Classical Roots
What is the meaning of the root word "graph"
write, draw
What do animals eat?
Animals are either plant-eating herbivores, meat-eating carnivores, or omnivores that eat both.
What part of speech names a person, place, or thing?
noun
What happened in 1517?
Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany.
Austrailia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Marshall Islands are part of what?
Oceania
What two root words mean "sound"
phone & sonus
How do animals cope with change?
Animals cope with change by adapting, migrating, or hibernating.
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Who painted "Young Hare"?
Albrecht Durer
What is the Prime Meridian?
The prime meridian is the meridian (line of longitude) designated as 0 deg which divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What are the two root words that mean "word"?
verbum, logos
How can we classify animals in the food chain?
Producers, consumers, and decomposer - these are the parts of the food chain.
What is a possessive noun?
A possessive noun is the form of a noun that shows ownership.
When did Vasco da Gama sail to India?
1497
Name the 7 continents and 5 oceans
N.America, S.America, Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
What is a word that uses the root "prae."
precaution, pregnant, predict
What are some biomes?
Some biomes are tropical rainforest, desert, tundra, and deciduous forest.
What are the three types of verbs?
Helping, action, and linking
What teachings of the Church did the Council of Trent clarify?
Scripture, sacred tradition, justification, original sin, and the Eucharist.
Name one of the features of Oceania.
Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Mariana Trench
Eject, interject, projectile
What are the four criteria for life?
In order to be alive, an organism must: 1) reproduce 2) obtain and use energy 3) grow 4) react and adapt to its environment
What are the eight parts of speech?
Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, prepositions, adjectives.
What year was the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded?
1540
What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.