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






2. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






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






5. The female reproductive organ


6. Is described as a satallite






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






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






9. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






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






11. 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.






12. Region around all magnets






13. It is changed by heat and pressure






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






15. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






16. Aluminum - gold - copper






17. Causes the sun to rise and set each day


18. Skeletal muscle






19. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






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






21. Large land mass that broke apart






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






23. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






24. Changes in velocity






25. Bones - shells - teeth






26. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






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


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






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






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






31. There is a flow of electrons through the circuit






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






33. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






34. The name of our galaxy






35. 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






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






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






38. Are materials that light cannot pass through






39. Category in which rocks are classified






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






41. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






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






43. Weathering - erosion - and continental drift


44. 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






45. Slopes gently






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






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






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






49. 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






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