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Third Grade – Water
End of Kit Common Assessment
1. Which of these is NOT a property of water?
A. Water flows downhill.
B. Water is clear.
C. Water absorbs.
D. Water has surface tension.
2. Anna made a downhill water track by cutting a piece of plastic pipe in half. She then
sprinkled gravel inside the pipe. If Anna wants to slow the water flowing down the
pipe, which of these should she do?
A. Replace the gravel with the same amount of soil.
B. Increase the amount of water at the start of her track.
C. Make her hill more steep.
D. Cover the pipe with waxed paper.
3. In which state of matter is water vapor?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. California
4. Which of these lists show three forms of water in order from LEAST dense to the
MOST dense?
A. Ice, cold water, warm water
B. Warm water, cold water, ice
C. Cold water, warm water, ice
D. Ice, warm water, cold water.
5. Which of statements or actions affect the water quality of a river?
A. The kind of fish that swim in the river.
B. The number of people that live near the river.
C. The type of boats that travel on the river.
D. All of the above.
6. The process by which liquid water changes into water vapor is called.
A. Condensation
B. Evaporation
C. Contraction
D. Expansion
7. Look at the illustration. What is true about the
density of the cube of wood compared to the
water?
A. The cube is less dense than the water.
B. The cube is more dense than the water.
C. The cube and the water have the same
density.
D. More information is needed before the density of the cube can be known.
8. People can use water to power waterwheels because.
A. Water has quality
B. Water flows.
C. Water contracts and expands.
D. Water can be in any shape.
9. Which of these is the best way to find materials that are dissolved in water?
A. Making waterwheels.
B. Tasting
C. Condensation
D. Evaporation
10.In which state of matter is ice?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Rhode Island
11.Which absorbs water best?
A. Wax paper
B. Writing paper
C. Aluminum foil
D. Paper towel
12.A, B, and C are liquids layered in a tall, thin
container. Which of these is most dense?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. The liquids probably all have the same density.
13. Which of these things about water does NOT relate to water quality?
A. Smell
B. Quantity
C. Color
D. Clarity
14.A needle can stay on the surface of water without sinking on the bottom. What
property of water makes it possible?
A. Temperature
B. Density
C. Surface tension
D. Color
15.Joe filled four bottles with room temperature water and put a stopper and straw into
each. The water rose to the same level in each of the straws. Joe then put each bottle
in a different location around the house. This is what observed after half an hour.
16. A notebook on the table is covered with waxed paper. A student places a tiny drop of
water in the middle of the notebook (where you see the arrow in illustration A). Then
he lets the side of the notebook down so it touches the table (illustration B).
A. What will happen?
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C. If the student adds three more large drops to the first one, what will happen?
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D. Why?
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E. How could the student make the water go down the notebook even faster?
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