Arizona
Arizona is famous for the "Five C’s" that built its early economy. Name three of them.
Copper, Cattle, Cotton, Citrus, or Climate.
This "gift of the Nile" civilization built giant pyramids and used a form of writing called hieroglyphics.
Ancient Egypt.
In the equation $x + 15 = 40$, what is the value of $x$?
$25
This state of matter has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container because its particles can slide past each other.
Liquid
This small, pig-like animal is often seen roaming Arizona neighborhoods and is famous for its "smelly" scent gland.
Javelina (or Collared Peccary)
This iconic desert plant only grows in the Sonoran Desert and can take up to 100 years to grow a single "arm."
The Saguaro Cactus.
This 4,000-mile-long trade route connected China to the Mediterranean, allowing for the exchange of goods and ideas.
The Silk Road.
This is the name for a comparison of two quantities, such as "for every 3 red marbles, there are 4 blue marbles."
A Ratio (3:4)
A rock sitting at the very top of a hill has this type of "stored" energy before it starts rolling.
Potential Energy
Arizona is home to 13 different species of this venomous snake, more than any other state.
Rattlesnake
Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the Union. On what "lovely" holiday in 1912 did we officially become a state?
Valentine’s Day (February 14th).
This ancient Mesopotamian king created one of the earliest written sets of laws, famous for the "eye for an eye" principle.
Hammurabi (Hammurabi's Code).
To find the area of this three-sided shape, you use the formula
A = 1/2bh
A Triangle.
It takes 24 hours for Earth to do this on its axis, which gives us day and night.
Rotation
This is the only venomous lizard native to the United States, and it spends 90% of its life underground.
The Gila Monster.
In 1930, this (now dwarf) planet was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.
Pluto.
In this European system during the Middle Ages, peasants (serfs) lived and worked on a lord's land in exchange for protection.
Feudalism (The Feudal System).
What is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the numbers 12 and 18?
6
This is the transfer of thermal energy through direct contact, like your hand touching a warm cup of cocoa.
Conduction
Saguaros provide a home for this bird, which is the official State Bird of Arizona.
The Cactus Wren
While it sounds like it belongs in the UK, this famous bridge was purchased, moved, and rebuilt in Lake Havasu City in 1971.
The London Bridge.
Before it became an Empire, this ancient civilization was a Republic where citizens elected leaders to represent them in a Senate.
Ancient Rome.
Solve this division problem: 1/2 ÷ 1/4
2
In an ecosystem, these are the non-living parts, such as sunlight, temperature, and water.
Abiotic factors
There are this many federally recognized Native American tribes in Arizona today. (Hint: It's between 20 and 25).
22