Biography, journals, newspapers, true stories and magazines are all example of this genre.
non-fiction
The innermost part of the Earth is called the ____________.
Earth's core
What is the Equator?
The line of latitude that goes through the middle of the Earth.
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
the Milky Way
This reddish metal is a main ingredient of both brass & bronze.
COPPER
How many sides does a triangle have?
3 sides
A _________ is a big exaggeration.
hyperbole
In the metric system, what is the unit of measurement for length?
What continent is the Sahara Desert in?
Africa
What is the common name of this formula:
a2 + b2 = c2
The Pythagorean Theorem
Every second, fusion reactions in the Sun convert about 600 million tons of this element into helium.
HYDROGEN
What is the bottom of a fraction called?
the denominator
When non-real objects, and things in nature are given human qualities.
personification
what two factors make up an ecosystem?
Abiotic and Biotic Factors
What is the longest river in Africa?
the Nile River
What world organization replaced the League of Nations?
The United Nations
What is the more common name for solid CO2?
DRY ICE
When you are graphing on the coordinate plane, which axis comes first in the coordinate?
The x-axis
It's when animals speak and act like people in a story - it usually has a lesson to learn.
a fable
Who is the scientist that hypothesized the Theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
The line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole is call the ______________.
Prime Meridian
What is the name of the science that studies matter and energy?
Physics
As opposed to what arthropods have, vertebrates have an internal framework called the ______________.
ENDOSKELETON
Another term for finding the "average".
The "Mean"
What is the name for this type of saying: "You are driving me up the wall!"
an idiom
Is water (H2O) a molecule or compound?
Both!
Molecule - made up more than one atom
Compound - made up of more than one element
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called the ___________?
Mesopotamia
What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?
Force of an object is equal to its acceleration times its mass. F = m x a
In a human being, each cell has about 25,000 of these basic units of heredity that are passed down through generations.
GENES