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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. Mercury and Venus






2. The female reproductive organ

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3. It is changed by heat and pressure






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






5. 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)






6. Where many fossils are found






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






8. Monera






9. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






10. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






11. Category in which rocks are classified






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






18. 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)






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






20. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






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






22. 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






23. Physical change






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






25. Rain in the water cycle process






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






27. Atoms






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






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






30. 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






31. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






32. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






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






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






36. 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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37. AKA - Polaris






38. Skeletal muscle






39. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






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






41. Parts of a molecule






42. 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






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






44. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






45. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






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






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






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






49. Are materials that light cannot pass through






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