3rd Grade Earth Science Review

What are characteristics of the Sun?

• The Sun is a star, it is the center of the solar system, and it provides light and heat to Earth.

• The Sun is a planet, it is the center of the solar system, and it provides light and heat to Earth.

• The Sun is a star, it orbits Earth, and it provides light and heat to Earth.

• The Sun is a star, it is the center of the solar system, and it provides water and food to Earth.

List the planets in order from the Sun.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What two materials is soil composed of?

• Sand and clay

• Decomposed plants and animals

• Water and air

• Rocks and pebbles

What is it called when ice breaks down a rock into smaller pieces?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Decomposition

• Fossilization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following describes rapid changes to Earth?

• Earthquake, Volcanic Eruption, Landslide

• Tornado, Hurricane, Roads

• Erosion, Weathering, Sedimentation

• Glacier Movement, Tectonic Plate Shift, Sea Level Rise

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a volcanic eruption?

• Shaking of the Earth's surface causing land to rise and fall

• Movement of the Earth's crust where underground melted rock rises

• Movement of rock and debris down a slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a landslide?

• Shaking of the Earth's surface causing land to rise and fall

• Movement of the Earth's crust where underground melted rock rises

• Movement of rock and debris down a slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is an earthquake?

• Shaking of the Earth's surface causing land to rise and fall

• Movement of the Earth's crust where underground melted rock rises

• Movement of rock and debris down a slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

PICK TWO products that can be made using plants

• Furniture

• Computers

• Car

• Clothes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What products can be made using trees?

• Housing and food

• Electronics and plastics

• Metals and minerals

• Roads and sidewalks