Schmitz 8th Grade

8th Grade Science

100

What is the chemical formula for salt?

NaCl

200

What is energy?

The ability to make things move or change!

300

How many types of matter are there?

4

400

What is the formula for velocity?

Distance/Time = Velocity

500

What is the gravitational pull of the earth?

9.8 meters per second

8th Grade English

100

What is a personal narrative?

writing that expresses a fictional story about the author's life

200

What is conflict? 

A problem in a story

300

What is connotation?

The feeling behind a word

400

What does the prefix "pre" mean? 

Before

500

Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?

Ray Bradbury

8th Grade Math

100

What is 2^3?

8

200

7^{2 x} 9¹⁼ 

Answer 441

300

Is pi a rational or irrational number?

irrational 

400

What is the square root of 144  

ANSWER=12

500

What is Pythagorean's theorem?

a²+b²=c²

Mr. Schmitz Toss Up

100

How old is Mr. Schmitz?

Unc

200

Who is the poster of in the back of the room?

Bob Dylan

300

What city does Mr. Schmitz live in?

Eagan, MN

400

Where did Mr. Schmitz go to college?

UWEC

500

How many records does Mr. Schmitz own? (+ or - 10)

378

8th Grade Social Studies

100

How many states are in the United States?

50!

200

What is the state capital of California?

Sacramento

300

Define Urban Sprawl

The inefficient and uncontrolled use of space

400

The Mayans were a civilization that mainly lived on which part of Mexico?

The Yucatan Peninsula

500

What is the MAJOR interstate that passes through the Minneapolis area?

I-94