US Civics
What document declared the American colonies independent from Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
What US State is East of Minnesota?
Wisconsin
Which Planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is a word that means the opposite of another word called?
Antonym
12 x 12 = ?
144
What is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands?
The Bill of Rights
What is the largest continent?
Asia
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is a word that means the same as another word called?
Synonym
what is 15% of 100?
15
What is the imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
Who was President during the Civil War?
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
What is a comparison using "like" or "as" called?
Simile
What is 1,000 - 375?
625
What is the largest organ of the human body?
Skin
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Name the four major oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Artic
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What is the main character of a story called?
Protagonist
What is 1/4 written as percentage?
25%
What is the Roman numeral for 15?
XV
Which branch of government makes federal laws?
The Legislative
What is one transcontinental country? (A country that exists across two continents)
Russia
Turkey
Egypt
Panama
What are the 3 forms of matter?
Gas
Solid
Liquid
What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it describes, such as "buzz" "hiss" or "crash"?
Onomatopoeia
A triangle has two angles measuring 65 degrees and 45 degrees. What is the measure of the third angle?
What is 70 degrees
180 - 65 - 45 = 70
List all six of our classroom norms:
3: We Wills
3: We Will Nots
In this space, we WILL:
Support ourselves and others.
Follow directions the first time they are given.
Hold ourselves and each other to high expectations.
In this space, we will NOT:
Obstruct another scholar’s learning.
Use technology in ways other than instructed.
Disrupt the well-being of others.