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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. Physical change






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






3. The book and the moon are repelling


4. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






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






6. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






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






8. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


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






10. Slopes gently






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






12. Bones - shells - teeth






13. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






14. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






15. Can produce only virtual images that are smaller than the real objects - it is thicker at its edges than at its center - and it causes light rays to bend towards its edges






16. The planet in which spins on its side






17. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






19. Are materials that light cannot pass through






20. Monera






21. Changes in velocity






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






23. Large land mass that broke apart






24. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






25. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






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






27. Mercury and Venus






28. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






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






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






31. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






32. It is changed by heat and pressure






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






34. AKA - Polaris






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. Parts of a molecule






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






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






50. Is described as a satallite