MATH
What is the term for a question that anticipates variability in its answers, such as “How many pets do students in our class have?”
Statistical Question
In a plot diagram, what is the part called where the conflict and tension are introduced?
Rising Action
In the geocentric model, what is at the center of the universe?
Earth
What line runs east to west around the Earth at 0° and divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
What shape has no corners and no sides?
circle
Find the mean of this data set: 4, 6, 7, 3.
5
Identify the abstract noun in this sentence: Happiness is important to everyone.
Who is credited with first proposing the heliocentric model, saying the Sun is at the center?
Copernicus
What line runs north to south at 0° and divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
What is the only letter in the English alphabet that is not in any U.S. state name?
Q
What are the median and mode of this data set: 8, 3, 5, 8, 10, 2, 8?
Median = 8, Mode = 8.
Which word is the proper noun in this sentence: My family traveled to Texas last summer.
Which scientist used a telescope to support the heliocentric model and discovered Jupiter’s moons?
Galileo
Which term describes the exact position of a place on Earth using latitude and longitude?
absolute location
Which planet has the largest volcano in the solar system?
Mars
The scores on a math quiz were: 72, 85, 90, 95, 100. What is the range of the scores?
28
Is the verb a helping verb or a linking verb?
She is excited about the trip.
linking verb
Name the three main types of galaxies.
spiral, elliptical, and irregular
Which lines on a map run east–west but measure distance north or south of the Equator?
latitude
The world’s smallest country is only about the size of a golf course. What is it?
A student recorded the number of hours they studied each night: 2, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3. Find the mean, median, mode, and range.
Mean = 3.29 (approx.), Median = 3, Mode = 2 & 3 & 4 (tie), Range = 3.
Put the events of a story’s plot diagram in order from beginning to end.
Exposition → Rising Action → Climax → Falling Action → Resolution.
What does the Big Bang Theory explain?
origin/expansion of the universe
Name the three branches of the U.S. government.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What animal can sleep for 3 years at a time?
snail