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Teaching Children Science

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






2. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






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






4. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






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






6. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






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






8. Physical change






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






10. Rain in the water cycle process






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






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






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






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






15. Category in which rocks are classified






16. AKA - Polaris






17. Monera






18. Where many fossils are found






19. 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)






20. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






21. 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






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






23. Parts of a molecule






24. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






25. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






26. Skeletal muscle






27. Changes in velocity






28. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






29. The most recent era of geologic time






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






31. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






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






34. The planet in which spins on its side






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






36. Is described as a satallite






37. The female reproductive organ

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






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






40. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






41. Slopes gently






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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)






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






50. 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