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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. 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






2. Rain in the water cycle process






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


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






5. 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.






6. Mercury and Venus






7. It converts some electrical energy to light energy






8. Changes in velocity






9. Category in which rocks are classified






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






11. 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






12. Skeletal muscle






13. Temperature in which air becomes saturated






14. Heat - carbon dioxide - water






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






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






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






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






19. Large land mass that broke apart






20. Region around all magnets






21. It is changed by heat and pressure






22. Monera






23. Are materials that light cannot pass through






24. The book and the moon are repelling


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






26. 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)






27. 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






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






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






30. The name of our galaxy






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






32. Use energy - get rid of waste - reproduce - respond to stimuli - maintain homeostatis - adapt to their environment and evolve as a species






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






34. Physical change






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






36. The excretory organs responsible for excreting urea






37. Aluminum - gold - copper






38. Sound waves consist of compression and rarefactions






39. Where many fossils are found






40. Is described as a satallite






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Atoms






47. Bread - cereal - rice and pasta






48. Bones - shells - teeth






49. Is a laboratory in orbit around rhe Earth






50. Low clouds - middle clouds - high clouds - Cumulonimbus