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






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






3. 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)






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






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






6. Region around all magnets






7. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






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






9. Aluminum - gold - copper






10. Where many fossils are found






11. Skeletal muscle






12. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






13. AKA - Polaris






14. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






15. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






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






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






18. Parts of a molecule






19. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






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






21. Bones - shells - teeth






22. Slopes gently






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






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






25. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






26. Large land mass that broke apart






27. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






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






29. Category in which rocks are classified






30. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






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






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






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






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






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






36. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






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






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






39. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






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






41. It is changed by heat and pressure






42. 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






43. The most recent era of geologic time






44. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






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






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






47. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






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






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






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