Math
Give 2 out of the 3 ways to write a ratio....
1. Fraction...2/3
2. "To" ....2 to 3
3. :.....2:3
What causes an earthquake?
Plate tectonics slowing down and causing friction..
What is an adjective? Give an example
a word that describes the traits, qualities, or number of a noun.
Most pyramids were funeral monuments to pharaohs, who were preserved using this process. In this process, internal organs were removed and stored in canopic jars, and then the bodies were wrapped in linen.
mummification
Who refused to move her seat on a Montgomery bus-this act started a movement (bus boycott, lawsuit against segregated public transportation!)
Rosa Parks
How many days are in our school year
180 days
What does equivalent mean in math?
The same as or equal to
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
What kind of figurative language is "Jumbo Shrimp"?
Oxymoron
When is president's day, what month?
February
Who said "Four score and seven years ago"?
Abraham Lincoln
Where are your deltoid muscles?
Upper shoulder
This branch of mathematics concerns the chance that something will happen. Simple experiments in this branch of mathematics might involve selecting colored marbles from a bag or rolling dice.
probability
When liquid water is in a solid form what is it?
ice
In one work, Rudyard Kipling tells the story of this young boy raised by a wolf pack. The Seeonee wolf pack rescued this boy from the tiger, Shere Khan. The wolves gave him this name, meaning frog.
Mowgli
What are the lines called on a globe that go across and up and down?
Longitude and Latitude
What is Illinois' state bird?
Cardinal
How many hours are in a week?
168 hours
1000 x 100=
100,000
What type of celestial body is the sun?
Star
Give 3 examples of a verb.
Walking, running, jumping, swinging, playing, eating etc...
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
How many basic zodiac signs are there?
12
What is the hottest place in the United States?
Death Valley, California
105
100,000
Name a layer of the Earth
Crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
Cryptids are creatures rumored to exist but without any hard evidence. This creature lives in and is named for a Scottish lake. Blurry photographs suggest that it is a long-necked animal like a plesiosaur, but despite several sonar sweeps of the lake, no evidence of this creature has been found. Give either the name of the creature or the lake.
Loch Ness Monster
Nessie
This man rerouted the River Alpheus to clean the Augean stables. Atlas got some golden apples for this man who briefly held up the sky for him. This man killed an animal whose fur was impervious to weapons by strangling it, the Nemean Lion. name this Greco-Roman hero who did twelve labors.
Hercules
Name 5 out of the 12 zodiac signs
Aires, Leo, Gemini, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Libra, Aquarius, Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo, Sagittarius
This religion's texts include the Torah, and the Talmud is a collection of its teachings about the Torah. Name this religion, whose Orthodox and Conservative sects typically still keep kosher. The Rosh Hashanah holiday marks the start of this religion's year, and Hanukkah is a remembrance of the re-dedication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
Judaism
How many degrees is a full circle?
360
What is it called when water disappears?
Evaporation
This work contains a set of stories about Mowgli. In it, Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle.
The Jungle Book
This colonial figure was a silversmith. He famous "midnight ride" was to warn Americans that the British were coming, before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Paul Revere
What is it called when dolphins swim together in a group?
Pod
Where is the smallest bone in the human body?
Inside the ear
What does PEMDAS stand for?
Parentheses, exponent, multiply/divide, add/subtract
Name two moon phases...
New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter
Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Crescent, Waning Gibbous
What is the difference between biography and autobiography?
Auto- person writes about themselves
Bib- person writes about someone else
In this country, an annual red crab migration takes place on Christmas Island. This country’s state of Queensland contains the Great Barrier Reef, and dingoes and cockatoos can be found in this country’s “Outback”. Melbourne and Sydney are cities in which country that is also a continent?
Australia
What's the body of water called that surrounds the southern part of Florida?
Gulf of Mexico
What is the name of your 9th grade principal?
What is the name of the overall/head principal?
Ms. Coleman
Dr. Greene