Social Studies 1
What divides the northern and southern hemisphere?
A. Equator
B. Time Zones
C. International Date Line
A. Equator
Referee means =
A. judge
B. charge
C. choice
A. Judge
The thinnest layer of the earth is?
A. Crust
B. Outer Core
C. Mantle
A. Crust
What is a job of the President of the US?
A. To appoint members of congress
B. To replace judges
C. To represent the US in meetings with world leaders
C. To represent the US
Guarantee means =
A. Rule
B. Demand
C. Promise
C. Promise
What person has a lifetime job in government?
A. senator
B. president
C. supreme court justice
C. Supreme Court Justice
Current means =
A. Widely-read
B. Recent
C. Favorite
B. Recent
A single species makes up?
A. A habitat
B. A population
C. A kingdom
B. A population
Which statement best describes the American Revolution?
A. A war to free the slaves
B. A war for freedom from the British
C. A change in the ways goods are produced
B. A war for freedom from the British
Activate means =
A. Start
B. Build
C. Repair
A. Start
How did ancient people change the environment the most?
a. living in caves
b. planting crops
c. eating wild berries
b. planting crops
Dislodge means =
A. Place
B. Remove
C. Polish
B. Remove
The three-dimensional space an object takes up is the object's ?
A. Length
B. Volume
C. Depth
B. Volume
Which geographic feature made westward movement in North America difficult?
A. The Great Lakes
B. The Missouri River
C. The Rocky Mountains
C. The Rocky Mountains
Superior means =
A. Cheap
B. Disposable
C. Better
C. Better
Why is the motto "e pluribus unum" (out of many, one) a good description of the United States?
a. The US has different landforms
b. Citizens are many different ages
c. The culture has many different cultures.
C. The culture has many different cultures.
Approval =
A. Rule
B. Suggestion
C. Permission
C. Permission
Where do a flowering plant's seeds develop?
A. Stem
B. Ovary
C. Root
B. Ovary
Why did president Jefferson send Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
A. To establish new states
B. To lay railroad tracks
C. To explore the land the US bought
C. To explore the land the US bought
Spherical means =
A. Jagged
B. Ball-shaped
C. Pointed
B. ball-shaped
What would make the area near a delta good for farming?
A. topsoil carried downriver
B. rock deposited from rivers
C. Salt from the ocean
A. Topsoil carried downriver
Fascinate means =
A. Interest
B. Inform
C. Warn
A. Interest
What is a proton?
A. A particle outside the nucleus of an atom
B. The force between an electron and an atom
C. A charged particle inside the nucleus of an atom
C. A charged particle inside the nucleus of an atom
Which resource is a fossil fuel?
A. Natural Gas
B. Wood
C. Electricity
A. Natural Gas
Finicky means =
A. New
B. Frequent
C. Picky
C. Picky