World History & Geography
Located in South America, this is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
Amazon Rainforest
This 8+ character string of letters, numbers, and symbols protects your online accounts from unauthorized access
password
This green pigment in plant leaves absorbs sunlight to help perform photosynthesis.
Chlorophyl
In grammar, this part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often ending in "-ly".
adverb
What should you never share online with someone you don't know in real life, including your full name, home address, phone number, or school name?
Personally Identifiable Information (or personal information)
This ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza and developed a writing system known as hieroglyphics.
Ancient Egyptians
This term refers to the permanent trail of information, photos, and activity you leave behind whenever you use the internet
digital footprint
This is the smallest fundamental unit of matter that still retains the properties of a chemical element.
atom
"The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky" is an example of this literary device.
personification
If you receive a message online from a stranger asking you to send a picture, meet up, or keep a secret from your parents, what should you do immediately?
tell a trusted adult (parent, teacher, or guardian)
This system of government, originating in Ancient Athens, allows citizens to vote directly on laws and policies.
democracy (or direct democracy)
This type of online scam occurs when an attacker sends fake emails, messages, or links pretending to be a trustworthy company to steal your personal information.
phishing
Plate tectonics moving past each other at a transform boundary can cause this sudden natural event.
Earthquake
In fiction, this is the main character who drives the story forward, often opposing the antagonist.
protagonist
When creating a strong password, which of the following is the safest choice: your birthday, your pet's name, or a random combination of words, numbers, and symbols?
random combination of words, numbers, and symbols
This trade network connected China to the Mediterranean region for centuries, trading silk, spices, and ideas.
Silk Road
Using technology to intimidate, harass, embarrass, or target another person repeatedly is known by this term.
cyberbullying
These three main types classify all rocks found on Earth based on how they are formed.
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
This term refers to the underlying central message, lesson, or moral that an author conveys through a story.
theme
Downloading free games, movies, or mods from unofficial, unverified websites often puts your device at risk for this type of malicious software.
malware (or a virus / Trojan)
This massive global empire spanned from Asia to Europe in the 13th century, founded by Genghis Khan.
Mongol Empire
This security process requires users to provide two different authentication factors to verify their identity before logging into an account
two-factor authentication (or 2FA / multi-factor authentication)
Known as the "powerhouse of the cell," this organelle generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions.
mitochondrion (or mitochondria)
In dystopian fiction, this 1930s novel by Aldous Huxley or Lois Lowry's 1993 book The Giver depicts a society designed to appear perfect but flawed underneath—the opposite of a utopia.
dystopia (or dystopian novel)
When browsing the web, what two visual indicators in your browser's address bar show that your connection to a website is encrypted and secure?
padlock icon and "https://" in the URL