Energy Conversions
Black History Month
The EARTH
Vision and Light
Quest Questions
100

What is a system?

A group of parts that work together for a single goal

100

Which baseball player broke the "color barrier?"

Jackie Robinson

100

What do we call the center of the Earth?

It's core

100

What is the chapter 4 question?

Why do different animals need different amounts of light to see?

100

What message is above the double doors to the 4th grade hallway?

LEARN AND BELONG

200

What are three different forms of energy?

Light energy, sound energy, motion energy, chemical energy, electrical energy, thermal energy

200

Which woman became the first African American stunt pilot?

Bessie Coleman

200

The earth orbits around the sun, but what orbits around the earth?

The moon!

200

High-sensitivity receptors need... (low light / high light)

low light.

200

Which direction does the Quest compass face (from our tshirts?)

Northwest/Southeast

300

What is the name of the scientist who designs and builds things?

An engineer
300

Who became the USA's first black president?

President Barack Obama

300

What are the 7 continents?

Asia, Antarctica, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, and Australia

300

Low-sensitivity receptors need... (low light / high light)

high light

300
Quest Academy is in the _ quadrant of Washington DC

Northeast

400

A hair dryer, television, and refrigerator are examples of what?

Electrical devices

400

What is the name of the program that Michelle Obama led to help children stay in shape?

Let's Move!

400

Name two oceans.

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, or Indian

400

Humans have (low / high) sensitivity light receptors.

Low.

400

Name 4 teachers that DON'T teach 4th grade.

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500

Electrical energy travels from a power plant to your home via what?

Wires / Power lines

500

Which lawyer/judge from nearby Baltimore argued against separating black and white children at schools?

Thurgood Marshall

500

About how old is Earth? (hint: in the billions!)

4.5 billion years

500

An animal that is active only at night is...

nocturnal.

500

Next week's field trip is to...

listen to classical music. Johann Sebastian Bach.