Grade 3 Science · Forces and Interactions
Explore Grade 3 Science with five 10-question practice tests on pushes, pulls, motion, gravity, friction, speed, direction, and object interactions.
These Grade 3 Science practice tests help students understand how pushes and pulls affect objects. Students explore motion, speed, direction, gravity, friction, and interactions between objects.
Look for the action that applies the force. Decide whether it is a push or pull, then identify how the object’s speed, direction, shape, or motion changes. Remember that gravity pulls objects toward Earth and friction resists motion between surfaces.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 3 Science practice test on pushes, pulls, motion, gravity, friction, speed, direction, and object interactions.
Read each science question carefully. Identify the force or motion described and choose the answer that best explains its effect.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A push or a pull.
A force is a push or pull that can change an object’s motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Closing a drawer by moving it away from you.
A push moves an object away from the person or thing applying the force.
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Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Opening a door toward you.
A pull moves an object toward the person or thing applying the force.
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Correct answer: D
The correct answer is It can start, stop, speed up, slow down, or change direction..
Forces can affect whether an object moves and how it moves.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Gravity.
Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
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Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Friction.
Friction acts between surfaces and can slow motion.
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Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The car will speed up or move farther..
A stronger push usually causes a larger change in the car’s motion.
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Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A force can turn the object as it moves..
A force applied from a different direction can turn a moving object.
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Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The object can start moving..
A push or pull can start the motion of an object at rest.
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Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Forces are pushes and pulls that can change motion..
This statement summarizes how pushes and pulls affect objects.
A force is a push or pull that can change an object’s motion.
Friction is a force that resists motion when two surfaces rub together.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Forces and Interactions questions in total.
