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3
Grade
Georgia
Science GPS
Magnets
Heat
Rocks,
Minerals, and
Soils
Fossils
Habitats
Pollution
Magnets
Heat
Rocks,
Minerals,
and Soils
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Fossils
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Final
Jeopardy
Final Jeopardy
Answer
Students who will
succeed on the
CRCT
Who are PCES
Third
Graders?
Why is it hard to pull these
magnets apart?
A. They repel each other.
B. Their poles would reverse.
C. They attract each other.
D. They would lose their magnetism.
C. They attract
each other.
Which surface will magnets stick to?
A. Cardboard box
B. plastic sandwich bag
C. steel filing cabinet
D. wooden bucket
C. Steel filing
cabinet
Shelly tested four magnets. She counted the number of paper
clips they could pick up. The table shows her results. What
can she conclude?
Magnet Investigation
Magnet
Number of Paper Clips
Picked Up
A
7
B
16
C
8
D
11
A. Magnet A is stronger than all the
others.
B. Magnet C is stronger than Magnet B.
C. Magnet B is twice as strong as
Magnet C.
D. Magnet D is the weakest of the four.
C. Magnet B is
twice as strong as
Magnet C.
If two bar magnets repel when placed
end-to-end, what can you infer?
A. They have both S or both N poles
facing.
B. They have a N pole and a S pole
facing.
C. They are made of different metals.
D. They do not have N and S poles.
A. They have both S or
both N poles facing.
Together, three magnets of equal strength
pick up 15 paper clips. How many paper
clips can one of the magnets MOST
LIKELY pick up?
A. 5
B. 45
C. 15
D. 18
A. 5
Which of these pictures would have the
lowest temperature on a thermometer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
B.
Which of these does NOT produce
heat?
A. friction
B. rubbing
C. magnetism
D. burning
C. Magnetism
Any material that absorbs only a little
of the sun’s energy will
A. get hot.
B. stay cool.
C. become magnetic.
D. act as a conductor.
B. Stay cool.
A horse grows a thick coat of hair in
winter. The extra hair provides
A. conduction.
B. insulation.
C. thermal energy.
D. heat.
B. Insulation
What happens to hot water left sitting
in a cold room?
A. It gets hotter.
B. It bubbles.
C. It changes to a gas.
D. It cools to room temperature.
D. It cools to
room
temperature.
The gold ring is a mineral because
A. it is shiny.
B. it is useful.
C. it is hard and strong.
D. it is a solid and not alive.
D. It is a solid and
not alive
What mineral might you use on your
food?
A. mica
B. salt
C. copper
D. sugar
B. Salt
What does the chart tell you about
talc?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It is very pale.
It is very powdery.
It is very soft.
It is very shiny.
C. It is very soft.
Rocks are broken down into smaller
pieces in a process called
A. soil formation.
B. erosion.
C. weathering.
D. freezing.
C. Weathering
What is humus made of?
A. sedimentary rock
B. sand and silt
C. clay and loam
D. parts of dead plants and animals
D. Parts of dead
plants and animals
What type of fossil is shown in this picture?
A. a cast fossil
B. a mold fossil
C. an imprint fossil
D. a bone fossil
B. A mold fossil
Which fossils are usually the
oldest?
A. Fossils in the deepest layer of
Earth
B. Fossils closest to the ocean
C. Fossils of dinosaurs
D. Fossils close to Earth’s surface
A. Fossils in the
deepest layer of
Earth
A dinosaur fossil forms only if sediment
quickly covers the dinosaur’s body. Why is
this so important?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Because without sediment, the body would
wash away.
Because the sediment keeps water off the
body.
Because the sediment cover keeps
animals from eating the body.
Because the sediment stops the body from
getting too hot.
C. Because the
sediment cover
keeps animals from
eating the body.
Which types of rock are you least
likely to find a fossil?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Metamorphic and sedimentary
Igneous and metamorphic
Sedimentary and Igneous
You don’t find fossils in rocks
B. Igneous
and
metamorphic
What is a fossil?
A. Something made of dirt
B. Remains of something that is dead
but lived long ago
C. Bones filled with mud
D. 24
B. Remains of
something that is
dead but lived
long ago
Which animal has a special
adaptation for defense?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A. The skunk has
a scent to deter
predators
Diane is studying four regions in Georgia: mountains, piedmont, coastal
plains, and Atlantic Ocean. Which of the towns shown above is most
likely on the coastal plains?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Town
Elevation
Tybee
20 feet
Mount Etonah
4,784 feet
Eatonton
568 feet
Roswell
1,079 feet
Tybee
Mount Etonah
Eatonton
Roswell
A. Tybee, because
it is more flat
Frogs and lizards have very different kinds of
skin. How could you BEST explain how the
different skin types help each survive in their
own habitat?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The frog and lizard had different parents so
they have different kinds of skin.
The frog is adapted to a wet habitat and the
lizard is adapted to a dry habitat.
The frog and lizard have different kinds of
skin because they eat different things.
The difference between the frog and lizard’s
skin is not important.
B. The frog is
adapted to a wet
habitat and the
lizard is adapted to
a dry habitat.
Which adaptation helps bats survive
long, cold winters?
A. long claws and sharp teeth
B. seasonal color change
C. good hunting skills
D. hibernation
D. hibernation
Wood helps trees to grow tall. How is
this a plant adaptation?
A. It helps the tree grow to reach
sunlight.
B. It helps the plant get water.
C. It helps the plant reproduce.
D. It helps the plant store minerals.
A. It helps the tree
grow to reach
sunlight.
Mia wants to conserve water resources. She
turns off the faucet while brushing her teeth
and takes shorter showers. This is an
example of which method of conservation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
protect
A. Reduce
Which is a way to conserve water?
A. Watering plants during the middle
of the day
B. watering plants early in the day
C. washing your car several times a
week
D. using water to clean off the patio
B. Watering
plants early in the
day
Which is a renewable resource?
A. oil, because it can be used to
make gasoline
B. wood, because trees can be
replanted
C. coal, because there is plenty of it
underground
D. metal, because it can be changed
into many different things
B. Wood,
because trees can
be replanted
Wanda read an article about fish that live in the pond
at a nearby golf course. Each year, fewer fish are
counted. This year, many of the fish were born
with incomplete gills, or were unable to see well.
What is the best explanation for what is causing
this to happen to the fish?
A. loss of habitat
B. air pollution
C. soil pollution
D. water pollution
D. Water pollution
Which is a way to protect natural
resources?
A. Use insecticide to remove all the insects
from a habitat.
B. Build a playground where a swamp once
was.
C. Plant new trees where old ones were cut
down.
D. Use fertilizers and weed killers on a
vegetable garden.
C. Plant new trees
where old ones
were cut down.