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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. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






2. 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)






3. Where many fossils are found






4. Aluminum - gold - copper






5. Galileo demonstrated that objects with different masses fail with the same acceleration






6. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






7. AKA - Polaris






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






9. Given names from mythology -groups of stars forming specific patterns -given names to reflect resemblance to familiar objects






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






11. 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.






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






13. Rain in the water cycle process






14. The female reproductive organ


15. 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)






16. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






17. 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






18. Slopes gently






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






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






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






22. Bones - shells - teeth






23. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






24. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






25. Region around all magnets






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






27. The most recent era of geologic time






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






29. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






30. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






31. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






32. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






33. Physical change






34. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






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






36. The book and the moon are repelling


37. Is described as a satallite






38. The first man-made satellite that was lauched by the Russians in 1957






39. Category in which rocks are classified






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






41. Are closely related to hazards - risks - and benefits






42. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift


43. It is changed by heat and pressure






44. Is in orbit around the Earth






45. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






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






47. Are materials that light cannot pass through






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






49. Large land mass that broke apart






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