3rd Grade Science Review2

What feature of a rose stops large animals from eating it?

• the flower's sweet smell
• the flower's bright colors
• the plant's sharp thorns
• the plant's waxy leaves

In which region of Georgia would you find rolling hills, hickory and oak forests, and river valleys?

• mountains
• piedmont
• coastal plain
• wetlands

In which Georgia habitat are you most likely to find cattails, waterlilies, and leopard frogs?

• a river valley in the mountains
• a pond in the coastal plain
• where the Atlantic Ocean meets the shoreline
• on top of a hill in the piedmont

Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?

• sunlight
• trees
• air
• gasoline

Why is quartz a mineral?

• It is a solid and has never been alive.
• You can find it anywhere.
• It's used to make glass.
• It's made of rocks.

Why is granite a rock?

• It's beautiful and very strong.
• It's made of several minerals.
• It's used in buildings.
• It can be carved into statues.

What might a scientist learn from a fern fossil?

• what color the fern was
• which animals ate the fern
• how ferns have changed
• which other plants lived in the same time

How could you make loam?

• by mixing sand, silt, and clay
• by mixing sand, silt, clay, and humus
• by taking large pieces of rock out of some soil
• by breaking bedrock into tiny pieces and adding clay and silt

How does erosion change soil?

• Erosion breaks soil into smaller pieces.
• Erosion carries soil from one place to another.
• Erosion causes cracks that break rocks into small pieces.
• Erosion helps clean soil.

Which of these will a magnet attract?

• glass bottle
• iron nail
• pencil
• basketball