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What do we call a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea?
A noun
What force pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth?
Gravity.
What do we call a rule made by the government that everyone must follow?
A law.
What is the value of the digit 6 in the number 3,652?
600.
What is the only country in the world that is also a continent?
Australia.
What word means “to make something seem smaller or less important,” the opposite of exaggerate?
Underestimate.
What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis.
What do we call the system where people vote to choose their leaders and have a say in decisions?
Democracy.
What is 1/2 + 1/4?
3/4.
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River.
What do we call a sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses?
A simple sentence.
What do we call a substance made of only one type of atom, such as oxygen or gold?
An element.
What is the word for choosing one thing and giving up something else because you can’t have everything?
Opportunity cost.
What is 4.5 × 100?
What is the fastest land animal in the world?
The cheetah.
What punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses without a conjunction?
A semicolon.
What do we call the basic building blocks that all living things are made of?
Cells.
Which level of government is responsible for things like schools, hospitals, and main roads?
State government.
A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 9 m wide. How many metres of fencing are needed to go around it twice?
84 m.
Which of the following is the longest non-stop flight that exists?
Perth to London
Melbourne to Santiago (Chile)
Singapore to New York
Sydney to Paris
Singapore to New York
What figure of speech gives human qualities to animals or objects?
Personification.
What do we call living things that need to eat other plants or animals for energy?
Consumers.
Put the following cities in their order, from closest to Perth to furthest away from Perth: Dubai, Amsterdam, Bangkok, New York City.
Bangkok (closest)
Dubai
Amsterdam
New York City (Furthest)
A class has 30 students. 2/5 of them bring their lunch from home. Of the remaining students, half buy a sandwich from the canteen. How many students buy a sandwich?
9 students.
What is the deepest part of the ocean called?
The Mariana Trench.