Math Mania: Geometry and Pythagorean Theorem
A right triangle has legs measuring 3 units and 4 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
5 units
Kinetic energy
This type of figurative language compares two things using the words "like" or "as."
Simile
This imaginary line at 23.5 degrees North latitude marks the northernmost point where the Sun can appear directly overhead.
Tropic of Cancer
In the movie Toy Story, this cowboy toy is the leader of Andy's toys.
Woody
A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 units and one leg measuring 5 units. What is the length of the missing leg?
12 units
Energy stored in an object due to its position or shape is called this type of energy.
Potential energy
Identify the figurative language used in this sentence:
“The classroom was a zoo during the last five minutes of class.”
Metaphor
This narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, creating a shortcut between Europe and Asia
Suez Canal
In Finding Nemo, Nemo is this type of fish.
Clownfish
The legs of a right triangle measure 8 units and 15 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
17 units
When matter changes from a solid to a liquid, this phase change occurs.
Melting
Identify the figurative language used in this sentence:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
Personification
This major line of longitude located at 0 degrees longitude divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
In Frozen, this character has magical ability to create ice and snow.
Elsa
A ladder leans against a wall forming a right triangle. The ladder is 10 feet long and the bottom is 6 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
8 feet
During this process, heat energy causes particles in a liquid to move faster and change into a gas throughout the liquid.
Boiling Acceptable: Vaporization
Identify the figurative language used in this sentence:
“I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!”
Hyperbole
This desert in northern Africa is the largest hot desert in the world.
Sahara Desert
In The Incredibles, this superhero family's last name is the same as the father's superhero name.
Mr. Incredible
Acceptable: The Incredibles/Parr Family
A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 units and one leg measuring 7 units. What is the length of the other leg?
24 units
This law states that matter cannot be crated or destroyed, only changed in form during physical or chemical changes.
Law of Conservation of Mass
This type of figurative language is a phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of the words, such as “break the ice.”
Idiom
This mountain range stretches across South Asia and includes Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth.
Himalayas
In Coco, this young boy dreams of becoming a musician despite his family banning music.
Miguel Rivera.