Math Matters
What is 12 × 8?
96
What is the next prime number after 11?
13
What are the three branches of the United States government?
legislative, executive, and judicial branches
In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What is the value of 144 ÷ 12?
12
What is 9 squared?
81
Which branch of government makes federal laws?
legislative branch
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide
A triangle has angles measuring 45° and 65°. What is the third angle?
70°
What is the least common multiple of 6 and 8?
24
What is the name of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What war was fought between the Northern and Southern states from 1861 to 1865?
American Civil War
What is the largest organ in the human body?
skin
What is 25% of 240?
60
A rectangle is 12 feet long and 7 feet wide. What is its area?
84 square feet
What system divides governmental power between a national government and state governments?
federalism
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
ancient Egyptians
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
skin
Solve: 3x + 7 = 28.
x = 7
What is the square root of 1,225?
35
What principle allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches?
checks and balances
What 1215 document limited the power of the English monarch?
Magna Carta
What is the process called when a liquid changes into a gas?
evaporation