Math Basics
The mathematical operation that combines two or more numbers into a total.
What is addition?
The layer of the Earth where we live, composed of rock and soil.
What is the crust?
This figure of speech compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
The largest continent on Earth, home to China and India.
What is Asia?
This streaming platform popular among teens and known for short, creative videos.
What is TikTok?
The number that is neither positive nor negative and is the additive identity.
What is zero?
The continuous movement of water between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere.
What is the water cycle?
A story passed down through generations, often explaining something in nature or history, sometimes involving gods or heroes.
What is a myth?
The highest mountain above sea level, found in the Himalayan range between Nepal and China.
What is Mount Everest?
The long-running show featuring yellow-skinned characters living in Springfield.
What is The Simpsons?
The result of dividing one number by another, for example, 10 divided by 2 is 5.
What is a quotient?
A break in the Earth’s crust where rocks slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
What is a fault?
A category of literary composition (e.g., mystery, fantasy, historical fiction).
What is a genre?
The imaginary line at 0° latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the equator?
This superhero team includes Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow.
What are The Avengers?
In geometry, these are lines in the same plane that never intersect.
What are parallel lines?
The process by which plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugars.
What is photosynthesis?
The term for the main character who the audience supports and sympathizes with.
What is the protagonist?
The longest river in the world, running through northeastern Africa.
What is the Nile River?
The block-building video game where players can explore, craft, and survive in a pixelated world.
What is Minecraft?
The formula for the area of a triangle, which is half the product of the base and the height.
What is 1/2 x base x height or (base x height)/2
The scale used to measure earthquake strength, named after a scientist.
What is the Richter scale?
The term for a character or force in a story that opposes the main character.
What is the antagonist?
The smallest and shallowest ocean, located near the North Pole.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
The pop star who sang “Shake It Off” and “Blank Space.”
Who is Taylor Swift?