ELA
What are two situations where you would capitalize the first letter of a word? (Bonus 100 points if you can name three)
Proper nouns, the start of sentences, the pronoun "I"
Which of these objects will MOST likely float in water? (glass marble, steel ball, hard rubber ball, table tennis ball)
table tennis ball
What is the term for a liquid turning into a gas?
evaporation
What are the four cardinal directions?
north, south, east, west
What did the ancient Egyptians use papyrus to make?
paper
A R.A.C.E. response to a question should contain how many sentences at a minimum?
3
Give examples of a chemical change and a physical change?
(many answers)
m/v
is the formula used to find what?
density
How does a compass tell you which direction you're going?
it always points north
What is the name of the vast grasslands in north-central Africa?
The Savanna
What is a possible theme for the novel, "Hatchet"?
(many answers)
A student pours equal amounts of water, maple syrup, and oil into a glass beaker and sees that they settle into different layers. This shows that they have different...
densities
Which characteristic of a substance will NOT change? (state, volume, appearance, boiling point.)
boiling point
What would a heavy heart mean in the Egyptian afterlife?
a life of sin
The vertical lines on a map are called lines of _________, the horizontal lines are called lines of _________.
longitude, latitude
When do you use quotation marks in a RACE response?
They're used to surround the quote from the text that you use as evidence.
What are the three states of matter in order from most to least dense?
solid, liquid, gas
How could you show that air has mass and volume?
fill a balloon/bag with air
What was the biggest change of the Neolithic Revolution?
People went from hunting and gathering to farming
The Nile river empties into what sea?
the Mediterranean Sea
How many paragraphs long should your essay be on the ELA quarterfinal?
Three paragraphs (at least)
Explain the difference between mass and weight.
Mass is the amount of matter that makes up an object. Weight is the force of gravity acting on the mass.
What can you do to a substance to make the molecules it is made of move more quickly?
heat it
The Red Sea is located along which coast of Axum? (northern, southern, eastern, or western)
Western
Tall towers called Steles were constructed in what kingdom?
Mesopotamia