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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. The most recent era of geologic time






2. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






3. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






4. Mercury and Venus






5. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






6. Where many fossils are found






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






8. Parts of a molecule






9. The name of our galaxy






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






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






12. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






13. 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)






14. 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)






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






22. Atoms






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






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






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






26. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






27. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






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






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






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






31. 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






32. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






33. Skeletal muscle






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






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






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






37. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






38. Rain in the water cycle process






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






40. Causes the sun to rise and set each day

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






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






43. Bones - shells - teeth






44. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






45. AKA - Polaris






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. The book and the moon are repelling

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48. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






49. The female reproductive organ

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