Language Arts
Writers sometimes use this device to disclose a character's inner conflicts or personal secrets. It can happen at any point in a story and focus on any other chronological sequence. Identify this tool that interrupts a narrative to insert a scene that happened earlier.
FLASHBACK
This element of art can be thick, thin, straight, or curving. It defines shapes and figures and can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. Identify this most basic artistic element.
line
Berry is wanting to buy some DVD's online. He finds a deal for two of his favorite movies for a total of $25. Excluding taxes and delivery fees, how much are each of the two movies, if they each cost the same price?
12 (DOLLARS) and 50 (CENTS) (ACCEPT: 12.5 DOLLARS)
The scientific method requires this statement after an initial observation. The point of an experiment is to either support or deny this statement. What is this testable explanation for a phenomenon?
HYPOTHESIS
The name for this landform comes from their typical triangular shape which resembles a certain Greek letter. Name this type of landform which is created by the sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.
(RIVER) DELTA
This literary element is sometimes called atmosphere. Many people confuse it with tone. What is this element that helps an author evoke certain emotions in the reader?
mood
This art material can come in rolls, pads, or panels. The artist can also buy it already stretched over and stapled to a thin wooden frame. What is this heavy, woven cloth that artists paint?
CANVAS
Samuel, Harley, and Josh all have bags with the same total number of marbles in them. Samuel has a bag with 40 percent red marbles and Harley has a bag with 30 percent red marbles. If their bags of marbles are combined with Josh's bag, that has 20 percent red marbles, what is the percent of total marbles that are red?
30 (PERCENT)
When graphing in science, this quantity is always placed on the x-axis. This variable is directly controlled or manipulated by the experimenter. Which variable in an experiment leads to changes in the dependent variable?
INDEPENDENT (VARIABLE)
Two-word answer required. Other names for this governmental power include expropriation and condemnation. What power allows a government to seize an individual’s privately-owned land or property, with or without their consent?
EMINENT DOMAIN
Spelling required. The football game was broadcast simultaneously on three different channels. Spell the word from the preceding sentence that means "at the same time."
S-I-M-U-L-T-A-N-E-O-U-S-L-Y
This artist created self-portraits "with Velvet Beret and Furred Mantel," "in Oriental Costume with Poodle," and "with Lace Collar." He imagined a mythological scene in The Abduction of Europa and a biblical one in The Raising of Lazarus. Who was this Baroque painter of The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp and Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer?
REMBRANDT (VAN RIJN)
Daniel bought six pizzas for a party at his house. He spent a total of $31.50 on his pizzas. If each pizza cost the same, then how much did a single pizza cost?
5 (DOLLARS) and 25 (CENTS) (ACCEPT: 5.25 (DOLLARS))
This device conducts a small electrical charge when high energy particles charge the inert gas within it. The clicking of this instrument is measured in counts per minute. Name this device used to detect and measure radiation, named after its German inventor.
GEIGER COUNTER (Accept: GEIGER-MULLER TUBE)
This term refers to the Earth’s latitudes which are located about 30 to 35 degrees in either direction from the Equator. The areas within these latitudes typically enjoy calm, pleasant weather and very little storms or precipitation. What are these latitudes which are named for a type of animal?
HORSE (LATITUDES)
This suffix typically transforms adjectives into nouns. It might follow "kind," "good," or "dark." Give this suffix that also names a Scottish lake that contains a fabled monster.
-NESS (Accept stated or spelled)
This element of music consists of duration and pitch. Riffs and motifs can be part of this element, which can move stepwise or through leaps. Give the name of this element sometimes called the tune.
MELODY
How many positive factors does the number 32 have?
6
This property is due to spinning electrons around an atom's nucleus. Simple devices made of neodymium [NEE-oh-DI-mee-uhm] strongly exhibit this property. Name this property that causes like charges to repel and unlike charges to attract.
MAGNETISM (Do NOT accept MAGNET)
The island of Hawaii is formed by five of these landforms, the largest being Mauna Loa. Name this landform which may be classified as dormant or active depending on its ability to release ash and hot lava from its magma chamber.
VOLCANO(ES)
This degree of comparison is used for three or more nouns or pronouns. It is the counterpart of the positive and comparative [kum-PAIR-uh-tiv] degrees. Identify the degree of "least" and "greatest."
SUPERLATIVE [suh-PUR-luh-tiv] (DEGREE)
These paired members of the clapper family often accompany folk or classical dances. The left-hand pair plays the basic rhythm, while the right-hand pair executes a more complex rhythm. Name these percussion instruments associated with flamenco.
CASTANET(S)
A Cartesian coordinate plane is separated into quadrants. Ordered pairs can be located in these quadrants based off the signs of their abscissa and their ordinate. How many quadrants are in a Cartesian coordinate plane?
4
This area is the largest and most powerful storm in our Solar System. This area on the fifth planet is more than twice the size of the Earth. What is this colorful storm system on the planet Jupiter?
(JUPITER'S) GREAT RED SPOT (Accept: GREAT RED SPOT OF JUPITER)
A recent trend important to the study of this theme of geography is the relocation of many Americans from large urban areas to smaller, less densely populated areas. Which theme of geography would be used if a researcher studied the physical and cultural effects associated with such relocations?
MOVEMENT