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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. Changes in velocity






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






3. AKA - Polaris






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






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






6. The female reproductive organ

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






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






9. The planet in which spins on its side






10. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






11. Monera






12. 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)






13. 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






14. Parts of a molecule






15. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






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






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






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






19. Slopes gently






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






21. It is changed by heat and pressure






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






23. Bones - shells - teeth






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






25. Where many fossils are found






26. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






27. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






28. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






30. 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)






31. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






32. Causes the sun to rise and set each day

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






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






35. Is described as a satallite






36. Aluminum - gold - copper






37. Rain in the water cycle process






38. Mercury and Venus






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






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






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






42. Atoms






43. Region around all magnets






44. Category in which rocks are classified






45. 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






46. Are materials that light cannot pass through






47. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






48. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






49. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift

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