STEM Final Exam Spring Semester

The acronym STEM stands for...

• Science, Tech, Math, and English

• Science, Tech, Engineering, Music

• Science, Tech, Math, Engineering

• Science, Art, Tech, Engineering

What is the strongest type of bridge?

• Arch Bridge

• Truss Bridge

• Cantilever Bridge

• Beam Bridge

Has STEM investigation been around for hundreds of years?

• No, STEM is a new thing.

• Yes. We didn't call it STEM, but we've been creating things for a very long time.

• No, STEM is also called STEAM if you take art.

• STEM only started when robots were invented.

How can oil spills be prevented?

• Invent something else that makes things move.

• Stop drilling oil under the ocean.

• Only use a small amount of oil in a boat.

• Quit running into things.

In the oil spill experiment, what is the job of the skimmer?

• It is like a pipette and sucks up oil from a tube.

• It's like cotton and absorbs oil.

• It's like dish soap and clumps oil into small balls.

• It's like a spoon and picks up oil from the surface.

Are there volcanoes in the ocean?

• Yes, and they erupt.

• Yes, and they never erupt.

• No, there are only volcanos on land.

Is the Earth getting a little warmer? How do you know?

• No, the Earth is actually cooler than before.

• Yes, humans are creating more gases than Earth is naturally.

• Yes, because the news says so.

• Yes, because my friend told me.

Name one bad thing about Greenhouse gases.

• There's nothing bad about them.

• There's a new one

• Humans are creating more of them

• They aren't bad. They are part of nature.

Greenhouse gases matter because it keeps Earth _____.

• Toxic

• Sick

• At the right temperature

• Green

What makes the science process a bit easier?

• Working with a group to share ideas

• I'm not sure

• I work alone and that's easier

• Failing