Social Studies Vocab
Social Studies
Science Vocab
Science
Trivia
100

scientists who study people that lived long ago

Archaeologists

100

What did the coastal people use as food?

fish, shellfish, kelp, etc. 

100

 means it is able to produce a force field that can attract or repel certain substances, usually metals.

Magnetism

100

True or False:

The farther away from the magnet, the stronger the attraction to metal.

False

100

What's the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

200

a spear thrower

Atlatl

200

What did the Valley people build to help them fish rivers and streams?

canoes

200

when referring to magnets, means pulled together.

Attraction

200

Each end of a magnet affects metal _____.


same or differently

Differently

200

Which animal is known as the King of the Jungle?

Lion

300

a heavy, rod-shaped stone

Pestle

300

What desert did the desert people live near?

Mojave Desert

300

when referring to magnets, means pushed away.

Repulsion

300

Which object might use a magnet to work properly?

drink bottle 

cabinet door

jacket zipper 

playground swing

cabinet door

300

How many continents are there on Earth?

Seven (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America)

400

How many tribes lived in California?

Over 100

400

How did the mountain people get food?

They hunted

400

What are the two sides of magnets called?

North pole and south pole

400

What two poles attract together?

north and north 

south and north

south and south 

south and north

400

Which Disney princess has a chameleon named Pascal as a sidekick?

Rapunzel (from the movie Tangled)

500

Who was John Smith?

A captain and leader at Jamestown

500

Who discovered the coast of Long Beach?

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

500

Where do we use magnets?

TVs, fridge, earphones

500

Laron dropped some nails behind a counter. He wants to use a magnet to pull them out. What question should he ask to successfully design a device to retrieve the nails?

Are the nails magnetic?

What is the counter made of? 

How wide is the counter? 

How many nails were dropped? 

Are the nails magnetic?

500

What's the fastest land animal?

Cheetah

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