Grade 3 Science · Motion and Patterns
Explore Grade 3 Science with five 10-question practice tests on position, speed, direction, repeated motion, data, graphs, patterns, and predictions.
These Grade 3 Science practice tests help students describe how objects move and recognize patterns in motion. Students explore position, speed, direction, repeated movement, data, graphs, and predictions.
Identify what changed: position, speed, direction, or time. Use measurements such as distance and seconds to compare motion, and look for repeated results before making a prediction.
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4. Test
A 10-question Grade 3 Science practice test on position, speed, direction, repeated motion, observations, data, patterns, and predictions.
Read each science question carefully. Identify the motion, measurement, force, repeated pattern, or data clue, then choose the best answer.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is A push from a hand.
A push is a force that can start the car’s motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Gravity pulls it downward and gives it more motion..
Gravity pulls the car down the ramp, and a steeper slope can increase its motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Friction.
Friction between the wheels and carpet resists motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Gravity pulls it back toward Earth..
Gravity slows the upward motion and pulls the ball downward.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Compare how far each car travels under the same conditions..
Keeping conditions the same makes the comparison fair.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A rough surface can create more friction and slow it down..
Surface texture affects friction and therefore can affect motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Moving it onto a rougher surface.
A rougher surface usually creates more friction.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is The classroom has a large window..
The window sentence is not part of the motion investigation.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is What an object may do next if the conditions stay the same.
A repeated pattern provides evidence for a reasonable prediction.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Forces can change motion, and repeated motion can reveal predictable patterns..
Forces cause changes, while observations can show whether those changes follow patterns.
Motion is a change in an object’s position compared with a reference point.
Repeated patterns in measurements and observations help scientists explain results and make predictions.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Motion and Patterns questions in total.
