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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4. 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 swing moves away from you..
A push applies a force that moves the swing away from the person.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is The wagon moves toward you..
A pull applies a force that moves the wagon toward the person.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The forces can change the object’s motion depending on their strengths..
Opposing forces can balance or cause motion in the direction of the stronger force.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A force that causes a change in an object’s motion.
An unbalanced force changes speed, direction, or whether an object moves.
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Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Their speeds or directions can change..
The forces during a collision can change the cars’ motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Squeezing clay can flatten or reshape it..
A push or squeeze can change the shape of a soft object.
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Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Rough sandpaper.
Rough sandpaper resists sliding more than smooth or lubricated surfaces.
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Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Kicking it from the side can make it turn..
A force from the side can change the ball’s direction.
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Correct answer: A
The correct answer is How far and how fast the car travels.
Distance and speed show how the ramp affects the car’s motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is When objects push or pull on one another, their motion can change..
Interactions include forces between objects that can change 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.
