Social Studies
What is Amerigo Vespucci known for?
America was named after him because he was the first to realize the "new world"
What is Astronomy?
The study of the universe.
or literally
The Knowledge of the stars
A part of a sentence that does not make a complete thought.
Fragment
What is NASA?
The United States space program
What does "I pledge allegiance" mean?
I promise to remain faithful
What 3 ships did Columbus use to sail on his first voyage?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
What is Stonehenge?
Ancient people used this to tell when spring arrived.
A sentence that gives a command or makes a request and ends with a period.
Imperative.
What is a natural satellite?
What does indivisible mean?
undivided
First European to discover what is now the United States.
What are constellations?
Patterns of stars in the sky
This sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.
Declarative
What is the Hubble telescope?
An artificial satellite that takes pictures from outer space.
What does liberty mean?
Freedom
Name the 4 Oceans
Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian
Who was Galileo Galilei?
Inventor of the telescope
Asks a question and ends with a question mark.
Interrogative
List the 8 planents
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What does Justice mean?
Fairness
Name the 7 Continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia
What is Gravitational Pull?
The pull that planets (and other objects) have on each other.
Exclamatory
Who was Nicolas Copernicus?
Name one of the United States most important documents.
The Declaration of Independence
of
The Constitution