K/1
Who was our first president?
George Washington
Name the 7 continents
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia
Who is known as the Father of the California Missions?
Father Junipero Serra
Which colonial region had the longest growing season?
Southern Colonies
Name the system responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
The Circulatory System
What leader helped the farm workers?
Cesar Chavez
Name 3 types of Natural Disasters.
Any of the three- Earthquakes, Tsumamis. Hurricanes, Tornadoes
What did the Spanish call California?
New Spain
What explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the Earth?
Ferdinand Magellan
What system is the body's control center?
The Nervous system
Who is the brave student who attended school all alone with her teacher?
Ruby Bridges
The native indigenous people of the Santa Clara Valley.
Who are the Ohlone?
What do light receptors in the eye do?
They change light into information for the brain.
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
What does polytheism mean? .
The belief in or worship of more than one god.
What is an immigrant?
Someone that came from another country to live.
Weather is the measure of day by day changes.Weather over a long period of time is this.
What is climate?
What happens to your pupils in the dark?
They get bigger.
What are the parts of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
What type of government has its ruling power in the hands of a few people?
Oligarchy
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Name the three branches of government for the united states.
What are Executive (president), Judicial ( Judges), Legislative (senators/house) branches?
Define Manifest Desitiny.
Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What are three characteristics of a metal?
Any 3 of these: shiny, has resonance, ductile, and malleable.
What are the 5 main sense organs?
Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.