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






2. The female reproductive organ


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






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






5. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






6. Physical change






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






8. 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)






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






10. The most recent era of geologic time






11. Rain in the water cycle process






12. Region around all magnets






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






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






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






16. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






17. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






23. The name of our galaxy






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






25. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift


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






27. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






28. Changes in velocity






29. Large land mass that broke apart






30. Bones - shells - teeth






31. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






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






34. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






35. Atoms






36. Parts of a molecule






37. Where many fossils are found






38. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






39. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


40. Category in which rocks are classified






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






42. Aluminum - gold - copper






43. Skeletal muscle






44. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






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






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






47. Mercury and Venus






48. 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






49. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






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