3rd Grade Science Quiz Bowl

What do animals need that plants do not?

What happens when water freezes?

A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean is called a

A geologist scratched the surface of a rock. What property is he using?   

Seeds need water and warmthto germinate. What does the word germinate mean

Which best describes why certain animals migrate? 

Rocks that may contain fossils are called_____________ .

When you heat something, what are you doing to its particles?

The pouch-like jaw of the pelican allows it to catch fish in the ocean.This is the pelican’s __

What does a food chain show?

When animals die, what kind of living thing will break them down into basic nutrients? 

A moose gets energy from eating some plants. Where did the plants get their energy?

When things are dropped, they fall to Earth because of gravity.What force does gravity have?

MOST of the water on earth is

Look at the picture. The cat is _______ the table.

Which of the following are consumers?

_______________ rocks are formed by lava or magma that has been hardened and cooled.

Which of these natural processes is caused when underground plates of rock move?

For a liquid to become solid, what must be taken away?

How will animals probably react to a thunderstorm?