a positive number
The lesson or message of a story is called __________.
The theme
What is the name of the process of when a liquid turns into a gas?
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
the Pacific Ocean
The Amazon River
In an equation like x + 4 = 45 the "4" is called _________.
a constant
The term for comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" is called ____________________.
a simile
Genetic information is contained in the nucleus of a cell. What is the official term for Deoxyribonucleic Acid?
DNA
Name the trail that settlers took West in the 1800s from St. Louis, Missouri to the west coast.
The Oregon Trail
Name the city where the Coloseum is found.
Rome, Italy.
43 - what is the official term for the "4"?
the base number
A person, place, or thing is called a ___________.
noun
What is the largest organ of the human body?
the skin
What is the name of the first canal built in North America?
The Erie Canal
Name the man that founded the city of Philadelphia.
William Penn
This is the official term for the "5" in the expression 5x
Words like "boom", "pop", "pow" are examples of ____________________.
onomatopoeia
What is the term for the theory that "only the best traits" in plants/animals will survive?
Natural Selection
This invention, sometimes called "the iron horse" help drive American expansion during the Industrial Revolution.
The railroad or steam engines.
What is the largest city in the United States?
Los Angeles, California
What is the 'golden rule' of equations and inequalities?
if you do something to one side of the equation or inequality, you must do to the other side
hyperbole
Name the green pigment found in plant leaves that makes the plant appear green.
Chlorophyll
This law effectively permitted the United States to remove all Native Americans from their land.
The Indian Removal Act
William Tennent