Rocks/Minerals
How many layers does the Earth have?
3 layers
What was Rockaway once called?
Rechouwakie
Where do we have to put the wires on a d-cell to make a light bulb light up?
negative and positive or plus and minus
What is our state bird and state tree?
Eastern Goldfinch and Red Oak
What does the word Endangered mean?
It no longer exists
Who was the King of Britain that wanted to control the colonists?
King George III
Name 2 rapid changes that happen to the Earth's Surface.
Volcano, flood, tornado, landslide, hurricane, wild fire, drought, earthquake
What are the 3 layers of the the Earth called?
Crust, Mantle and the Core
What was the light that they places on their hard hats called?
sunshine lamp
Where do the wires have to go on the bulb to make it light?
the side and bottom
How many counties does NJ have?
Which ones are vertebrates from below?
fish, snail, crab, bear, iguana
fish, bear and iguana
What colony did not join the 1st Continental Congress meeting?
Georgia
True or False
Landforms can only be called that if nature created them?
True
Name the 3 types of rocks
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
What are 4 things that they made from iron ore?
Answers will vary
cannonballs, canteens, ammunition, knives, kettle, irons, etc
What is the circuit called that only has one path?
What is the circuit called that has more than one path?
a series circuit has one path
a parallel circuit has more than one path
Name all of cardinal directions
North, South, East and West
What poles on a magnet attract?
north/south (opposites)
Name 3 things that were taxed during the Townshend Act?
lead, paint, glass or tea
What is one thing that causes erosion?
wind, rain or ice
What needs to cool to form an igneous rock?
Lava
How much did the miners get paid a month?
How much went to rent?
How much went to general store?
$35.00 per month
$10.00 for rent
$20.00 for general store
Tell me 1 thing that is a conductor and 1 thing that is an insulator. Specific objects
Answers will vary
Conductors: metal spoon, paper clip, nail or screw
Insulators: erasers, rubber bands, wood
Name all of the continents
Name 2 oceans
N.America, S.America, Europe, Asia. Australia, Antarctica, Africa
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
Which ones are inherited and which ones are learned behaviors?
brushing your teeth a bird migrating
a lion cub hunting a spider spinning a web
a child learning math
inherited: a bird migrating, a spider spinning a web
learned: a cub hunting, a child learning math, brushing your teeth
Who was the lawyer that defended the soldiers who fired their weapons during the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
What is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the Earth's surface called?
Weathering
When you measured your mock rock you needed to measure diameter and circumference. What does each of those words mean ?
diameter: the longest distance across
circumference: the distance around the rock
Name 5 departments when it comes to the Rockaway Government
fire
health and welfare
police
parks, properties, and recreation
finance
public works
engineering
What do we call the drawing that represents a circuit by using symbols such as a square for the wires, and a circle with an x in it for the bulb?
schematic drawing
What do the horn of plenty, the horse's head, and the 3 other plows on the state seal have in common?
Agriculture
Which of these items would reflect light?
a silver spoon
the lens on a telescope
the moon
a window
a silver spoon
the moon
the others would refract the light
Describe in detail what the Proclamation of 1763 was?
British law to stop Indian attacks
King George III put a boundary line down land
Indians lived on West, colonists on East
They had to move, lost land and were not happy
What is deposition?
When the particles that are carried by wind, rain or ice are dropped in another place.