8th Grade
Math
Math
Find x of the following equation:
30=-3x + 15
What is the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots?
The fulcrum.
Which Ocean borders Japan?
Pacific Ocean
How many sentences does a paragraph need?
At least 4 to 5.
Which city in the world was the first to be attacked by an atomic bomb?
Hiroshima
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What is the square root of 144?
Answer- 12
How does mass effect the amount of force needed to move an object?
The greater the mass, the greater the amount of force needed to move it
When was the Constitution written?
1787
The use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning is known as what?
What is the term for the species that can live on both water and land?
Amphibians
What is 1/4 + 2/28 =?
9/28
Which is an example of a physical change?
boiling water
cooking an egg
burning wood
boiling water
What is the Prime Meridian?
The invisible line across the Earth where longitude is zero.
Can you name the figure of speech that involves using exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
What is photosynthesis.
How many degrees does a triangle have?
180
A red ball is red because it:
A. absorbs all white light
B. reflects all white light
C. only reflects red light
D. only absorbs red light
D. only absorbs red light
Which Canadian invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses "like or as" while a metaphor does not.
The ____ is the powerhouse of the cell.
Mitochondria.
Find the value of 3x3 - 4x2 + x - 5 when x = -3
Answer -7
What do the Chloroplasts do?
The chloroplasts take in energy from the sun.
How many original colonies were there?
13
What is author's purpose?
The reason for writing a literary piece.
Which state is Mount Rushmore located in?
South Dakota
How do you turn a decimal into a percent?
Multiply by 100 OR move decimal two places to the right.
What force causes a book to slow down when sliding across the floor?
Friction
The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote
women
What is a verb?
Whose face is on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the diameter of a circle that has a radius of 3.25?
6.5
How do earthquakes happen?
Tectonic plates under the Earth's crust shift and move causing a massive release of energy which we feel up on the surface.
What is agriculture?
The culture of Farming.
What are transition words?
Words used to move from idea to the next.
Examples: Therefore, in addition to, next, then etc.
What is a female elephant called?
A cow