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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. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift

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2. 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






3. Rain in the water cycle process






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






5. Is described as a satallite






6. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






7. Natural process through which rocks are broken into smaller pieces






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






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






11. Where many fossils are found






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






13. 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






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






15. Are materials that light cannot pass through






16. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






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






18. Region around all magnets






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






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






21. AKA - Polaris






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






28. Changes in velocity






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






30. Mercury and Venus






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






32. Atoms






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






34. Aluminum - gold - copper






35. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






36. 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)






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






38. The female reproductive organ

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39. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






40. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






41. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






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






44. Slopes gently






45. Parts of a molecule






46. It is changed by heat and pressure






47. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






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






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






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