Grade 3 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound worksheet - version 12
Grade 3 electricity, magnetism, light & sound practice with original questions, explanations, and difficulty-matched printable versions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Electricity, Magnetism, Light & Sound
Grade 3 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-1BHNB1J-127M
1.Why can you hear an echo?
2.What can happen when light enters water?
3.Why does a shadow form?
4.Name a good electrical conductor.
5.What does a switch control?
6.What do opposite magnetic poles do?
7.What energy change occurs in a speaker?
8.How do you see an object?
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 12
- Why can you hear an echo?Sound reflects from a surface
- What can happen when light enters water?It refracts, or bends
- Why does a shadow form?An object blocks light
- Name a good electrical conductor.Copper
- What does a switch control?Whether a circuit is open or closed
- What do opposite magnetic poles do?Attract
- What energy change occurs in a speaker?Electrical energy becomes sound
- How do you see an object?Reflected light enters your eyes
Worked example
Use a model to track energy, forces, and waves through a system.
Common mistake
Assuming energy travels without a path or medium.
Helpful hint
Draw the source, path, interaction, and result.