8th Grade Math
In 51.74 what place is the 7?
Tenths
What is the Law of Conservation of Matter?
In a closed chemical reaction the mass of the reactants must equal the mass of the products.
The 7th President of the United States
Who is Andrew Jackson
What is a gerund?
A verb ending in "ing" that is used as a noun.
Who played at the superbowl halftime show this year?
K Dot, or Kendrick Lamar
Is the difference of 87 - -3 positive or negative?
What is the answer?
Positive
Remember, when subtracting a negative, add and change the sign
87 + +3 = 90
positive
Name the three branches of government
Legislative, Judicial, executive
What is infer?
To draw conclusions based on evidence
What does DWP stand for?
Department of Water and Power
8x + 2 = 26
What value of x makes this equation true?
x = 3
Why do most species go extinct?
The environment changes and they cannot adapt to the changes
Who said "the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."
FDR
What is foreshadowing?
Hinting at future plot events
What were the Wright brothers' first names?
What is the order of operations?
PEMDAS (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally)
Parentheses
Exponent
Multiply
Divide
Add
Subtract
How can you find the atomic mass of an element?
Add the number of neutrons and protons together.
Who won the presidential elections of 1860 and 1864?
Abraham Lincoln
What is a simile?
a comparison using like or as
How many nations does New Zealand share a border with?
None
Jayden is playing a card game called At Face Value. At the end of each round, players earn positive points for their remaining number cards but negative points for their face cards. At the end of round 1, Jayden earns
–5 points. At the end of round 2, he earns –6
points. What is Jayden's score now?
-11
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed.
Which two groups make up the US Congress?
the senate and the house of representavies
What does the suffix "esque" mean?
Similar to, or evocative of
The father of current Secretary of Health and Human Services was actually a competent, and moderately qualified Attorney General. Who was this father?
Robert Francis Kennedy (RFK)