Deck 10: Content and Curriculum: Science Concepts and Your Scientific Self

Question 1

A group of _________that work together on a specific bodily activity is called a body system.​

Answer 1

organs

Question 2

The multitude of school science topics are often organized by life, physical, and _______________ sciences.​

Answer 2

Earth

Question 3

Inhaling and exhaling refers to the mechanical process of _______________ and the _______________ muscle is essential to that process.​

Answer 3

breathing, diaphragm

Question 4

To construct your own meaning and explanations for a science concept, you must access your own capacity for _________________.​

Question 5

Effective teachers guide students as they make sense of new ________________.

Question 6

Gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and methane, that trap the Sun's energy and contribute to rising surface temperatures are called:​

A) ​greenhouse gases.
B) ​nontoxic gases.
C) ​oxygen gases.
D) common gases.

Question 7

The average pattern of weather taken over a long period of time (often 30 years) for a particular region is called the region's:​

A) ​weather.
B) ​temperature.
C) ​climate.
D) ​atmosphere.

Question 8

The method of heat transfer that occurs when the Sun's energy is transferred to the Earth is called:​

A) ​radiation.
B) ​ozone.
C) ​cooling.
D) ​X-ray.

Question 9

The solid Earth that includes the continental and oceanic crust as well as the various layers of the Earth's interior is called the _____________.​

Question 10

When a force is applied to move an object through a distance, we say _________ is done.​

Question 11

Every body in the Universe attracts or pulls on every other body with a _______________ force that increases when the masses of the objects increase and decreases as the objects move farther away from each other.​

Question 12

The digestive system is an example of a ___________body system.​

Question 13

The zone of the Earth that includes all living organisms is called the:​

A) ​troposphere.
B) ​biosphere.
C) ​ozone.
D) ​atmosphere.

Question 14

The circulatory system is an example of a ____________body system.​

Question 15

Energy in ordinary chemical reactions is called the:​

A) ​law of gravity.
B) theory of mass.
C) law of conservation of mass and energy.
D) law of conservation of volume and space.

Question 16

Celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in long, oval-shaped orbits that sometimes cut across the orbits of the planets are called _______________.​

Question 17

Science ideas are arrived at after analyzing a great deal of ________________.​

Question 18

The tendency of a body to continue with the same motion at the same speed or to remain at rest is called ____________.​

Question 19

Systems, _______________, and patterns of change are alternative groups to organize science topics.​

Question 20

The exchange of gases that allows the body's cells to get oxygen and to release carbon dioxide is called ______________.​

Question 21

Like light, sound energy travels in:​

A) ​waves.
B) ​pitch.
C) ​vibrations.
D) ​circles.

Question 22

How can a piece of metal be made to act like a magnet?

Question 23

Compare the circulatory and digestive human body systems. In what ways are they the same? In what ways are they different?

Question 24

When designing a unit of study, what principles should you try to implement?

Question 25

Describe two implications for the STEM movement.

Question 26

The human body system that allows us to breathe in an out is:​

A) ​the digestive system.
B) ​the excretory system.
C) ​the skin system.
D) ​the respiratory system.

Question 27

Unlike light, sound energy cannot travel in a:​

A) ​chamber.
B) ​vacuum.
C) ​circle.
D) ​line.

Question 28

The type of fuels that create greenhouse gases when burned include:​

A) ​oil.
B) ​gas.
C) ​coal.
D) oil, gas, and coal.

Question 29

What is the relationship between NGSS and the science curriculum?

Question 30

What is the evidence for climate change?

Question 31

A force that is produced when an object exerts an attraction for materials made of certain metals (iron, steel, cobalt, and nickel) is called:​

A) ​electricity.
B) ​gravity.
C) ​magnetism.
D) ​polarity.

Question 32

The loudness or softness of a sound is called its:​

A) ​amplitude.
B) ​pitch.
C) ​wave.
D) ​tone.

Question 33

Select a mini-science unit, and develop one activity that will engage students.

Question 34

A form of energy produced by vibrating objects is called:​

A) ​pitch.
B) ​sound.
C) ​light.
D) ​waves.

Question 35

Explain why magnetism is a force.