Vocabulary Review

Science

100

What is the highest point of a wave called?

Crest

200

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

Trough

300

What is the distance between two consecutive waves called?

Wavelength

400

What is the term for the measure of energy of a transverse wave?

amplitude

500

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a given point in one second 

Frequency

Social Studies

100

What is the term for someone who wants to get rid of slavery?

abolitionist

200

What was the secret network of routes, people, and safe houses that helped enslaved people in the Southern United States escape to freedom in the North and Canada called?

Underground Railroad

300

What compromise stated that slavery was banned above the 36^o 30' N line 

Missouri Compromise

400

Which compromise was a series of five laws passed by Congress to address the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories after the Mexican-American War?

Compromise of 1850

500

What was the law that created two new territories, Kansas and Nebraska, and allowed residents to decide through popular sovereignty whether to permit slavery within their territory 

Kansas Nebraska Act

Math

100

What is the measure of a right angle?

90^o

200

What is the term for angles that share a common point and side?

Adjacent Angles

300

What is the term for angles that have a sum of 90^o ?

Complementary

400

What is the term for two angles that have a sum of 180^o  ?

Supplementary Angles

500

What is the term for angles that are opposite from one another when lines intersect?

Vertical Angles

ELA

100

What does "he was born with a silver spoon" mean?

He was born to a rich family

200

What does "he likes to toot his own horn" mean?

He brags about himself

300

What does "she is always walking on eggshells" mean?

She is trying not to upset anyone

400

What does "he is a chip of the old block" mean?

He is similar to his mother and father

500

What does "she was pulling my leg" really mean?

She was joking with you

Misc.

100

What is the fastest land animal?

Cheetah 

200

Which bird is the national emblem of the U.S?

Eagle

300

What does www stand for in a website address?

world wide web 

400

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell 

500

What is the longest river in the world?

The Nile River