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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2. 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 The ball starts moving..
The kick applies a force that starts the ball moving.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is The ball’s motion stops..
The catcher applies a force that stops the moving ball.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is How fast an object moves.
Speed tells how fast an object is moving.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A force applied from the side.
A force from the side can change the direction of a rolling ball.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Gravity pulls it downward along the ramp..
Gravity pulls the car downward, causing it to roll down the ramp.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Friction between the wheels and floor slows it down..
Friction opposes motion and eventually slows the car to a stop.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Change its speed or direction.
A force can speed up, slow down, stop, or turn a moving object.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is The car pushed with the greatest force.
A stronger push usually gives the car more motion at the start.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A stationary ball rolls after it is kicked..
The ball changed from still to moving because of the kick.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is An object’s motion can change when a push or pull acts on it..
Forces can change the speed, direction, or state of motion.
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.
