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Teaching Children Science

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






2. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






3. Where many fossils are found






4. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






5. Name given to the science in which studies the atmosphere






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






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






8. The most recent era of geologic time






9. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






10. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






11. Is described as a satallite






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






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






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






15. Rain in the water cycle process






16. 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






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






18. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






19. Region around all magnets






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






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






22. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






23. Created by bits of soil - sand - gravel and rocks being carried through rivers and streams






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






25. Category in which rocks are classified






26. The book and the moon are repelling


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. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






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






31. 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)






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






33. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift


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






35. The name of our galaxy






36. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






37. Parts of a molecule






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






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






40. Slopes gently






41. Atoms






42. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


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






44. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






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






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






47. Skeletal muscle






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






49. Large land mass that broke apart






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