SOCIAL STUDIES
This field of study examines human behavoir, cultural and national heritage, religious and political institutions, and our collective role as citizens.
What is "Social Studies"?
This literary term identifies a literary work's central message or insight into life.
What is a "theme?"
(DAILY DOUBLE) Solve for x in the equation: 3x + 7 = 22.
What is "x=5"?
This part of the human brain coordinates voluntary muscle movements and maintains balance.
What is a "cerebellum?"
This branch of physics studies motion, force, and energy in the context of systems with large speeds or extremely tiny scales.
What is "classical mechanics?"
These two religions are predominantly practiced in Liberia.
What are "Christianity and Islam?"
This literary term is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms are combined for emphasis.
What is an "oxymoron?"
This term, in geometry, describes a straight line that touches a curve at a single point without crossing it.
What is a "tangent?"
This is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.
What is "photosynthesis?"
This is the unit of measurement for electric resistance.
What is the "ohm?"
(DAILY DOUBLE) This movement in the United States influenced the founding of Liberia in the 19th century.
What is the "Abolitionist Movement?"
This term describes a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
What is an "allusion?"
This term, in algebra, is used for a mathematical expression consisting of numbers, variables, and operations, but not an equals sign.
What is an "equation?"
(DAILY DOUBLE) This genetic disorder results from the presence of an extra chromosome 21 and is characterized by intellectual disabilities and distinctive physical features.
What is "Down syndrome?"
This principle asserts that the total pressure exerted by a confined fluid is equal in all directions.
What is "Pascal's principle?"
This U.S. policy of the 19th century, named after President James Monroe, contributed to Liberia's status as a sovereign nation.
What is the "Monroe Doctrine?"
Chinua Achebe wrote this novel to explore the impact of British colonialism on traditional Igbo society.
What is "Things Fall Apart?"
This is the formula for calculating the area of a circle.
What is "πr² (pi r squared)?"
This term describes the cell cycle phase during which it replicates its DNA in preparation for cell division.
What is the "S phase (Synthesis phase)?"
(DAILY DOUBLE) This principle states that the pressure of a fluid decreases as the fluid's velocity increases, commonly applied in the design of airplane wings.
What is " Bernoulli's principle?"
This term broadly refers to movements in Africa aiming for African unity and the removal of colonialism and white supremacy from the continent.
What is "Pan-Africanism"?
(DAILY DOUBLE) This literary device is used when a writer gives human-like qualities to an inanimate object or abstract concept.
What is "anthropomorphism?"
Solve for x in the absolute value equation: [2x−5]=11
What is "x=8 or x=−3?"
This enzyme is responsible for unwinding the DNA double helix during DNA replication.
What is "helicase?"
This is the fundamental force responsible for holding the protons and neutrons together in an atomic nucleus
What is the "strong nuclear force?"