8th Grade Math
In PEMDAS this is what the letter P stand for in the equation.
What is Parentheses?
An experiment was performed to test the effects of different types of fertilizers on the number of tomatoes produced by one type of tomato plant. What is the experimental (independent) variable in this investigation?
A color of plant
B type of fertilizer
C number of tomatoes
D type of plant
B- type of fertilizer
two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings
homophone
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
Which brand was made first?
Nike
Adidas
Puma
Champion
Champion 1919
Stacey earns $15 each week plus $.50 for each customer on her paper route. She wants to earn at least $25 each week. What equation can she use to find x, the number of customers she needs to make exactly $25?
0.50x + 15 = 25
Earth is the _______planet from the Sun at a distance of about ______ million miles
3rd / 93
Casey felt knots from in his stomach, just like he almost almost felt on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9 A.M. That was the time that P.E. started, and Casey didn't consider himself to be a very athletic person. In fact, he was always the last person picked for teams. "Team dodge ball today, folks," bellowed Mr. Pattee, the gym teacher. "Conner and Ben, I want you two to be captains." Casey immediately felt even worse. He despised dodge ball- he seemed to be an easy target, and everyone pegged him first. Like usual, he was the last person picked for a team. He tried to think positively. Maybe today would be different. When Mr. Pattee blew the whistle, at least four balls rocketed toward him. Sure enough, he was the first person eliminated from the game.
What is the mood?
sympathetic
During the War of 1812 General __________________ led his troops through enemy territory to victory in several tide-turning battles. In doing so, he greatly aided our nation's victory in the war. This led to the procurement of millions of acres in the present-day southern United States, including Florida.
Andrew Jackson
The first YouTuber to reach one million subscribers was...
Lucas Cruikshank aka Fred Figglehorn
one fourth of $300
What is $75
Define peninsula
a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
Subject-Verb Agreement means that subjects and verbs must always _________ in ________.
agree / number
In this war, the U.S. fought itself
What is the Civil War
Who was the Bruce School principal before Mr. Tracey?
Miss Merz
Which ratio is equivalent to 3:5 ?
A 6 : 18
B 9 : 15
C 12 : 15
D 15 : 20
B- 9 : 15
This is an area where living and nonliving things interact with one another.
What is an ecosystem?
A _________ subject occurs when there are two or more subjects in the same sentence.
compound
Checks and balances help to...
4- control the use of power
How many feet are in a mile?
What is 5280 feet
These are the factors of 10?
1,2,5 and 10?
gravity is an invisible ______ that ______ objects toward each other.
force // pulls
This is conversations between characters in a literary text usually written between quotation marks.
What is dialogue?
The basic purpose of government, as described in the Preamble of the United States Constitution, is to
A. protect the rights and welfare of United States citizens.
B. ensure freedom of speech for all United States citizens.
C. have limitless power over United States citizens.
D. establish taxation of United States citizens.
A. protect the rights and welfare of United States citizens.
____________Was the Most Streamed Song on Spotify In 2022
Harry Styles 'As It Was'
Type of number with a numerator and denominator. Part of a whole.
What is a Fraction?
A very large redwood tree is measured to be about 100 units tall. Which unit is the most appropriate to use?
millimeters, centimeters , meters , kilometers
meters
Fix the two plural or possessive errors:
You may be aware of a thunderstorms potential to cause lightning damage you might not know that a thunderstorm can also result in devastating flash floods'.
thunderstorm's & floods
These people were forced to leave their homes in America after the arrival of Europeans.
Native Americans
Who shot Abe Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
The answer to a division problem.
a quotient
This is an adaptation used by some animals to help hide from predators and is seen in chameleons
What is Camouflage
when an author references another work.
What is an allusion?
Oklahoma is known as the ....?
Sooner State
What are the names of the Sanderson Sisters in the movie Hocus Pocus?
Winifred, Mary, and Sarah
What is the sum of -6 + 5?
-1
DNA stands for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Select the participle or participial phrase.
Aaron sorted the broken pieces of tile by color and then carefully arranged them into an intricate mosaic.
broken
Which continent is Italy located?
Europe
What is the name of the Lawrence High School sports teams?
The Lancers
The Least Common Multiple of 15 and 12.
What is a 60?
This is what an animal who breaks down dead things is called.
What is a decomposer?
Select the linking verb and the predicate noun or predicate adjective.
During the dog days of summer, the air conditioned library became our favorite refuge from the relentless heat.
became / refuge
The linking verb is became. It connects a subject to a predicate noun, refuge.
What are the 3 largest continents in the world?
Asia, Africa, & North America,
What animal is responsible for the most human deaths in the world?
Mosquitos, which can infect people with deadly viruses are estimated by the World Health Organization to kill around 750,000 people per year.
What value of x makes this equation true?
4x – 10 = 18
x = 7
Name the step of the water cycle in which the process turns the liquid into vapor.
evaporation
A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective or a verb.
adverb
What state is affectionately referred to as "The Big Apple?"
Where is New York?
How tall was/is the world's Tallest woman?
Zeng Jinlian is the tallest woman ever to be recorded in medical history, reaching up to 8 ft, 1.75 in (248.3 cm) in height. She was born in 1964 and lived until 1982.