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This TPX vocab word describes someone who prays a lot and goes to church often
What is Pious/Piety?
What is Mercury?
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally is a mnemonic device used remember *this*
What is the order of operations? Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction!
It is said that this man invented the light bulb, but he merely improved upon an existing design.
Who is Thomas Edison?
I have a head and tail, but no body.
Fill in the blank: the student had a ___________ reaction during the frog dissection in biology class
What is visceral?
This slithery creature has a noisemaker on it's tail to warn predators to watch out.
What is a rattlesnake?
You can used the devices "HOMES" to remember all the names of this giant bodies of water in the midwestern US.
What are the Great Lakes? Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Eerie, and Superior?
Johannes Gutenberg invented this thing that revolutionized the way that the written word and information is shared amongst humans, and helped literature spread across Europe in the 1400s
What is the printing press?
I’m always on the dinner table, but you don’t get to eat me.
What is a plate, or silverware?
One of the ___________ or main ideas in "Fish Cheeks" is family/heritage.
What is theme?
This "twisted ladder" shape of DNA is known as this.
What is the double helix?
Chef Mimal is used to remember the names of *these* states in the midwest
What are Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana?
Tim Berners-Lee invented this thing at CERN in the 1960s that has revolutionized our way of life. It began as simply a way for government researchers to share information.
What is the internet?
I go all around the world, but never leave the corner.
What is a stamp?
This TPX vocab word, used to describe a specific quality that Xiomara has, means willing and ready to fight
What is pugnacious?
This thing is what causes tides here on earth
What is the moon?
People have invented a gentleman by the name of "Roy G. Biv" to remember *this thing*
What is the colors of the rainbow? Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
This man, born in Rutland, VT moved to Illinois in 1836 and started a very successful steel plow company. Today, his company is still around and is one of the most popular manufacturer of agricultural equipment.
Who is John Deere?
Cowboy rides into town on Friday. Three days later, he leaves on Friday. Explain.
What is: the horses name is Friday?
The apple that shows up in TPX again and again is an example of a _________, an object that is used to represent an idea or abstract concept.
What is a symbol?
This creature that lives in the sea is named for a thing in outer space.
What is a starfish?
Radio Detection and Ranging technology, goes by this shorter, easier to say name.
What is RADAR?
Isaac Singer was a key player in inventing this thing, that is used for manufacturing clothing
What is a sewing machine?
This question can you never answer "yes" to