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3rd Grade Forces and Motion Jeopardy Review

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Explore pushes, pulls, gravity, friction, magnets, speed, and changes in motion with this 3rd grade science review game. This is a Grade 3 Science review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Push or Pull, Motion, Gravity, Friction, Magnets.

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  • Push or Pull

    What is a force?

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    a push or a pull

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  • Motion

    What does motion mean?

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    a change in position over time

    +4 more clues in this category

  • Gravity

    What force pulls objects toward Earth?

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    gravity

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  • Friction

    What force resists motion when surfaces rub together?

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    friction

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  • Magnets

    What force can attract or repel certain materials without touching them?

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    magnetic force

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Push or Pull

$100 — What is a force?
a push or a pull
$200 — Opening a drawer toward you uses a push or a pull?
pull
$300 — Kicking a soccer ball applies what to the ball?
force
$400 — Can a force change an object's direction?
yes
$500 — Can a force make a moving object stop?
yes

Motion

$100 — What does motion mean?
a change in position over time
$200 — What can you compare to tell whether an object has moved?
its position relative to a reference point
$300 — If a toy car travels farther in the same amount of time, is it moving faster or slower?
faster
$400 — What word describes how fast something moves?
speed
$500 — Can an object change direction while it is moving?
yes

Gravity

$100 — What force pulls objects toward Earth?
gravity
$200 — Why does a dropped ball fall toward the ground?
gravity
$300 — Does gravity act only on objects that are already moving?
no
$400 — Which has more gravitational pull on nearby objects: Earth or a baseball?
Earth
$500 — What keeps you from floating away from Earth's surface?
gravity

Friction

$100 — What force resists motion when surfaces rub together?
friction
$200 — Which usually creates more friction: a rough surface or a smooth surface?
rough surface
$300 — Why might bicycle brakes use friction?
to slow or stop the bicycle
$400 — Does friction usually speed moving objects up or slow them down?
slow them down
$500 — Why can a sled move more easily over smooth snow than rough ground?
there is less friction

Magnets

$100 — What force can attract or repel certain materials without touching them?
magnetic force
$200 — What are the two ends of a magnet called?
poles
$300 — What happens when two north poles are brought together?
they repel
$400 — What happens when a north pole and south pole are brought together?
they attract
$500 — Which metal is strongly attracted to many magnets: iron or aluminum foil?
iron

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