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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. An instrument used to measure the pressure of air above






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






3. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






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






5. The name of our galaxy






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






7. 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.






8. The female reproductive organ


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






10. Is described as a satallite






11. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift


12. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


13. Atoms






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






15. The book and the moon are repelling


16. Large land mass that broke apart






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


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






19. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






20. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






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






22. Parts of a molecule






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






24. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






25. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






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






27. Category in which rocks are classified






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






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






30. 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






31. It is changed by heat and pressure






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






33. Mercury and Venus






34. Where many fossils are found






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






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






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






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






39. The most recent era of geologic time






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






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






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






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






44. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






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






46. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






47. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






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






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