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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. It is changed by heat and pressure






2. Atoms






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






4. Sunlight reaching humans on earth - light from stars in the universe - the operation of hydrogen bombs






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






6. Category in which rocks are classified






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. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






9. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






10. When liquid water leaves the surface of a lake to go up into the air as vapor






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






12. The planet in which spins on its side






13. Skeletal muscle






14. Use energy - get rid of waste - reproduce - respond to stimuli - maintain homeostatis - adapt to their environment and evolve as a species






15. Powerful current carrying warm waters from the equator northward and then eastward toward England






16. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






17. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






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


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






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






21. The inclined plane is the basis for the screw and the wedge






22. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






23. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






24. Bones - shells - teeth






25. Depends on the number of complete vibrations that the vibrating object makes in one second






26. The range that is closest to the true age of the universe






27. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






28. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


29. Is in orbit around the Earth






30. AKA - Polaris






31. Can produce only virtual images that are smaller than the real objects - it is thicker at its edges than at its center - and it causes light rays to bend towards its edges






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






33. Aluminum - gold - copper






34. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






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






36. Basic parts: heart and blood vessels; Plasma - 90% water and 10% various dissolved substances ; Red & white blood cells - red cells receive oxygen from the lung and carries it to the tissue cells - - white cells are able to surround disease-causing b






37. Physical change






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






39. Bones and muscles that work together to give your body its form and structure. The bones provides support - protection for vital organs - storage area for minerals and surfaces to which muscles are really alive.






40. Changes in velocity






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






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






43. Monera






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






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






46. Provides constant feedback about accuracy and efficiency of the tool that was designed - -presents readily interpretable data - -addresses a clearly identified problem






47. The female reproductive organ


48. Region around all magnets






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






50. Vessels that carry blood from the ventricles to various parts of the body