ELA
what is the difference between ‘a’ and ‘an’?
a is used before a consonant. an is used before a vowel
true or false: some dinosaurs gave live birth.
false.
according to amnh.org, all dinosaurs laid eggs. there were no live births.how many oceans are there?
beethoven made music in what genre?
classical/romantic
what do bees make?
honey
what are the three rhetorical appeals?
ethos, logos, and pathos
most dinosaurs are considered to be in what group of vertebrates?
reptiles
name one sea.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS: the red sea, the black sea, south china sea, caribbean sea, the arabian sea, caspian sea, etc.
a saxophone is in what instrument family?
woodwind; it uses a reed to produce a sound, which is more important than the fact that it is made of brass
how long is a lunar cycle?
~30 days
what is the difference between an idiom and a metaphor?
metaphors compare two things, while idioms are a complex form of figurative speech used to express something, usually in the form of a phrase.
in what time period were dinosaurs alive?
the mesozoic era
what is the capital of austria?
name one of the common clefs used in music.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS: treble, 8vb treble, bass, tenor, alto, percussion, etc.
what is the name for the steps of a ladder?
rungs
what is a characteristic of gothic literature?
POSSIBLE ANSWERS: death, stormy weather, bad ending, psychological torment, horror, supernatural elements, isolation, tyrannical male characters, female damsel in distress, decay, etc.
how many known species of dinosaurs have been found?
about 700
what country was formerly known as burma?
myanmar
what octave is the note middle c in?
4
what is the name of the vast land and maritime trade route that linked east and west eurasia for over 1500 years?
the silk road
154
what is another term for fossilization?
petrification
what is the only flag of a recognized country that does not have red, white, or blue on it?
what is the oldest instrument ever found?
the divje babe flute/neanderthal flute (50,000–60,000 years old)
how old is the earth?
4.543 billion years old