5th Grade
What gas do plants absorb?
CO2 or carbon dioxide
What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
Which U.S. president purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?
Physical change alters form; chemical change alters substance.
Which marine mammal has been observed using tools, specifically rocks, to break open shellfish, and is considered one of the few non-human animals to do so?
The Sea Otter
What tree do acorns come from?
Oak trees
What type of animal can live on both water and land?
Amphibians
What is the difference between a theme and a main idea in literature?
The theme is the underlying message or lesson; the main idea is what the text is mostly about.
What is the name of the line that divides a circle into two equal halves?
Diameter
Who is known as “The Greatest” and is widely considered one of the best boxers of all time?
Muhammad Ali
Density is calculated by dividing an objects MASS by it's what?
Volume
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, or a sea urchin?
Sea Lion
What rebellion in 1794 tested the power of the new federal government under the Constitution?
The Whiskey Rebellion
What are the three states of matter plus the fourth less commonly known state?
Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What does IQ stand for?
Intelligence Quotient
The process a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly is called...
Metamorphasis
What law forced Native American tribes to move west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s?
The Indian Removal Act
What is the term for a ratio comparing a number to 100?
Percentage
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
What is 14 x 5?
70
There are only 2 mammals that lay eggs. Name one!
Platypus or Echidna
Analyze this sentence for figurative language: “The wind whispered secrets through the trees.” What is being used?
Personification – the wind is given human qualities
What is the name of the value that appears most frequently in a data set?
Mode
In 2017, which African country became the first in the WORLD to elect a female president from a minority ethnic group, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
Liberia