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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. 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






2. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






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






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






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






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






7. Monera






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






9. Aluminum - gold - copper






10. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






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






12. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






13. Where many fossils are found






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






15. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






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. 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)






18. Atoms






19. Bones - shells - teeth






20. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






21. Category in which rocks are classified






22. Slopes gently






23. 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)






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






25. Rain in the water cycle process






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






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






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






29. It is changed by heat and pressure






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






31. The planet in which spins on its side






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






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






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






35. Is described as a satallite






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






37. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






38. AKA - Polaris






39. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






40. Are materials that light cannot pass through






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






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






43. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






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






45. The book and the moon are repelling


46. Parts of a molecule






47. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






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






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