Geography
What is the name of the continent Thailand is located in?
Asia
What force makes things fall to the ground?
Gravity
What is the natural home of an animal called?
Habitat
What part of speech is a word that describes a noun (e.g., big, blue)?
Adjective
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H2O
What is a large area of land that is mostly dry with little rainfall called?
Desert
Name the three states of matter.
Solid, liquid, gas
Name one type of tree commonly found in Thailand.
Teak, mango, coconut palm
What is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning (e.g., -ing, -ed)?
Suffix
What is the primary gas that makes up Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What is the name given to a community of plants and animals living together in a particular area?
Ecosystem
What is the process by which plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What do most mammals use to feed their young?
Milk
What is a comparison between two things using "like" or "as" called?
Simile
What unit is used to measure temperature in most of the world (outside the US)?
Celsius
Name three countries that border Thailand.
Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia
What are the basic building blocks of all living things called?
Cells
Explain the concept of a food chain with one example (3 links)
Example: Grass → Grasshopper → Frog
What is a word that is similar in meaning to another word (e.g., happy/joyful)?
Synonym
What is the name of the world's largest coral reef system?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the process by which wind, water, or ice wears away rocks and soil?
Erosion
Explain the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate.
A vertebrate has a backbone; an invertebrate does not.
Give an example of a reptile.
Snake, lizard, turtle, crocodile
Explain the difference between a common noun and a proper noun.
A common noun refers to a general thing or place (e.g., city, river). A proper noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing and is capitalized (e.g., London, Amazon River)
In what year did World War II officially end?
1945