Astronomy
What is the Moon?
What is a gnomon (later known as a sundial)?
These are the "be" verbs.
What are "am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been"?
I built the first Temple to the Lord and it took me 7 years.
Who is Solomon?
Convert into decimal form: 17/20
0.85
These are the two types of planets. (Describe each.)
What are terrestrial and Jovian planets? (Terrestrial planets are Earth-like with less mass and are smaller than Jovian planets. Jovian planets have thick, gaseous atmospheres and are often referred to as "gas giants". Jovian planets have many satellites and all have rings. Terrestrial planets have few satellites zero rings.)
A natural or artificial body orbiting a planet or star.
What is a satellite?
This is a verb that never shows action.
What is a linking verb?
I wrote the book of Psalms.
Who is David?
What is 2/7 of 490?
140
This is what Earth's shadow is called.
What is an umbra?
A force of attraction existing between any two masses.
What is gravity?
Analyze and invert this sentence: My brother is the boy in the first row.
My brother is the boy (in the first row).
The boy is my brother.
We lived in the areas now known as Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.
Who are the Phoenicians?
Convert into decimal form: 62 1/4% (round to the hundredths).
0.63
What is a comet?
The same rotation and revolution rates. (This is why the same side of the moon is always facing Earth.)
What is synchronous rotation?
This is the "word + verb" combination for the contraction "they've".
What is "they have"?
What is Carthage?
What is 4 1/5% of 50?
2.1 (How would you double check your answer?)
This is a line dividing the lighted side of the Moon from the dark side.
What is a terminator?
The action of one surface, material, or object rubbing against another.
What is friction?
These are the most common prepositions (Hint: sing the song!).
What are "aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, amount, around, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, at, by, down, during, except, for, form, inside, in, into, near, on, off, on, out, outside, over, past, since, through, through out, to, toward, under, up, until, upon, with, within, without, underneath".
These three accomplishments help us remember the Phoenicians and their contribution to today's society.
What are glass, red dye, and a lesson on phonics.
Of the 1,250 people who were surveyed, only 30% said the longtime city councilman should not run for mayor. How many of those surveyed thought the councilman should not run for mayor?
375 people