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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. Rocked formed from the cooling lava of volcanic eruptions






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






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






4. The female reproductive organ


5. 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






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






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






8. Jellyfish; mollusks; hydra






9. It is changed by heat and pressure






10. The most recent era of geologic time






11. The book and the moon are repelling


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






13. Inhalation and direct contact with an open wound






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






15. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






16. Bones - shells - teeth






17. Where many fossils are found






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






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






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


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






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






23. Category in which rocks are classified






24. Physical change






25. Large land mass that broke apart






26. 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.






27. Monera; Protista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia






28. Skeletal muscle






29. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Atoms






35. Smooth - cardiac - skeletal






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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)






42. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






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






44. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus






45. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






46. Is in orbit around the Earth






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






48. Is described as a satallite






49. The planet in which spins on its side






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