Math
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Vocabulary
Riddles
100

What is 48 ÷ 6?

8

100

What gas do humans breathe in to survive?

Oxygen

100

What is the capital of New York State?

Albany

100

What is a synonym for “happy”?

Joyful

100

What has many teeth but cannot bite?

A comb

200

Which fraction is greater: 3/4 or 2/3? 

3/4

200

What do animals need to survive in their habitat?

Food, water, shelter, and air

200

What Native American group originally lived in what is now New York State and formed the Iroquois Confederacy?

The Haudenosaunee 


200

What is the antonym of “increase”?

Decrease

200

The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?

A hole

300

Round 4,782 to the nearest hundred.

4,800

300

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars

300

What is one way Native Americans (Haudenosaunee/Iroquois) used natural resources in New York State to meet their needs?

They used trees to build longhouses, hunted animals for food and clothing, and grew crops like corn, beans, and squash. 

300

In the sentence “The exhausted runner collapsed after the race,” what does “exhausted” mean?

Very tired

300

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter M

400

A rectangle has a length of 9 cm and a width of 4 cm. What is the perimeter?

26 cm

400

Why might a polar bear have trouble surviving if the Arctic becomes warmer?

The ice melts, making it harder to hunt and survive

400

Why was the Hudson River important to Native Americans and early settlers in New York?

It was used for travel, trade, and transportation.


400

What does the prefix “re-” mean in the word “rebuild”?

Again

400

I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water, and roads but no cars. What am I?

A map

500

A bag of apples weighs 3 kilograms. Another bag weighs 2,500 grams. Which bag is heavier?

The 3-kilogram bag

500

When a cheetah eats food and then runs, what energy change happens?

Chemical energy turns into movement energy

500

On a map of New York State, which tool would you use to find directions like north, south, east, and west?

A compass rose

500

Read the sentence: “The teacher gave a concise explanation that helped everyone understand the lesson quickly.” What does the word “concise” mean?

Short and clear

500

What can fill a room but takes up no space?

Light

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