6th Grade Math
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TOUGH SCIENCE
100
The numbers "3.14" is the beginning of ___.
pi
100

Biography, journals, newspapers, true stories and magazines are all example of this genre.

non-fiction

100

The innermost part of the Earth is called the ____________.

Earth's core

100

What is the Equator?

The line of latitude that goes through the middle of the Earth.

100

The popular name for our galaxy is ___________.

the Milky Way

100

This reddish metal is a main ingredient of both brass & bronze.

COPPER

200

What is a triangle with all equal sides.

An equilateral triangle

200

A _________ is a big exaggeration.

hyperbole

200

In the metric system, this is the unit for liquid volume.

liters

200

What continent is the Sahara Desert in?

Africa

200

What is the common name of this formula:

a+ b2 = c2

The Pythagorean Theorem

200

Every second, fusion reactions in the Sun convert about 600 million tons of this element into helium.

HYDROGEN

300

What is the bottom of a fraction called?

the denominator

300

When non-real objects, and things in nature are given human qualities.

personification

300

A log in a fireplace has which type of energy?

potential energy

300

What is the longest river in Africa?

the Nile River

300

What world organization replaced the League of Nations?

The United Nations

300

What is the more common name for solid CO2?

DRY ICE


400

When you are graphing on the coordinate plane, which axis comes first?

The x-axis

400

It's when animals speak and act like people in a story - it usually has a lesson to learn.

a fable

400

What gas makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen

400

The line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole is call the ______________.

Prime Meridian

400

What is the name of the science that studies matter and energy?

Physics

400

As opposed to what arthropods have, vertebrates have an internal framework called the ______________.

ENDOSKELETON


500

Another term for finding the "average".

The "Mean"

500

What is the name for this type of saying:  "You are driving me up the wall!"

an idiom

500

Less than ____% of Earth's water is fresh and good for drinking?  (1, 5, 10, 20...?)

1%

500

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called the ___________?

Mesopotamia

500

In photosynthesis, green plants use sunlight & carbon dioxide to produce what simple sugar as an energy source?

GLUCOSE

500

In a human being, each cell has about 25,000 of these basic units of heredity that are passed down through generations.

GENES