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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. AKA - Polaris






2. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






3. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift


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






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






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






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






8. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






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






10. Region around all magnets






11. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






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






13. Bones - shells - teeth






14. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






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






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






17. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






18. Aluminum - gold - copper






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. The female reproductive organ


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






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






27. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






28. Are materials that light cannot pass through






29. Rain in the water cycle process






30. The planet in which spins on its side






31. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






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






33. It is changed by heat and pressure






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






35. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






36. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






37. Is in orbit around the Earth






38. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






39. The most recent era of geologic time






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






41. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






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






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






44. Physical change






45. 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






46. Is described as a satallite






47. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






48. 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.






49. 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






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