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Teaching Children Science

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






2. If we apply a force to an object that is at rest - the object will apply an equal and opposite force


3. The name of our galaxy






4. Murray- Gell Mann won a Nobel Prize for his work on classifying elementary particles






5. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






6. Natural process through which rocks are broken into smaller pieces






7. Enables students to both look and learn from it - can be used to enhance science units and it can be used to extend teaching to nonscience areas






8. Parts of a molecule






9. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






10. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






11. Where most of the energy that fuels ocean life comes from






12. The shape of the wings and the manipulation of ailerons both contribute to lift






13. Are one component of blood - they contain hemoglobin - ( the iron-rich substance that receives oxygen from the lungs and carries it to the tissue cells)






14. The hardest and softest minerals according to Mohs' Hardness Scale






15. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






16. Kilocalorie - calorie - and British Thermal Unit (BTU)






17. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






18. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






19. When air in the atmosphere rises and cools... The water vapor in the air condenses into droplets






20. Part of human blood that consists of 90% water






21. Aluminum - gold - copper






22. A time period in which the temperature falls far below normal






23. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






24. An explanation why Earth is not becoming larger as new land is created at the ocean ridges (the Earth's crust is being pushed downward)






25. Slopes gently






26. Mercury and Venus






27. When one light bulb in a circuit burns out and the other remains it. - this type of circuit is which that current is divided among many paths






28. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






29. The female reproductive organ


30. Most organs are internal - - can respond quickly to environmental changes; can move freely






31. An instrument used to measure the pressure of air above






32. Bones - shells - teeth






33. Phylum - class - order - family genus - species






34. Can be described as remnants of a planet that once existed between Mars and Jupiter






35. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


36. Atoms






37. Are materials that light cannot pass through






38. Region around all magnets






39. Layer of the Earth that contains a mass of molten metal






40. Movement of the continents away from the ridges on the ocean floor






41. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift


42. Rocks that strike the Earth's surface from space






43. Closest planet to the sun when compared to: saturn - moon and Mars






44. Rain in the water cycle process






45. The gas that makes up most of Mars' air






46. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






47. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






48. It is changed by heat and pressure






49. Where most of the fresh water on earth is found






50. Is in orbit around the Earth