English
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This is the name of the layer of air that surrounds the earth.
atmosphere
What is 20 percent of 140?
28
What type of figurative language is "The waves were as rough as a roller coaster ride"?
simile
Which country in Europe is shaped like a boat?
Italy
How far is Earth from the sun?
Earth is about 93 million miles (about 150 million kilometers) away from the Sun.
Name of the planets in order from the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (If you're old school)
30 percent of 450
135
What is the literary term for the language that creates a picture or a snapshot in the reader's mind?
imagery
This is how the Hawaiian Islands were formed.
volcanoes
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
This is the fastest bird that catches preys.
falcon
What is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north-eastern end of the Palace of Westminster in London?
Big Ben
Mystery, fantasy, biography, and science fiction are all examples of this literary term.
genre
This man-made waterway separates North America from South America.
Panama Canal
What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
Au
This is the term used to describe the energy of an object when it is moving.
kinetic energy
In which state is Mount Rushmore located?
South Dakota.
What type of figurative language is "It is about thousand degrees below zero in this cold classroom!"?
hyperbole
This the largest country in South America.
Brazil
Which part of the human brain controls balance and coordination?
cerebellum
When a hornet or other insect invades a bee hive, how do the bees kill the intruder?
They create heat to cook the intruder to death.
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Augustus Caesar (also known as Octavian).