Social
A digital conversation where multiple friends or classmates send messages in one shared chat.
Group chat
Another name for the commander in chief of the United States military.
What is the president?
A long period of time with little or no rain that can lead to water shortages and crop failure.
What is a drought?
This is a traditional celebration in Latin American culture where a girl celebrates her 15th birthday with a formal ceremony and dance.
What is a quinceañera?
This is the name of the currency used in the United States.
What is the US dollar?
This social media app is known for short videos, trends, dances, and viral challenges.
What is TikTok
If the United States had lost the American Revolution, America likely would have remained a colony of this empire.
What is Great Britain?
Other acceptable answers:
British empire
England
This natural disaster happens when the ground suddenly shakes because of movement beneath Earth’s surface.
What is an earthquake?
This holiday is celebrated in Mexico and many other countries to honor loved ones who have died, often with altars, food, and marigolds.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
This happens when prices of goods and services increase over time, making money worth less than before.
What is inflation?
In sports, this word describes the positive relationship and teamwork between players. At Edison it is a 10th grade science course you must pass for graduation.
What is chemistry?
This type of government gives all power to one ruler or political party and limits individual freedoms.
What is a dictatorship?
Also accept:
Totalitarian government
This term describes people moving from one place to another to find safety, jobs, or better living conditions.
What is migration?
This religious holiday is celebrated by Christians around the world to mark the birth of Jesus.
What is Christmas?
This term describes the money people earn from working a job or business.
What is income?
This term describes feeling compelled to fit in or act like others around them.
What is peer pressure?
These are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today.
What are Democrats and Republicans?
Dirty air, water, or land caused by waste, chemicals, or human activity is called this.
What is pollution?
This cultural festival in India is known as the “Festival of Lights” and includes candles, fireworks, and celebrations of good over evil.
What is Diwali?
This term describes money that a person or organization owes to another party and is expected to repay, often with added interest over time.
What is debt?
This is the term for an intense fear of being around or interacting with people.
What is social anxiety?
Other acceptable answer: anthropophobia
In countries like the United Kingdom, this title is used for the head of government instead of “president.”
What is a Prime Minister?
This term describes the gradual increase in Earth’s temperature caused largely by greenhouse gases and human activity.
What is global warming?
This term describes the global cultural phenomenon that includes music, fashion, language, and trends spreading quickly influencing how people around the world express identity
What is pop culture?
These three basic resources used to produce goods and services in an economy are often collectively referred to as factors or production.
What are land, labor, and capital?