Math
What is the sum of 1/5 + 2/5
3/5
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as".
Simile
In any ecosystem, what do we call living organisms that create their own food using energy from the sun
Producers
Which European explorer set sail in 1492 with ships named the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María, hoping to find a fast trade route to Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Name your 5 senses
sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell
A rectangle has a length of 6cm and a width of 4cm. What is it's area?
24 square centimeters (6x4)
A word that describes a noun, such as fluffy or enormous.
Adjective
Which state of matter has a definite volume, but no definite shape of its own, taking the shape of its container?
Liquid
Adopted on July 4, 1776, this historic document announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent from Great Britain. Who was its principal author?
Thomas Jefferson
Steam from a hot shower turns into water drops on a cool mirror.
Condensation
What do you call two lines that never cross and stay the exact same distance apart?
Parallel lines
This punctuation mark is used to end a strong command or show extreme excitement.
Exclamation point
If you measure the mass of a whole sheet of paper, and then crumple it up into a tiny ball, what happens to its total mass?
The mass stays the same
Which patriot silversmith is famous for his midnight ride on horseback to warn colonial minutemen that British troops were coming?
Paul Revere
(WAGER)
In Everybody Hates Chris, his brother Drew was wearing a famous hockey players jersey. What was his name?
Wayne Gretzky
60°
Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, like there, their, and they're.
Homophones
What is the slow process that breaks down solid rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces, sand, or clay?
Weathering
The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848 caused an enormous migration of people rushing to which state in search of fortune?
California
This building material was used in homes from 2001-2009 which corroded copper piping and damaged electrical wiring due to it containing sulfur. What was it called?
Prime
A person, animal, or magical creature that takes part in the action of a story.
Character
About how long does it take for the moon to go through its complete cycle of phases
28 to 29 days
In 1836, a small group of Texans fought heroically against a much larger Mexican army at an old mission in San Antonio. What was its name?
The Alamo
A volume of outer space that is nearly empty of matter and has extremely low air pressure
Vacuum