to recycle natural resourcesD. one way people use a renewable resource
____26. Mrs. Chan recycles paper. Which resource does she conserve?
A. CoalB. FishC. TreesD. Wind
____27. Which is something that comes from nature that people can use?
A. ConservationB. FuelC. a natural resourceD. Pollution
____28. Rana’s family conserves. What is conservation?
A. putting harmful substances into the environmentB. using up natural resourcesC. saving resources by using them wiselyD. making fuels from the remains of once-living organisms
____29. What is a renewable resource?
A. a resource that can be used up.B. a resource that can be replaced easily.C. something in nature that people can use.D. harmful substances in the environment.
____30. Which type of pollution is this?
A. air pollutionB. land pollutionC. noise pollutionD. water pollution
____31. Look at this data table.How Long Materials Take to Rot Away in a Landfill
Material MonthsNewspaper 1Cotton 6Rope 12Tin 1200Glass 6000
Which material is most harmful to the environment?A. glass B. NewspaperC. RopeD. tin
____32. The particles of rock in soil are different sizes. Which list shows rock particles in soils in order from biggest particles to the smallest particles?
A. clay, sand, silt B. clay, silt, sandC. sand, silt, clayD. silt, clay, sand
____33. Which material is a mixture of water, air, pieces of rock, and dead plants and animals?
A. HumusB. NutrientsC. sand D. Soil
____34. Soil that has decomposing plants and animals is fertile. Which word describes a mixture of decomposing plants and animals?A. ClayB. HumusC. SandD. Silt
____35. Gan dug up a sample of soil from his backyard. How could he find out if the soil is sand or silt?
A. observe how fertile the samples are B. test the amount of nutrients in the samples C. observe the size of the particles in the samplesD. measure the amount of water in the samples
____36. Look at this diagram.
Which layer of soil is labeled with the letter A?A. BedrockB. HumusC. SubsoilD. Topsoil
Look closely at this picture of Earth in four different places in its orbit around the sun, the reasons we have different seasons is that the axis of earth is………………..
Study the table. List 3 ways to reduce the amount of some of the trash that is produced.
6. You are given 2 soil samples and are asked to find which sample has more sand in it. You cannot find the answer by looking at the samples. Tell how you would set up an investigation to find out which sample has more sand in it. Explain why your investigation will give you the answer.
7. Frances wants to grow tomatoes. The area that she chose for her tomato plants has clay soil. Why would this area not be good for growing tomatoes? If she must plant the tomatoes there, what can she do to prepare the soil?