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Who is the oldest sister of the Garza family in the Summer of the Mariposas?
Odilia
what is 54 x 7?
378
What is a microcontroller?
A small computer chip that is designed to do a specific task
True/False: the sun is a star
True
Which was an Olympic sport from 1900 to 1920?
a. hopscotch
b. jump roping
c. tug-of-war
C. tug-of-war
What is the literary device that compares two things WITHOUT using like or as?
Metaphor
What is the square root of 144?
12
What does CPU stand for? Bonus points for what it is.
CPU = Central Processing Unit, it's the "thinking part" of the microcontroller
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid? (the abbreviation)
DNA
True or False: butterflies taste with their antenna
False, they taste with their feet
What is the main event in Chapter 1 of the Summer of the Mariposas?
The sisters find a floating body in the Rio Grande
What is the definition of dilation in math?
a transformation that changes the size of a figure using a scale factor
what is PBASIC?
the special language that tells the Basic Stamp what to do
Who was credited with first explaining gravity as a universal force of attraction?
Sir Isaac Newton
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three
What is the definition of an advocate? (or someone who is an advocate)
supporting another person to help them express their views and wishes - standing up for something
What is the bottom number of a fraction called?
Denominator
what is the EEPROM for a robot?
stores the memory
What are plants in the food chain and why?
a. primary consumer
b. producer
c. herbivore
d. tertiary consumer
Plants are producers because they produce their own food.
How long was the shortest war in history?
a. 4.5 hours
b. 2 days
c. 38 minutes
d. 2 weeks
C. 38 minutes
Buzz, vroom, boom, drip, and splat are all examples of which literary device?
Onomatopoeia
Which of the following is an example of an irrational number?
a. 3.14159265
b. 1/2
c. 7
d. 36.5
a. 3.14159265
The pulsout command is used for...
a. storing data in the EEPROM memory
b. reading the value of numbers to send to the robot
c. displaying text on an LCD screen
d. controlling devices by sending short signals to dictate their position or movement
d. controlling devices by sending short signals to dictate their position or movement
Au is the chemical symbol for which one:
a. silver
b. arsenic
c. gold
d. krypton
c. gold
True or false: mustard used to be sold as a medicine to cure indigestion (tummy ache)
False, it was ketchup!