8th Grade

8th GradeMath

100

Find x of the following equation:

    30=-3x + 15

x= -5

200

No Calculator:

What is the square root of 144?

+12

300

What is 1/4 + 2/28 =?

9/28

400

How man degrees does a triangle have?

180

500

Find the value of 3x3 - 4x2 + x - 5 when x = -3 

-7

600

What is the formula for volume of a cube?

V=S³

700

What is the diameter of a circle that has a radius of 3.25?

6.5

8th Grade Science

100

With magnets what 2 ends will attract each other?

North and South

South and North

200

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

300

Magnets produce a what kind of field?

Magnetic field

400

A red ball is red because it:

• absorbs all white light
• reflects all white light
• only reflects red light
• only absorbs red light

only absorbs red light

500

What is the gravitation acceleration constant on earth?

9.81 m/sec²

600

What force causes a book to slow down when sliding across the floor?

Friction

700

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.

8th GradeSocial Studies

100

Why is the underground railroad not exactly what we think it is?

Various answers (will take--most slaves actually went to other places than Canada, Not that many actually went, its not a railroad, drapetomania, etc)

200

What was the purpose of the Abolitionist Movement?

To end slavery.

300

What was one of the main causes of the civil war?

Slavery

400

What does our first amendment give us the right to?

Free Speech

500

What were some of immediate impacts of the civil war?

The Union's victory ensured that slavery would be illegal in the US forever, 3 amendments were made to the Constitution

Over 600,000 people died

Made the nation truly ONE NATION for the first time

600

How many Amendments were in the original Bill of Rights?

10

700

Name 3 impacts of Westward Expansion

1. The fight over slavery grew

2. Native Americans were removed from their homelands

3. Borders expanded to reach from coast to coast

4. Migration brought an abundance of population and trade growth

5. Mexican American War

8th GradeEnglish

100

How many sentences does a paragraph need?

8

200

express the same message in different words is called doing what?

Paraphrase

300

ELA stands for what?

English Language Arts

400

Pick a verb and write it in the 3 different tenses (past, present, and future)

Example that you cannot use: ran, running, and will run

See board answers

500

What is a theme of a story?

the lesson, or moral the author is trying to tell the reader.

600

What is a verb?

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

700

What are transition words?

Words used to move from idea to the next

Examples: Therefore, in addition to, next, then etc.

8th GradeRandom

100

What is Mr. Hinshaw's wife's name?

Alex

200

Who are the three people to have been the main version of the Flash

Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West

300

At what temperature does water boil in Fahrenheit? 

212^o

400

In Encanto, what is the name of the Uncle who they do not talk about?

Bruno

500

In Moana, what is the name of her pet chicken?

Hei Hei

600

What is the static coefficient of friction for steel?

The coefficient of static friction for steel is around 0.6–0.15

700

What is the net worth (approximately) of Bruce Wayne, AKA Batman?

100 Billion