Ecosystems
Solar System
Responsible Spending
Miscellaneous Science
Miscellaneous Social Studies
100
A producer absorbs light and makes its own food. Grass is an example of a producer.
A consumer eats plants and animals and need producers or other consumers for food. Which of the following is an example of a consumer?
plants, trees, goats
goats
100
How do you determine a star's heat?
By it's color.
100
How can you save money when buying items at the store?
Use coupons, wait for sales, buy generic brands, compare prices, buy in bulk, and avoid impulse purchases.
100
______________________ is how loud or soft a sound is perceived.
Volume
100
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A protest to show the King the colonists did not want to pay any more taxes on tea or anything else.
200
How could you best describe a producer?
Producers make their own food.
200
How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?
365 days
200
Why is it important to compare prices before making a purchase?
To ensure you are getting the best deal and not overspending.
200
After the waning gibbous phase, the moon appears half-lit in the night sky. This phase is called _______________.
Third Quarter
200
When did the Revolutionary war end
What is 1776
300
Deer in an ecosystem consume plants for energy. Wolves in that same ecosystem consume deer for energy. Correctly name the roles of these organisms in the ecosystem.
Deer and wolves are both consumers. Deer are prey, and wolves are predators.
300
How do seasons happen?
The orbit around the sun and tilt on the axis.
300
What is the importance of budgeting when it comes to personal spending?
Budgeting is important for tracking income and expenses, prioritizing spending, avoiding debt, saving for goals, and achieving financial stability.
300
How does an "opaque" object interact with light?
Opaque objects DO NOT allow light to pass through them.
300
What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
400
After a forest fire, many of the animals move to a different location because there is no food available in the ecosystem. The first plants to return to the ecosystems are the grasses. Based on the food web above, the first animals to return to the ecosystem are
Grasshoppers
400
What color is the sun?
Mid yellowish
400
Explain the difference between needs and wants when it comes to spending money.
Needs are essential for survival, while wants are not necessary for survival but desired for comfort or pleasure.
400
Name three ways light reacts when it strikes an object are.
reflection, refraction, absorption
400
Who was the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
500
What term describes a consumer that breaks down the remains of dead organisms?
Decomposer
500
What is the solar system in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
Define "opportunity cost" and give an example.
Opportunity cost is a tradeoff.
Opportunity cost is the value of the next-highest-valued alternative use of that resource.
If, for example, you spend time and money going to a movie, you cannot spend that time at home reading a book, and you can't spend the money on something else.
500
A ______________ measures wind speed.
anemometer
500
What are taxes?
Money paid to the government.