7th Grade Math
What does PEMDAS stand for?
Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
What is an adjective?
a word that describes the traits, qualities, or number of a noun.
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
Polytheism = belief in many gods
Monotheism = belief in multiple gods
How many bones does a worm have in their bodies?
None
What is Mr. Altman's favorite baseball team?
Atlanta Braves
What degree is a right angle?
90 degrees
When liquid water is in a solid form what is it?
ice
This term describes a hint or clue that an author drops early in a story about an event that will happen later on.
Foreshadowing
Name the the 7 continents.
North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia
If you are dramatically pretending to ignore someone or acting completely unbothered by them, the internet says you are letting them live in your head for this specific price.
Rent-free
Name four 7th grade teachers by their first name
What is the top number of a fraction called?
A numerator
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Hints an author gives to help define an unknown word
Context Clues
Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to this eastern city, which later became the heart of the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople (or Byzantium)
What is the largest organ on our body?
Skin
Order the seventh grade teachers from youngest to oldest.
Hinojosa, Hightower, Altman, Lee
How many degrees are there in a circle?
360
This type of rock is formed when existing rock is changed by intense heat and pressure underground without actually melting.
Metamorphic Rock
What is Personification?
A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to non-human entities.
Name three Chinese inventions
Woodblock printing, paper money, magnetic compass, champa rice
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
How many students are in seventh grade (rounded to the nearest 10)?
110 (112 to be exact)
Find the missing value.
5x + -50 = 125
x = 35
This geological process involves one tectonic plate sinking beneath another into the mantle, often forming deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.
Subduction
This is the underlying message, life lesson, or central insight about human nature that an author conveys through a story.
Theme/central idea
Name the four islands of Japan
Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu
I fly without wings. I cry without eyes. Wherever I go darkness follows me. What am I?
A cloud.
Where are each of your seventh grade teachers from?
Hinojosa & Hightower = LA
Lee = Oregon
Altman = New Orleans
If a standard six-sided die is rolled once, what is the theoretical probability of rolling an odd number?
1/2 or 50%
This type of plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, often creating new ocean floors.
Divergent boundary
What is the definition of a Noun?
What is a person place, thing or idea?
A nomadic empire that had the largest land empire in the history of the world.
The Mongols
This is the exact number of holes that a standard, basic drinking straw has.
One
At what exact time does P3 end and transition to P4 (on a typical day)?
1:49
Michael spent $234 preparing for a party with 18 guests. Each guest costs the same amount of money. How many guest could attend a party that cost $104 to prepare?
8 guests
If a volcanic cloud blocks the sun, apex predators will starve because this biological process at the base of the food web has stopped.
Photosynthesis
This Sentence give me Example of What:
"The Sun burns my eyes like hot sauce"
Simile
Is Buddhism monotheistic or polytheistic?
Neither; Buddhism believes in self-actualization through meditation and does not worship and Gods
Who would win: a gorilla or a hundred men?
There is no correct answer: points are awarded to the team who made the best case.
What is each of your seventh grade teachers plans for next year?
Lee & Hinojosa = teaching 7th again
Hightower = teaching elementary
Altman = running reflections and Friday School full time for 8th graders