Assorted Math
If a rectangle has a length of 17.5 inches and a height of 14 inches, what is its entire perimeter?
63 inches
True or false: all poems have to rhyme.
False! They can rhyme, but they don't have to.
What is an ecosystem?
A geographic area where living organisms interact with each other and with their non-living physical environment.
Beginning approximately __,000 years ago, humans began banding together in larger groups, making governments necessary in order for humans to coexist in peace.
12,000 years ago
Tale as old as time, song as old as...
Rhyme. Beauty and the beast!
What is 15% of 75?
75 is 35% of what number?
11.25
214.29
What is a literary device? Ie, what purpose do they serve?
Literary devices are writing techniques used by authors in pieces of literature to keep the reader interested.
What is the main difference between a food web and a food chain?
Food chain = feeding relationship between organisms in a habitat; predator v prey
Food web = shows how all the food chains in an ecosystem interact and benefit one other
Name and briefly explain two of the ten amendments found in the Bill of Rights in the United States for 100 points each.
Answers vary
Here's the thing, we started out friends. It was cool but it was all pretend. Yeah, yeah....
Since you been gone
What is 8 and 4/10 as an improper fraction in its simplest form?
What is 64/7 as a mixed number in simplest form?
Simplify 96/210.
42/5
9 and 1/7
16/35
Name and briefly explain 3 different types of poems for 100 points each.
Sonnets, 'I am' poems, tankas, nature poems, haikus, diamante, concrete, spoken word, autobiography, etc.
Give one example (one type of plant/animal) of the following roles in an ecosystem:
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Producers: Grass, trees, etc (plants that can feed themselves)
Consumers: Rabbits, spiders, etc (animals that can't feed themselves and need to sustain themselves with other animals or plants)
Decomposers: Fungi, bacteria, etc (Organisms that break down dead plants and animals)
Name and briefly explain three different forms of government for 100 points each.
Direct democracy, representative democracy, absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, autocracy, oligarchy, theocracy, anarchy, etc.
Country road, take me home, to the place...
I belong
Solve the following equation for x using the distributive property: 5x + 3 (2x-1) = 74
x = 7
Who wrote the poem 'A Dream Deferred?'
Who wrote the poem 'Sonnet 130?'
Who wrote the poem 'Still I Rise?'
Who wrote the poem 'The Rose that Grew from Concrete?'
Langston Hughes
William Shakespeare
Maya Angelou
Tupac Shakur
Name and briefly describe four different ecosystems for 100 points each. Note: these are categories of ecosystems, not specific locations.
Bodies of freshwater, gardens, rainforests, forests, grasslands, deserts, tundras, etc. Answers vary.
Name, location, geographic features, capital city, transportation, flag, type of government, natural resources, imports/exports, why people might want to travel to your country, culture, laws, rights, etc.
Cause I'm slim shady, yes I'm the real shady, all you other slim shadies are just...
Imitating
Solve for x by setting all 3 interior angles as equal to the total degrees of a triangle. <A = x+15, <B = 3x-45, and <C = 2x-60. Then plug x back into each angle's expression to calculate all 3 angle measurements.
x = 45
<A = 60
<B = 90
<C = 30
Define the following literary devices for 100 points each:
Foreshadowing
Onomatopoeia
Exposition
Diction
Alliteration
Hints that suggest what will happen next in a story
A sound effect in writing
Scenes that provide backstory on characters
Choice of words
Repetition of words with the same first letter/sound
Define the following vocabulary words that have to do with environmental science for 100 points each:
Habitat
Omnivore
Zoologist
Autotroph
Photosynthesis
Habitat: The natural environment where an animal, plant, or other organism lives, grows, and reproduces
Omnivore: An organism that eats both plants and other animals
Zoologist: A biologist who specifically studies animals
Autotroph: An organism that creates its own food using sunlight
Photosynthesis: The biochemical process by which green plants, algae, and certain bacteria transform light energy into chemical energy
Give two examples of things that the national/federal government controls, two things that the state government controls, and two things that the local government controls.
National: Food safety laws and regulations, maintains relationships with foreign countries, controls the military, and prints money.
States: Issues driver's licenses, provides landfill and utilities, maintains major highways within state lines, and funds public colleges/universities.
Local: Maintains streets and roads within town lines, provides police and fire protection, holds and supervises elections, and funds schools and libraries.
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me...
And I'm feelin' good.