Middle School Science
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
This was the name of the first Black senator.
Hiram Revels
According to legend, what was the name of King Arthur’s sword?
Excalibur
Sarah has $1.75 in her bank account. Christian has $19.85 less than Sarah in his account. How much money does Christian have?
-$18.10
What is a major?
The area you study in higher education. For example: Biology or Marketing
What is an invasive species?
Plant or animal that is not native to an area and causes problems
Name 2 events that helped lead to the Civil War and why.
Acceptable Answers = Compromise of 1850, moral debate over slavery, industrialization of the North, “Bleeding Kansas,” Election of Lincoln (1860), Fort Sumter
What type of Figurative language is the sentence...
"The snow is a white blanket."
Metaphor
Evaluate the expression below.
¾ x -6 ÷ (-⅘ ÷ -⅖)
-9/4 or -2.25
Colleges have different degrees to earn---name two of them.
Any of these are acceptable:
Associates Degree
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Doctorate Degree
What is the brain of a cell?
The nucleus
What does the term “Manifest Destiny” mean? Why is it important in American history?
Manifest Destiny = a “human right” to go west. It was used to justify westward expansion and taking over indigenous people’s lands.
What name is given to a word or phrase that is spelled the same forward and backward, such as "pop", or "Madam, I’m Adam?"
Palindrome
A car mechanic is paid a consistent rate for completing oil changes on cars. Last month, he changed the oil on c cars and earned e dollars for that work. He recorded the relationship between oil changes and his earnings with the equation below.
960c = 120e
At that rate, how much is he paid to change the oil for one car?
$8
What office at a college is responsible for processing college applications?
Admissions Office
Global warming is caused by...?
human activities and/or the greenhouse effect
Who were Lewis & Clark? What was their purpose?
Lewis & Clark were commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory after it had been purchased from France
What is the short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter called?
Epigraph!
At Washington Elementary School, there are 3 teachers for every 72 students. How many teachers would the school need if there are 408 students?
17 students
What are the different types of school you can go to after high school? (Name at least 3)
College, community college, trade school, cosmetology school, vocational training, culinary school, etc. (There are more, just not added to this list)
What natural hazard destroyed Pompeii in 79 A.D.?
volcano
What is the Bill of Rights? What is its purpose?
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It outlines people’s rights + liberties aka things the government cannot interfere with. It was added because anti-federalists were afraid of the federal government becoming too strong.
Identify the meaning of the
three letter Greek prefix "geo."
Earth
Catherine paid the electrician x dollars per hour for a 5-hour job plus $70 for parts. The total charge was $320. Write an equation that can be used to determine how much the electrician charged per hour.
5x + 70 = 320
In college, to be consider a full time student, you must take at least _______ or more hours.
12