A symbol, such as x, y, z, or n, that is used in algebraic equations to represent a quantity whose value is not known or specified.
What is a variable
100
the smallest functional unit of an organism.
What is a cell
100
A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstract idea is represented as animated, or endowed with personality.
What is an personification
100
Bismarck
What is the capitol of North Dakota
100
9 people
What is the least amount of people that can be on a softball team
200
amount of space occupied by an object.
What is volume
200
place where an organism lives and that provides the type of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature that is needed to survive.
What is habitat
200
an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
What is a hyperbole
200
California
What state has the biggest population in the U.S.
200
when both teams have had their turn to bat.
what is an inning
300
a type of average- in a set of scores, the mode is the score that appears the most.
What is mode
300
the crust and upper mantle of the earth.
What is the lithosphere
300
The part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
What is an adverb
300
Boston
What is the largest city in Massachusetts?
300
a legally pitched ball that does not enter the strike zone.
What is a ball
400
the chance that a particular outcome will occur, measured as a ratio of the total possible outcomes.
What is probability
400
a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing.
What is a niche
400
any member of a class of words that in many languages are distinguished in form, as partly in English by having comparative and superlative endings, or by functioning as modifiers of nouns
What is an adjective
400
Washington, DC
What state has the largest crime rate?
400
Occurs when a fielder catches a batted or thrown ball with his/her cap, glove, or any part of his/her uniform while it is detached from his/her proper place.
What is an illegally caught ball
500
longest side on a right-angled triangle.
What is hypotenuse
500
rapidity of motion or operation; swiftness; speed.
What is velocity
500
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”
What is oxymoron
500
Colorado
What state has the highest altitude
500
A play upon which an umpire cannot make a decision until requested by a player. The appeal must be made before the next ball is delivered to the batter.