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






2. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






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






4. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift

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5. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






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






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






8. Region around all magnets






9. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






10. Large land mass that broke apart






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






12. Is in orbit around the Earth






13. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






14. AKA - Polaris






15. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






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






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






18. Is described as a satallite






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






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






21. Bones - shells - teeth






22. Category in which rocks are classified






23. The planet in which spins on its side






24. If we apply a force to an object that is at rest - the object will apply an equal and opposite force

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






26. Changes in velocity






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






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






29. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






30. The most recent era of geologic time






31. Where many fossils are found






32. Rain in the water cycle process






33. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






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






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






36. The name of our galaxy






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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