"He is as fast as lightning," is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
100
This is a continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again.
What is the rock cycle?
100
This was the spot in New York that immigrants traveled through to come to America.
What is Ellis Island?
100
These two students in our class have moved this year.
Who are Evan Pelletier and Gwen Monsees?
200
This type of math is the study of lines, points, and shapes.
What is geometry?
200
"She has grown to be a polite, well-behaved dog." In this sentence, "well-behaved" is this part of speech.
What is an adjective?
200
This is a type of weathering in which surface soil and rock are worn away through the action of glaciers, water, and wind.
What is erosion?
200
These are the five regions of the United States.
What is the Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and West?
200
This is Ms. Burt's favorite picture book.
What is "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak.
300
These lines form a 90 degree angle where they intersect.
What are perpendicular lines?
300
These words are the past tense of: buy, is, and go.
What is bought, was, and went?
300
These are the three types of rock.
What are Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic?
300
This system of mountains is found in eastern North America.
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
300
This is the college that Ms. Burt attended.
What is Assumption College?
400
On Monday, 1 7/8 inches of rain fell. On Tuesday, it rained 1/4 inch. What was the total rainfall for the two days?
What is 2 1/8 inches?
400
The sentence, "A car, a man, a maraca" is an example of this.
What is a palindrome?
400
These are the two types of trees.
What are conifer and deciduous?
400
This became a state on January 3, 1959 making it the 49th state.
What is Alaska?
400
This team won the NBA finals this past Sunday.
Who are the Cavaliers?
500
A blue rope in Garret's camping backpack is 6 yards long. The blue rope is 3 times as long as a red rope. A yellow rope is 2 feet 7 inches shorter than the red rope. What is the difference in length between the blue rope and the yellow rope?
What is 14 feet 7 inches?
500
These are the seven read alouds we have read this year.
What are Escaping the Giant Wave, Gregor the Overlander, Things Not Seen, Goodbye Vietnam, Tuck Everlasting, Belly Up, and The Water Horse?
500
This theory states that a single continent was made up of all of the Earth's land mass long ago.
What is Pangaea?
500
This was the first National Park.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
500
This the number of sets of twins we have in fourth grade.