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.
The popular name for our galaxy is ___________.
the Milky Way
This reddish metal is a main ingredient of both brass & bronze.
COPPER
What is a triangle with all equal sides.
An equilateral triangle
A _________ is a big exaggeration.
hyperbole
In the metric system, this is the unit for liquid volume.
liters
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
A log in a fireplace has which type of energy?
potential energy
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?
The x-axis
It's when animals speak and act like people in a story - it usually has a lesson to learn.
a fable
What gas makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
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
Less than ____% of Earth's water is fresh and good for drinking? (1, 5, 10, 20...?)
1%
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called the ___________?
Mesopotamia
In photosynthesis, green plants use sunlight & carbon dioxide to produce what simple sugar as an energy source?
GLUCOSE
In a human being, each cell has about 25,000 of these basic units of heredity that are passed down through generations.
GENES