Bill Nye
What star is closest to planet Earth?
the sun
What immigrant group formed a borough in San Francisco?
Asian
What does accelerate mean?
to make something go faster
Name 3 types of emotions you can feel
sad, mad, happy, angry
What job does Mr. Arable (fern's dad) have?
he's a farmer
What degrees is the sun?
6,000 degrees celsius
What two mining techniques have the same description?
hydraulic mining and panning
Give an example of something that someone might use to show their identity.
drivers license, passport, ID card
What is rethinking?
thinking about a situation in a different way
Why is Mrs. Arable (Fern's mom) so worried about Fern?
She is spending too much time with the animals at the farm
What kind of rays does the sun have that can damage your skin?
ultraviolet
Describe dredging.
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Dredging is when miners would dig up mud and silt from the bottom of rivers
What does friction mean?
a force that causes something to slow down or stop
What are the two systems in your brain that help you make decisions?
logical and emotional
What did Wilbur do when Charlotte could not return to the farm?
What is in our skin that protects us from the sun?
Melanin
What type of mining technique used explosives to break apart mountains?
underground hard-rock mining
What are the 4 parts needed in a narrative writing story?
characters, setting, problem, solution
What questions (at least say 2) did Kate ask Mariah to help her rethink the situation?
What happened?
Has that ever happened to anyone else?
What did Charlotte try to teach Wilbur to do?
spin a web
How many earths fit inside the sun?
1,300,000
What city became the largest city after the Gold Rush?
San Francisco
When we are expanding sentences, what questions can we ask to make our sentence better?
Expand the sentence: The cat sleeps.
who, when, where
What happened to Jacob in class that made him upset? How did he rethink the situation?
He called his teacher Mom. He realized that he is not the only one who has done that
Name two of the 4 words that Charlotte spun in her web
(bonus points- 200 if you can name all 4)
some pig
terrific
radiant
humble