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Teaching Children Science

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






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






3. 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






4. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






5. The name of our galaxy






6. Region around all magnets






7. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






9. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






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






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






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






13. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






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






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






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






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






18. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






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






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






21. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






22. It is changed by heat and pressure






23. Parts of a molecule






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






25. The most recent era of geologic time






26. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






27. Skeletal muscle






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






29. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






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






31. Slopes gently






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

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33. AKA - Polaris






34. 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)






35. Large land mass that broke apart






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






37. Aluminum - gold - copper






38. Their direction can be changed by a mirror - they can be focused by a convex lens - they can be bent of refracted as they travel from one medium to another






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






40. Where many fossils are found






41. Most similar to Earth depending on general size - density and chemical composition






42. Physical change






43. Are materials that light cannot pass through






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






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






46. 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






47. Is described as a satallite






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






49. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






50. 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