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






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






3. Aluminum - gold - copper






4. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






5. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






6. The planet in which spins on its side






7. Category in which rocks are classified






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






9. Where many fossils are found






10. 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)






11. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






12. Slopes gently






13. When one light bulb in a circuit burns out and the other remains it. - this type of circuit is which that current is divided among many paths






14. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






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






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






17. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






18. 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






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






20. The most recent era of geologic time






21. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






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






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






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






25. Mercury and Venus






26. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






27. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






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






29. It is changed by heat and pressure






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






38. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






39. 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






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






41. The female reproductive organ

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42. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






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






44. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






45. The name of our galaxy






46. Large land mass that broke apart






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






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






49. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






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