Rocks & Minerals
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Geometry
Pop Culture
Christmas
100
Use this diagram to explain what type of rock is forming
Formation of igneous rocks: magma (hot, liquid rock) from beneath the Earth's surface rises, cools, and solidifies. Intrusive igneous rocks = below the Earth's surface / Extrusive igneous rocks = above the surface.
100
Christmas movies
Home Alone, Elf, The Christmas Chronicles, The Grinch, Klaus, It's a Wonderful Life....
100
Explain the difference between parallel lines and perpendicular lines
100
What year did the Toronto Raptors win the NBA championship?
100
What do the four candles in the Advent wreath symbolize?
hope, love, joy and peace
200
How long does it take for changes in the rock cycle to occur?
MILLIONS of years
200
Polygons
200
Plot the coordinates: (2, 1); (2, 6); (5, 1); (5, 6)
What shape is formed? 
A rectangle 
200
List 5 Canadian singers/musicians
Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Celine Dion, Drake, Michael Bublé, Shania Twain...
200
Which day of the week does Christmas fall on this year?
Friday
300
What are 3 examples of sedimentary rock and 3 examples of metamorphic rock?
Sedimentary: limestone, sandstone, mudstone, chalk, coal, claystone, flint
Metamorphic: slate, marble, quartzite, gneiss, schist, mica
300
Virtues we practice at VJM
Hospitality, gratitude, peace making, charity, courage, love, forgiveness, justice, compassion, faithfulness...
300
Describe the type of transformation shown in this picture
Translation 6 units right, 4 units down
300
Who is your favourite Avenger? Persuade me that they are the best.
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300
Can you say "Merry Christmas" in two different languages (other than English)?
Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Buon Natale..
400
What are the 4 main characteristics of minerals?
lustre, cleavage, hardness and colour 
400
Canadian Capital Cities
Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City, Iqaluit, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, St. John's, Halifax, Fredericton, Charlottetown, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Victoria
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400
Which type of transformation is this? What are the coordinates of the red triangle (A, B, C)?
Reflection
Coordinates A: (2,1); B: (5,6); C: (6,2)
400
What are the names of four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor
400
2 facts about Saint Nicholas
Patron saint of children and sailors , patron saint of Russia and Greece
Feast Day is December 6
Known for generosity, secret gift-giving
Demonstrates virtues such as charity
500
Describe the life cycle of an aluminum can
1. Survey area, remove various layers of soil where bauxite will be mined
2. Removal of cap rock, mine bauxite using excavators
3. Crusher breaks down bauxite into smaller size for transport to refineries
4 . Aluminium refining: special processes (high temperatures and pressure) dissolve the aluminium found in bauxite.
Smelting breaks down the aluminium oxide into a base metal.
5. Aluminium is flattened into a sheet, and then molded into a can.
Cans are recycled over and over again.
500
Persuasive Arguments
500
How many lines of symmetry are there in a square? rectangle? rhombus?
500
Which famous film franchise is this from?
Star Wars
500
Name all of Santa's reindeer
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.. and Rudolph
