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Teaching Children Science

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 explanation why Earth is not becoming larger as new land is created at the ocean ridges (the Earth's crust is being pushed downward)






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






3. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift


9. 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)






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






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






12. The most recent era of geologic time






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






14. The female reproductive organ


15. Parts of a molecule






16. AKA - Polaris






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






18. The planet in which spins on its side






19. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






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






21. Atoms






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






23. Skeletal muscle






24. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






25. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






26. Physical change






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






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






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






30. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


31. Aluminum - gold - copper






32. 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






33. Rain in the water cycle process






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






35. The name of our galaxy






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






37. Large land mass that broke apart






38. Monera






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






40. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






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






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






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






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






45. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






46. Is described as a satallite






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


48. 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






49. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






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