Grade 3Sciencequiz16 questions

Forces and magnets

Grade 3: pushes and pulls, friction on different surfaces, magnets attract some metals, north and south poles, like poles repel.

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Questions

  1. What do we call opening a door by moving it towards you?

    • A float
    • A pull
    • A push
    • A spin
    Show answerA pull

  2. Which action is a push?

    • Pressing a doorbell
    • Pulling a drawer open
    • Pulling a wagon
    • Tugging a rope
    Show answerPressing a doorbell

  3. A force can make a still object start to move. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. A toy car rolls fastest across which surface?

    • Grass
    • Rough sandpaper
    • Smooth wood
    • Thick carpet
    Show answerSmooth wood

  5. What force slows a sliding box as it rubs on the floor?

    • Friction
    • Light
    • Magnetism
    • Sound
    Show answerFriction

  6. Which has more friction: an icy path or a rough, gravelly path? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThe rough, gravelly path

  7. Which object will a magnet attract?

    • A plastic cup
    • A rubber band
    • A wooden spoon
    • An iron nail
    Show answerAn iron nail

  8. Magnets attract all metals, including aluminium foil. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  9. What are the two ends of a magnet called?

    • Front and back poles
    • Hot and cold poles
    • North and south poles
    • Top and side poles
    Show answerNorth and south poles

  10. What happens if you put two north poles close together?

    • Nothing ever happens
    • They melt
    • They pull together
    • They push apart
    Show answerThey push apart

  11. What happens when a north pole is near a south pole? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThey attract (pull together)

  12. Where is a magnet's pulling force usually strongest?

    • At its poles
    • Far away from it
    • In its middle
    • Nowhere in particular
    Show answerAt its poles

  13. Two south poles repel each other. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  14. Why do people spread sand on an icy path? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerTo add friction (grip)

  15. A magnet can pull a paper clip through paper. What does this show?

    • Magnetic force works through some materials
    • Magnets only work in air
    • Paper clips are alive
    • Paper is magnetic
    Show answerMagnetic force works through some materials

  16. Which is NOT a force?

    • A pull
    • A push
    • A shadow
    • Friction
    Show answerA shadow

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