Prepared for the 3rd Grade Students at

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Super Science SOL Review

• Prepared for the 3rd Grade Students at
• Bettie F. Williams Elementary School

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1. Look at the pictures below. Which picture
shows something that uses electricity?

• A. Thermometer B. Magnet
• C. Computer D. Scissors

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2. Lower than average rainfall can cause a
drought, which causes people to conserve water.
Which way can people conserve water?

• A. Take shorter showers
• B Repair a dripping faucet
• C. Turn off water while brushing teeth
• D. All of the above

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3. Which is not a fossil fuel?

• A. Water
• B. Oil
• C. Coal
• D Natural gas

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4. Which form of energy is used by a solar
powered calculator?

• A. Fossil fuel energy
• B. Wind energy
• C. Light energy
• D. Nuclear energy

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5. Look at the pictures below. Which picture
shows something that uses electricity?

• A. Toaster
• B. Compass
• C. Toy Soldier
• D. Jacks and Ball

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6. Look at the pictures below. Which picture
shows something that uses electricity?

• A. Bicycle B. Lock
• C. Vacuum D. Wagon

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7. How is coal useful to man?

• A. A source of food
• B. A source of energy
• C. A source of clothing
• D. A source of shelter

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8. How is a river useful to man?

• A. Source of clothing
• B. Source of transportation
• C. Source of shelter
• D. Source of fuel

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9. How are the trees in a forest useful to man?

• A. Source of transportation
• B. Source of clothing
• C. Source of precious stones
• D. Source of fuel

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10. Which source of stored energy would be used
in a flashlight?

• A. Batteries
• B. Coal
• C. Gasoline
• D. Water

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11. Which of the following is a natural resource?

• A. Candy
• B. Fish
• C. Bread
• D. Pizza

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12. How are oceans useful to man?

• A. A source of food
• B. A source of shelter
• C. A source of heat energy
• D. A source of clothing

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13. How is the sun useful to man?

• A. A source of food
• B. A source of energy
• C. A source of clothing
• D. A source of shelter

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14. Which of the following is a natural resource?

• A. Automobiles
• B. Trees
• C. Electricity
• D. Railroads

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15. Which of the following is a natural resource?

• A. Freeway
• B. Schools
• C. The redwood tree
• D. Computers

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16. A deer uses natural resources found in the
forest for its survival. Which statement is
FALSE?

• A. The deer uses trees for protection from
  hunters.
• B. The deer uses trees and brush as a shelter
  from the weather.
• C. The deer is conserving natural resources.
• D. The deer uses water, berries, and leaves
• for food.

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17. Which unit of measurement should be used to
measure the length of a goldfish?

• A. Milliliters B. Grams
• C. Degrees D. centimeters

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18. Which unit of measurement should be used to
measure the mass of a rock?

• A. Centimeters B. Milliliters
• C. Degrees D. Grams

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19. You have been told by your teacher that you
are going to choose a question that could be
answered by doing an experiment. Which of these
questions could you use to do an experiment?

• A. What does the moon feel like?
• B. Do plants need light to grow?
• C. Which is rougher, red or purple?
• D. How much food does a dinosaur eat?

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20. A class is going to plant a garden. Some
students are saying it is too cold for the seeds
to sprout. Other students say that it is warm
enough. The class has a thermometer to measure
the temperature outside. Which of the following
statements are true?

• A. The students need to find out at what
  temperature their seeds will sprout.
• B. They can read the seed package, do research,
  or experiment by trying to sprout seeds at
  different temperatures.
• C. All of the above
• D. None of the above

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21. What animals listed on the table below has
the greatest number of legs?

• Observations Insects Spiders Crustaceans
• Number of legs 6 4
  14
• Number of antennae 2 0
  2
• Number of eyes 2 8
  2
• Number of wings 4 0
  0
• A. Insects B. Spiders
• C. Crustaceans D. None

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22. What animals listed on the table has the
greatest number of eyes?

• Observations Insects Spiders Crustaceans
• Number of legs 6 4
  14
• Number of antennae 2 0
  2
• Number of eyes 2 8
  2
• Number of wings 4 0
  0
• A. Insects B. Spiders
• C. Crustaceans D. All of the above

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23. Which type of animals have wings?

• Observations Insects Spiders Crustaceans
• Number of legs 6 4
  14
• Number of antennae 2 0
  2
• Number of eyes 2 8
  2
• Number of wings 4 0
  0
• A. Insects B. Spiders
• C. Crustaceans D. None

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24. Which type of animals do NOT have antennae?

• Observations Insects Spiders Crustaceans
• Number of legs 6 4 14
• Number of antennae 2 0 2
• Number of eyes 2 8 2
  Number of wings 4 0 0
• Insects B. Spiders
• C. Crustaceans D. All of them

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25. Martins pet turtle was in a race. His
turtle began the race at 105. His turtle
crossed the finish line at 112. How long did it
take Martins turtle to run the race?

• A. 2 minutes
• B. 5 minutes
• C. 7 minutes
• D. 12 minutes

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26. Which instrument or tool could you use to
magnify crystals of salt?

• A. Microscope
• B. Magnifying lens
• C. All of the above
• D. None of the above

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27. There are six kinds of simple machines.
Which of these is a kind of simple machine?

• A. A bicycle
• B. A can opener
• C. A wagon
• D. A wedge

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28. What changes when you take a piece of pie
from a pan?

• A. The taste of the pie
• B. The color of the pie
• C. The smell of the pie
• D. The shape of the pie

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29. When a sugar cube is broken into pieces
with a hammer, something about it changes. Which
of these changes?

• A. The taste of the sugar
• B. The color of the sugar
• C. The smell of the sugar
• D. The shape of the sugar

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A tail of a lizard looking like a snakes head is

• A. Camouflage
• B. Mimicry
• C. Instinct
• D. Predation

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31. A baby mammal getting milk from its mother is

• A. Learned behavior
• B. Instinct
• C. Camouflage
• D. Mimicry

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The advantage of the scarlet king snake looking
like the coral snake is that

• A. It is attractive to other animals
• B. Animals will be afraid of it
• C. It will be able to find other king snakes
• D. It can have the coral snake take care of its
  young.

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33. Many animals have hard outer coverings, or
shells, on their bodies. This covering protects
them from predators. A predator cannot easily
bite through the hard coverings.

• What animal is described in the paragraph above?
• A. A crab
• B. A frog
• C. A whale
• D. A eel

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34. Some animals migrate when the weather gets
too cold for them to survive. The animals cannot
find food or shelter from the cold temperatures.
An example of animals that migrate might be

• A. Geese
• B. Ducks
• C. Swans
• D. All of the above

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35. Which one describes an animal defending
itself against danger?

• A. A porcupine gathering food
• B. A dog burying his bone
• C. A puffer fish inflating into a ball
• D. An eagle feeding its young

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36. I am white, and I have a thick fur coat, a
layer of blubber under my skin, and flippers.
Which environment do I live in?

• A. A rainforest
• B. A mountain top
• C. A polar ice cap
• D. A river

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37. Which is the correct sequence of the food
chain for the plant and animals listed below?

• A. Dragon fly human grass trout
• B. Human - dragon fly - grass trout
• C. Grass- dragon fly - human trout
• D. Grass- dragon fly- trout- human

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38. A rosebush and a bird are similar because
they both

• A. Are living organisms
• B. Need to search for food
• C. Make their own food
• D. Are non-living organisms

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39. Which animal would be able to find the food
and shelter it needs to survive in a pond?

• A. A squirrel
• B. A horse
• C. A frog
• D. A sea horse

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40. The Earths rotation causes

• A. The seasons to change
• B. The moon to appear as a different shapes
• C. Day and night
• D. Solar eclipses

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41. Look at the picture of the goldfish. Which
parts of the goldfish help it live in water?

• A. Tail
• B. Gills for breathing
• C. Scales for body covering
• D. All of the above

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42. An example of an instinct is

• A. Laughing at something funny
• B. Dogs doing tricks when told
• C. Doing your homework at the same time each
  day.
• D. Salmon returning to their birthplace to lay
  eggs

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43. Which animal is an omnivore?

• A. A lion that eats deer and sheep
• B. A rabbit that eats grass and weeds
• C. A bear that eats berries and fish
• D. A shark that eats fish and seals

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44. Which of the following shows the order of
energy flow in a food chain?

• A. Grass antelope lion
• B. Lion grass antelope
• C. Antelope grass lion
• D. Grass lion antelope

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45. Which is an example of how plants and
animals depend on each other?

• A. Birds eat berries from a bush and drop the
  seeds in other places.
• B. Deer eat the bark from trees when leaves and
  grass are sparse.
• C. Roses use thorns to protect themselves from
  animals.
• D. Some bushes produce berries that make birds
  sick when eaten.