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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. Physical change






2. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






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






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






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






6. Atoms






7. Bones - shells - teeth






8. Chemical reactions take place and requires oxygen






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






10. Large land mass that broke apart






11. The name of our galaxy






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






13. 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






14. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






15. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


16. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






17. Where many fossils are found






18. 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






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






20. AKA - Polaris






21. Is described as a satallite






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






23. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






24. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






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






26. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






27. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






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






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






30. The book and the moon are repelling


31. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






32. 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






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






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






35. Tectonic plates moving more than one inch






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






37. Rain in the water cycle process






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






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






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






41. Is in orbit around the Earth






42. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






43. Slopes gently






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






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






46. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






47. Region around all magnets






48. Skeletal muscle






49. 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.






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