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100
Used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence
What is a hyphen?
100
On what date did the Revolutionary War officially end?
What is July 4?
100
Two wires carrying electricity can create a spark if they come too close together. This spark can start a fire. Wires carrying electricity are usually covered with plastic to keep them from starting a fire. Why does the plastic keep the electricity from starting a fire?
Plastic is a good insulator.
100
What are the prime factors of 100?
The factors of 100 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 and 100.
100
Only ________of Earth population naturally has green eyes.
What is 2%
200
A punctuation mark indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.
What is a semicolon?
200
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created______a______, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain _______b_______, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of _____c_____.
a= Equal b= Unalienable rights c= Happiness
200
Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?
Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another
200
A circle has a diameter of 10. What is the radius?
5
200
If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become?
It will become Wet.
300
1) This morning, I were making toast for 2) brekfast. Then I went to the basement 3) put some clothes in the washer.
1. Was 2. Breakfast 3. To put
300
O say can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous........
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
300
A student combined powdered paint with water to make a small amount of a blue liquid paint mixture. The student left the paint mixture in an open container. Several days later the student found the container and observed that changes had occurred. What most likely happened to the mixture?
The water evaporated, leaving only a dry blue solid in the container.
300
At the middle school Vanessa attends, there are 240 Grade 6 students, 210 Grade 7 students, and 200 Grade 8 students. Which ratio best compares the number of students in Grade 8 to the number of students in Grade 6 at Vanessa's school? a. 5 : 6 b. 5 : 11 c. 6 : 5 d. 7 : 8
Answer: A
300
What can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and/or dinner
400
BONUS QUESTION! Double Points! Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days. How many have 28 days?
All months have 28 days. (;
400
How many years is a president allowed to serve in one term?
What is 4 years?
400
Tropical climates have warm temperatures and abundant sunlight all year. What must be available for plants in these climates to make their own food throughout the year?
Water
400
A trash company charges a fee of $80 to haul off a load of trash. There is also a charge of $0.05 per mile the load must be hauled. Which equation can be used to find c, the cost for hauling a load of trash m miles? a. 80(m+0.05) b. 0.05(m+80) c. 80m+ 0.05 d. 0.05m+80
Answer: D
400
Who were the four members of the Beatles?
The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.
500
My name is 1) Jay Hammond I am a firefighter. 2) I live in 128 Pine Lane, in Jackson, Mississippi. 3) I have two childs. One is a girl named Clair. 4) The other 5) is boy named Thatcher. 6) His name after my father. I also have a wife named Jenna. She is 7) beutiful. She has long, dark, soft hair. 8) We also got a dog named Buck. He is very obedient but sometimes he barks at night and it upsets our neighbors!
Worksheet 1 1. BB. Jay Hammond. I am 2. At 128 Pine Lane, in 3. Two children 4. Correct as is 5. Is a boy named 6. He is named after 7. Beautiful 8. Have a dog named Buck.
500
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
What are the thirteen original colonies?
500
Some traits of living organisms are inherited, while some behaviors must be learned. Which statement related to inherited traits or learned behaviors is not correct?
The behavior of a dog guiding a blind person on a walk through a neighborhood is an inherited trait only.
500
Omar drew a circle on paper by carefully tracing completely around the outside of a CD from a computer game. He measured across the center of the CD and found the distance to be 12 centimeters. Which expression can be used to find the distance, in centimeters, around the circle Omar made? a. 12(π) b. 2(12)(π) c. (12x2)(π) d. 2(π x12)
Answer: A
500
How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?
Once. Next time you would be subtracting 10 from 90.