Fractions
Vocabulary
Shapes
Recycling
100

What fraction is equivalent to 1/2 ?

2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12, etc.

100

What word means "to break down over time"?

Decompose

100

What is the name of a 6-sided shape?

Hexagon

100

What is the most commonly recycled plastic?

Water bottles, peanut butter jars.

200

Use a complete sentence to compare 1/2 and 2/3. (>, <, =)

1/2 < 2/3

200

What is the definition of "producing"?

Making.

200

What shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles?

Square

200

What is one thing you can do to reduce plastic pollution/waste?

Use reusable shopping bags, put recycling and non-recycling materials into their correct bins, write to companies to ask them to produce less plastic

300

What fraction is equivalent to 2/3 ?

4/6, 6/9, 9/12, etc.

300

What is the definition of "degrades"?

Decreases in quality.

300

Name three types of quadrilaterals.

Rectangle, Square, Rhombus, Trapezoid, Parallelogram

300

In what country do the people put on a "Trashion Show"?

Nigeria

400

Use a complete sentence to compare 5/8 and 6/12. (>, <, =)

5/8 > 6/12

400

How do you find the perimeter of a shape?

Add up the sides.

400

What quadrilateral has exactly one pair of parallel sides?

Trapezoid

400

What item takes 100 years to decompose in landfills?

Aluminum cans

500

If Fernando has 8 slices of pizza, and shares them equally between him and his 3 friends, how many pieces do each of them get? Use a fraction.

2/8 (two eighths)

500

How do you find the area of a shape?

Multiply length x width.

500

Can a rhombus and a rectangle be the same shape?

Yes (square)

500

How many materials were recycled in 2018?

69 million tons

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