Grade 3 Science Revision: Changes of State and Mixtures

Al Andalus International School grade 3, General revision
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Grade 3
1 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

A) Circle the letter of the best answer:

1. When something melts, it changes from a _____to a
_____.
a. solid, gas c. solid, liquid
b. liquid, solid d. liquid, gas
2. The heating process that makes particles move faster and

faster is _____.
a. boiling c. freezing
b. melting d. thawing
3. Which statement best describes what happens when matter
is heated?
a. All the energy is removed. c. Matter loses energy.

b. Matter gains energy. d. Some energy is removed.
4. Which thermometer shows water in its solid state?
a. thermometer A c. thermometer C
b. thermometer B d. thermometer D
5. Which thermometer shows water in its gas state state?
a. thermometer A c. thermometer C
b. thermometer B d. thermometer D

6. When different kinds of matter are put together, a

_____ forms.
a. solution c. mixture
b. state of matter d. physical change
7. How is a solution formed?
a. by mixing different kinds of matter
b. by mixing one or more kinds of matter evenly into another kind
of matter
c. by evenly mixing two of the same kinds of matter
d. by changing the state of two or more kinds of matter
8. Which is a sign of a physical change?
a. light c. color
b.shape d. state of matter
9. Which represents a chemical change of a banana?
a. peeling it c. ripening of a banana
b. eating it d. cutting it
10. When gas cools and becomes a liquid, it _____.
a. evaporates c. freezes
b. condenses d. boil
11. Which two states of matter are shown in this picture?
a. liquid and gas c. gas and solid

b.solid and liquid d. liquid and liquid
12. Heat from an oven causes _____ in cookie dough.
a. a solution c. a physical change

b. energy d. a chemical change

13. There are two cups of liquid in this image. What will
happen to the cup of water that is placed in the
freezer?
a. It remains the same.
b. It changes into a solid.
c. It freezes and then melts into a liquid.
d. It changes into a gas.
14. What happened in this experiment?
a. There was no change.

b. The ice melted and turned into water.
c. Someone drank the ice.
d. The ice melted and turned into water vapor.
15. Cal’s dad made ice cream on a hot day. He put cream, salt,
strawberries, and sugar into a bowl and stirred them
together. He then poured them into the ice cream machine
and waited for them to freeze. What kind of matter is
strawberry mixture now?
a. gas c. solid
b. liquid d. particles
16. Which type of change is this change?
a. physical change c. chemical change
b. no change d. change in position

17. How does ice melt into liquid water?
a. by losing energy c. by gaining energy from the air

b. by losing salt or sugar d. by mixing with air
18. Which does not represent a physical change?

a. cutting c. folding
b. burning d. crumbling
19. As a solid melts, its particles begin to move _____.
a. away from each other c. not at all
b. closer to each other d. slower
20. A liquid’s particles have _____ a solid’s particles.
a. less energy than c. the same energy as

b. more energy than d. no flowing energy like
21. When a liquid turns to a gas without boiling, it is going

through the process of _____.
a. freezing c. evaporation
b. condensation d. vaporization
22. Water vapor is water in the _____ form.
a. liquid c. gas
b. solid d. melted
23. Ice is water in the _____ form.
a. liquid c. gas
b. solid d. melted
24. When matter is cooled, _____.
a. it loses energy c. its energy does not change
b. it gains energy d. it no longer has any energy

25. To condense is to change from a _____ to a _____.

a. liquid; gas c. solid; gas
b. solid; liquid d. gas; liquid
26. To _____ is to change from a liquid to a solid.
a. condense c. freeze
b. evaporate d. melt
27. Tearing a piece of paper creates a _____.
a. physical change c. change of state

b. chemical change d. mixture
28. Which is not a mixture?
a. a salad c. vinegar and baking soda
b. vegetable soup d. a bowl of mixed nuts
29. Which method is not a way to separate mixtures?
a. using a fork c. filtration
b. stirring d. magnetism
30. Which tool would be best to separate metal shavings
from sand?
a. evaporation c. scale
b. filter d. magnet
31. Which is not a solution?
a. salt water c. air
b. sugar in water d. sand and water
32. Which happens to butter when it is heated?
a. It stays a solid. c. It becomes a gas.
b. It melts. d. It freezes

33. Which happens when water is boiled in a tea kettle?
a. The water gets colder. c. It turns into a solid.

b. The water gets hotter. d.It changes shape.
34. Which might happen if you left a crayon outside on a hot

sunny day?
a. It will turn colors. c. It will melt.
b. It will get colder. d. It will disappear.
35. A substance that gets bigger when it freezes is:
a. air c. oil
b. vinegar d. water
36. Which mixture could this tool most likely separate?
a. white flour and wheat flour c. white flour and sugar

b. white flour and rice d. wheat flour and sugar
37. Which would most likely happen if you left an ice cream
cone outside in the summer?
a. c.
b. d.
38. Which is the best example of a chemical change?
a. cutting a carrot c. mixing a salad
b. melting ice d. rusting metal
39. Which happens to an egg placed in boiling water?

a. The egg beneath the shell becomes a solid resulting in a chemical

change.
b. The egg beneath the shell disappears resulting in a physical
change.
c. The egg beneath the shell stays a liquid.
d. The egg beneath the shell cools down.
40. Which might happen if you placed butter in the freezer?
a. It changes shape. c. It becomes softer.
b. It gets warmer. d. It becomes harder.
41. How do most types of matter change as they are
heated?
a. They lose mass.
b. They gain mass.
c. They take up less space.
d. They take up more space.
42. Which happens to orange juice placed in the freezer?
a. It changes into a gas. c. It melts.
b. It changes into a solid. d. Nothing happens.
43. All represent types of physical changes except _____.
a. change in color c. change in state
b. change in shape d. change in size
44. What happens when gas condenses?
a. becomes hot c. becomes a liquid
b. becomes frozen d. becomes a solid
45. All of the following are ways mixtures can be separated
except____________.
a. by evaporation c. by its properties
b. by filters d. by using a balance

46. Which happens to an egg placed in boiling water?

a. The egg beneath the shell becomes a solid resulting in a chemical
change.
b. The egg beneath the shell disappears resulting in a physical
change.
c. The egg beneath the shell stays a liquid.
d. The egg beneath the shell cools down.
47. How is water different from other liquids?
a. Water gets larger as it freezes.
b. Water gets smaller as it freezes.
c. Water stays the same as it freezes.
d. Water never freezes.
48. Study the table below.
Mixtures
Vegetable soup
clouds
Cereals in milk
??
What belongs to the empty box?
a. chocolate milk c. solution
b. salad d. salt water
49. The location of an object is its _____.

a. height c. motion
b. position d. speed
50. Which will not increase friction between objects?

a. oil c. rubber
b. sandpaper d. rough stones

51. Which object can be used to measure distance?
a. c.
b. d.
52. Which two things must be known to measure speed?

a. How far an object traveled and how long it took it to go that
distance.
b. How much an object weighs and how far it traveled.
c. How dense an object is and how far it traveled.
d. How long an object is and how far it traveled.
53. Which is work?

a. a force that causes an object to fall
b. a force that slows things down
c. energy that is released when you rub your hands together
d. when a force changes an object’s motion
54. Energy of motion is _____.

a. kinetic energy c. potential energy
b. gravity d. friction

55. A bus traveled 35 kilometers in one hour. Which is the

speed of the bus?
a. 70 kilometers per hour c. 25 kilometers per hour

b. 35 kilometers per hour d. 10 kilometers per hour
56. Gina collected data on what materials a magnet attracts. Which conclusion can you make from the data
below?
Not attracted by Attracted by Object

magnet magnet
X metal cup
X plastic cup
X wooden block
X iron nail
X rubber band
X plastic bag
a. Magnets attract some objects made of plastic.

b. Magnets attract some objects made of metal.
c. Magnets attract some objects made of rubber
d. Magnets do not attract objects made of glass.
57. The two main forms of energy are _____.

a. work and motion c. potential and kinetic
b. heat and light d. kinetic and heat
58. Study the chart. Which object has the greatest weight?

a. canoe c. scooter
b. bicycle d. skateboard
59. It takes _____ to move a car compared to a bicycle.

a. less force c. the same force
b. more force d. no force
60. Forces can make an object _____.
a. slow down c. stop moving
b. speed up d. all of the above
61. If two equal and opposite forces are applied to an
object, _____.
a. the object moves faster c. the object slows down
b. the object does not move d. the object changes direction
62. Team A and team B played tug-of-war. Which most

likely happened if team A won?
a. Team B used more force.
b. Both teams used the same amount of force.
c. Team A used more force.
d. Team A used less force.
63. The force that pulls objects toward Earth is _____.
a. gravity c. wind
b. magnetism d. static
64. ____ is the measure of the pull of gravity on an object .

a. weight c. magnetism
b. mass d. friction
65. In order to swim faster, a person needs to _____.
a. push harder against the water
b. swim in a smaller pool with less water
c. weigh more
d. not push so hard against the water
66. Joseph kicks a ball two times. On the second kick, he
uses twice as much force as the first kick. Which is
more likely to happen?
a. The ball will not move.
b. The ball will go the same distance as the first kick.
c. The ball will go half as far as the first kick.
d. The ball will go twice as far.
67. Jacob is walking a dog that is small and a dog that is
large. The dogs suddenly pull in opposite directions. In
which direction will Jacob be pulled?
a. toward the smaller dog c. away from the larger dog
b. toward the larger dog d. toward the brown dog
68. Forces that happen between objects that touch are
called _____ forces.
a. contact c. magnetic
b. noncontact d. friction
69. A batter hitting a baseball with a bat is an example of
_____.
a. contact force c. magnetic force
b. noncontact force d. friction
70. Which could most likely be used to separate a mixture of
iron and salt?

a. refrigerator magnet c. stapler

b. rubber band d. ruler
71. Which could most likely make a nail move without
touching it?
a. hammer c. saw
b. magnet d. scale
72. Study this house shown below.
The position of the icicle is above the window and next to the
_____.
a. c.
b. d.
73. Which would be attracted to a magnet?
a. a plastic button c. a paper clip
b. a rubber band d. a wooden toothpick
74. Rosa walked to school on Monday. It took her 10
minutes. On Tuesday she walked the same way but it
took her 15 minutes. What changed?

a. her speed c. the distance

b. the amount of friction d. her direction
75. Which picture is above the tree and next to the tiger?
a. bird c. tree
b. hot-air balloon d. tiger
76. Study the picture below.
Which is the position of the painting in this picture?

a. The painting is under the sofa.
b. The painting is in front of the sofa.
c. The painting is to the left of the sofa.
d. The painting is above the sofa.
77. Which is the new position of the car in picture 2?

a. near the barn c. near the tree

b. far from the tree d. in the barn
78. Study the map shown below.
Between which two avenues is the park positioned?

a. Apple and Berry c. Cook and Drew
b. Berry and Cook d. 1st and 2nd
79. Children raced three toys cars. Each car left the start
position at the same time. The picture below shows the
end of the race.

Which car was the fastest?

a. Car A c. Car C
b. Car B d. All were the same speed.
80. Data about how far animals can run in one hour is shown
below.
Which is the slowest animal?

a. cheetah c. cat
b. fox d. human
81. Students placed four animals on a path. Each animal ran,
walked or hopped down the path. After 10 seconds, the
students measured how far each animal moved.
The results are shown in the bar graph below.

Which is the order of the animals from fastest to slowest?

a. turtle, cat, dog, frog c. dog, cat, turtle, frog
b. dog, cat, frog, turtle d. cat, dog, frog, turtle
82. Which force slowed the golf ball as it rolled?
a. gravity c. force from the golf club

b. friction d. force from the golfer
83. All of the following increase friction except________.
a. sandpaper c. rough stones
b. oil d. rubber
84. What makes changes in motion possible?

a. energy c. work
b. gravity d. weight
85. Which is an example of a work being done?

a. studying for a test
b. picking up a feather
c. holding a heavy box over your head
d. pushing a wall
86.
What tool measures distance?
a. Stopwatch c. thermometer
b. pan balance d. tape measure
B) Mark True or False.

1. Water, milk, and juices are all examples of gases. ( )
2. A physical change is a change in what a substance is made
of. ( )
3. A change of state is a physical change. ( )
4. When a matter is heated, it loses energy. ( )
5. A mixture can not be separated into its original parts. ( )
6. The Statue of Liberty is green because of a physical
change. ( )
7. Solutions, such as brass, can be solid. ( )
8. Filtration is used to separate solids from liquids. ( )
9. Most of liquids get smaller when frozen except water. ( )
10. Changing from liquid to solid is a chemical change. ( )
11. Photosynthesis is an example of a physical change. ( )
12. Rust is caused by water and oxygen chemically changing
iron. ( )
13. When water is heated and changes into a gas, it melts. ( )
14. Evaporation happens slowly. ( )
15. When water freezes on cool mornings, it is called dew. ( )

16. When baking soda is added to vinegar, carbon dioxide bubbles

form. ( )
17. Solids can’t form a solution. ( )
18. Air is an example of a solution. ( )
19. Apple juice is not a solution. ( )
20. The more force used, the faster an object will move. ( )
21. It takes less force to move heavier objects than to move lighter
ones. ( )
22. When this soccer player kicks the ball, she is applying a
force. ( )
23. Friction can work against motion. ( )
24. An object has weight because friction pulls down on it. ( )
25. The size of a force does not affect the direction of an object’s
motion. ( )
26. If you apply the same force to two objects, the object with more
mass will move a shorter distance. ( )
27. Magnetism is a contact force. ( )
28. Gravity is a noncontact force. ( )
29. An object traveling 50 kilometers per hour describes the
object’s position. ( )
30. Forces can stop motion. ( )
31. It takes less force to move heavy objects. ( )
32. Magnetism is a contact force. ( )
33. The more mass an object has, the less pull of gravity on
it. ( )
34. Smooth surfaces have less friction than rough surfaces. ( )
35. Pushing against a wall is work. ( )
36. The energy that is ready to be used is called kinetic
energy. ( )
37. Nariman has bigger weight on the moon. ( )

38. To describe position of objects, we don’t need to compare it

with objects around it. ( )
C) Write a word from the box to complete the following
sentences.
melt boil freeze evaporates

condense gains loses water vapor
1. To ………………………………….is to change from solid to liquid.

2. When a matter is heated, it ………………………………….energy.
3. When a liquid changes to gas without heating it ………………………………….
4. To ………………………………….is to change from gas to liquid.
5. To ………………………………….is to change from liquid to solid.
6. When a liquid …………………………………., it changes from liquid to gas
with heating.
7. The gas state of water is called ………………………………….
speed time position motion
8. The ………………………………….is the location of an object.

9. …………………………………. is the change in position.
10. ………………………………….describes how fast an object moves.
11. An object’s speed tells how far it moved in a certain amount of
………………………………….
mixture solution physical

chemical photosynthesis

12. When a matter is mixed evenly in other kind of matter, it’s called a
………………………………..
13. A ………………………………..is different kinds of matter mixed together.
14. ………………………………..change is the change in the way a matter looks.
15. ………………………………..change is the change that causes different
kinds of matter to form.
16. Plants make a chemical change by changing water and carbon
dioxide into food and oxygen in a process called……………………………….
friction repel contact gravity

weight force magnetic force
17. A ………………………………..is a push or pull.

18. ………………………………..forces are forces that happen between objects
that touch.
19. The force of a magnet is called………………………………….
20. Magnets can attract or ………………………………….each other.
21. ………………………………….is the pulling force between two objects.
22. ………………………………….is the measure of pull of gravity on it.
23. ………………………………….is the force occurs when one object rubs
against another.
kinetic potential work energy

24. ………………………………..is when a force moves an object or changes its

motion.
25. ………………………………..is the ability to do work.
26. ………………………………..energy is the energy of motion.
27. ………………………………..energy is the stored energy that is ready to be
used.
D) Answer the following questions.

1. Why do people put wet clothes in the sun to dry them?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Why do ice cubes float?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Explain why while freezing water in a glass bottle it cracks.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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4. Why are there drops of water on the bathroom mirror after you
take a shower?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. How can you separate a mixture of strawberries and bananas?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. How can you separate a mixture of iron powder and sand?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

7. How can you separate a mixture of water and sand?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. What are the signs of chemical changes?
A) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
B) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
C) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. What are the signs of a physical change?
A) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
B) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
C) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10.Describe the different ways a force can change the motion of an
object.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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11. Write down why oil is put on moving parts of machines.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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12. Write down the four types of motion.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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13. Sort the following changes to physical and chemical changes.
Melting ice Frying potatoes Burning a paper
Ripening of a
Freezing ice Baking cookies
banana
Mixing baking Cutting a paper Making a salad

soda and vinegar
dissolving sugar in water
chemical physical

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Al Andalus International School grade 3, General revision

1 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

A) Circle the letter of the best answer:

2. The heating process that makes particles move faster and

a. All the energy is removed. c. Matter loses energy.

5. Which thermometer shows water in its gas state state?

2 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

6. When different kinds of matter are put together, a

a. liquid and gas c. gas and solid

a. a solution c. a physical change

3 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

a. There was no change.

4 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

17. How does ice melt into liquid water?

a. by losing energy c. by gaining energy from the air

18. Which does not represent a physical change?

a. less energy than c. the same energy as

21. When a liquid turns to a gas without boiling, it is going

5 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

25. To condense is to change from a _____ to a _____.

a. physical change c. change of state

6 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

33. Which happens when water is boiled in a tea kettle?

a. The water gets colder. c. It turns into a solid.

34. Which might happen if you left a crayon outside on a hot

a. white flour and wheat flour c. white flour and sugar

39. Which happens to an egg placed in boiling water?

7 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

a. The egg beneath the shell becomes a solid resulting in a chemical

8 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

46. Which happens to an egg placed in boiling water?

48. Study the table below.

49. The location of an object is its _____.

50. Which will not increase friction between objects?

9 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

51. Which object can be used to measure distance?

52. Which two things must be known to measure speed?

53. Which is work?

54. Energy of motion is _____.

10 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

55. A bus traveled 35 kilometers in one hour. Which is the

a. 70 kilometers per hour c. 25 kilometers per hour

Not attracted by Attracted by Object

a. Magnets attract some objects made of plastic.

57. The two main forms of energy are _____.

11 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

59. It takes _____ to move a car compared to a bicycle.

62. Team A and team B played tug-of-war. Which most

12 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

13 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

a. refrigerator magnet c. stapler

14 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

a. her speed c. the distance

76. Study the picture below.

Which is the position of the painting in this picture?

77. Which is the new position of the car in picture 2?

15 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

a. near the barn c. near the tree

Between which two avenues is the park positioned?

16 Year 2013-2014 Science Department

Which car was the fastest?

Which is the slowest animal?

25. To condense is to change from a _ to a _.