Middle School Science
What branch of science is dedicated to studying how traits are inherited by offspring?
Heredity
In 1849 some people were swept up in the excitement of what is called The Gold Rush. This happened in what state
California
What is the literary term used to describe where a story takes place?
Setting
3.14... is what
Pi
What is a monocot?
A plant that only sprouts one seed leaf.
Who is waiting on the world to change?
SONG GUY
John Mayer
Which organ covers the entire body and protects it?
Skin
The older kingdom; Egypt or the British Empire?
What is Egypt
The most basic part of a word such as hypno, pater or script.
Root word
How to express 5 x 5 x 5 using exponents and what does that equal?
53
125
Name one breed of cow.
Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn, Angus, Texas Long Horn......
How many teeth does the average adult have?
32
True or False: The cell is the smallest unit of life.
True
One of the most famous buidlings left by the Ancient Romans.
What is the Colosseum
What literary device is used in the following sentence?
She is like a pig.
Similie
What is 34% as a decimal?
0.34
What type of plant must be replanted every year?
Annual
What breed of sheep provides some of the softest wool?
Merino
Name the element that all living things have in order to survive.
- Carbon
Who was the first dictator of Rome--and was murdered during the "Ides of March"
Julius Caesar
What literary device is used in the following sentence:
You're a pig
Metaphor
What is the term for all negative and positive whole numbers?
Integers
Name one limiting factor when planting crops.
Time, money, weather, climate, water
What famous superhero has the nicknames the "Caped Crusader", and the "World's Greatest Detective?"
Batman
Name the planets of our solar system IN ORDER.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Name the 7 continents:
North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Antartica, Europe, Australia
The name of the main female character in the Harry Potter series
Who is Hermione Granger
3 + 5(6 x 2) -13
What is 50?
What continent saw the greatest population growth in the last 500 years?
Asia
Who is the author of the Harry Potter books?
JK Rowling
What is the process by which plants make their own food?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
What was the name of the European war that lasted from 1914 to 1918?
World War I
What is the difference between a Simile and a Metaphor?
A simile compares two things using "like" or "as."
A metaphor compares two things NOT using "like" or "as."
How much would the tip be if you tipped 20% on a bill that was 50 Dollars?
10
Name one sustainability practice used when growing crops?
Do not over water.
It has roots as nobody sees,
It is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet it never grows?
What is a MOUNTAIN
What is the substance that gives plants their green color?
CHLOROPHYLL
The Country who has been at war with Russia for more than a year now.
Who is Ukraine?
What literary device is used in the following sentence?
The wind howled in the distance.
Personification
The formula for finding the area of a right triangle?
A = 1/2BH
In how many states in the US is corn grown in?
All 50 states.
What is the ripple effect?
Each action that is made will impact other things around you.