Greek & Latin Roots
The roots "anim", "bio", and "viv" all mean "life". Which word means "the study of living things", ANIMATION, BIOLOGY, or VIVACIOUS?
BIOLOGY
Name the story where mysterious creatures were born in the air.
AIRBORN
How does the number on the left compare to the number on the right: greater than >, less than <, or equal to = ?
378.56 _____37.856
> (greater than)
Name the continent we live on.
NORTH AMERICA
In Philadelphia we met "Betsy Ross". What is she most famous for?
MAKING THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG
The root "contra" means "against". Which word with this root means "to say or do the opposite of what someone else has said?
CONTRADICT
Name the animals that were "Over Puerto Rico" and becoming endangered. Humans created an aviary to protect them and their eggs.
PARROTS
Solve 3 3/4 x 2 1/2.
9 3/8
HEMISPHERE
If you get this while playing at CitiField, it's bad, but of you get this while playing at a bowling alley, it's good. Name the word that fits both clues.
STRIKE
The words constellation, interstellar, astronomer, and astronaut all have something in common because the roots stell and astr both mean________.
STAR
Name two inventors we read about this year (real or imaginary).
HENRY FORD
THOMAS EDISON
CAPTAIN ARSENIO
MARILYN HAMILTON
Solve with PEMDAS:
120 - 40 / 4 x 6
60
What is the name of the imaginary lines that run horizontally and vertically on a map?
LATITUDE and LONGITUDE
We saw performers from China at QCC Performing Arts Center. What was their special talent?
ACROBATICS
What is the meaning of the root "fract" as in the words "fraction" and "fracture"?
BREAK
Name the country where the volcano, Mount Pinatubo erupted in the text, "Eruption! Volacnoes and the Science of Saving Lives".
PHILIPPINES
Calculate the volume of a rectangular prism whose base has an area 64 sq cm and a height of 4 cm.
256 cu. cm (cubic centimeters)
The title of a person who is the leader of a state in the U.S is what?
GOVERNOR
Name the theater OR the street where we saw "Aladdin".
NEW AMSTERDAM THEATER on 42nd STREET
If an automobile is a vehicle that can move by itself (under its own power system), then what does immobile mean?
UNABLE TO MOVE
What did scientists study in the ocean to learn more about earthquakes that happened near Tello Island, Indonesia, that caused tsunamis.
CORAL
Name and explain one silly saying or acronym that helps you remember important facts in math.
RUCSA. not KFC but KCF
DMSB
PEMDAS
DD
PP
Name at least 2 requirements for running for U.S. president (there are 3 in all).
NATURAL BORN U.S. CITIZEN
LIVED IN IN U.S. FOR AT LEAST 14 YEARS
AT LEAST 35 YEARS OLD
Name the 3 states we traveled through to get to Philadelphia.
NEW YORK
NEW JERSEY
PENNSYLVANIA