History
Name the three largest countries that make up North America.
USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Write the opposite of the number: -47
47
Describe a ciliated cell, and name two places they can be found in the human body.
A cell with tiny hair-like structures on it surface. Found in the respiratory system (upper tract and lungs) and fallopian tubes (oviducts).
Name the two themes of Hoot.
Bullying and the environment
How many countries are there in Africa?
54
Region, Human Environmental Interaction, Place, Location and ____________ are the Five Themes of Geography.
Movement
Divide 15 by 1/3
45
Simply explain what diffusion is, and give an example
Movement of particles from an area of high concentration, to an area of low concentration.
eg movement of smells (body odour, perfume, flowers fragrance, cooking etc), movement of dye in water etc.
Who is the protagonist in Hoot?
Roy Eberhardt
Was the word orange first used to describe the fruit or the color?
The fruit
Name one ancient civilization vanished in Central America and was not conquered by the Europeans?
Olmec and Mayan
Find the greatest common factor of 8 and 12.
4
What does the mnemonic "MRSGREN" refer to, and what process does each letter represent?
The 7 life processes of all living things.
Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition.
What happened to Roy on the bus his first day of school?
He is bullied by Dana Matherson
What are baby porcupines called?
porcupettes
Which ancient civilization was conquered by Hernan Cortez?
Aztec
The ratio to the number of boys to the number of girls is 5:7. If there are 600 students in the school how many girls are there?
if the ratio is 5:7, there are 12 total groups.
600/12 = 50 students in a group.
There are 7 groups of girls. 50(7) = 350 girls
Why is a pencil used to draw the start line for chromatography, and not a pen?
The pencil does not dissolve in the solvent. (A pen is likely to dissolve)
What is in the ground at Mother Paula’s Pancake House construction site?
Owls
Where are the hearts of shrimps located?
In their heads
Which ancient civilization was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?
Incan
2/3 cups of oatmeal is needed to make 10 granola bars. How many such granola bars can be made with 20 cups of oatmeal?
10 granola bars can be made from (2/3) cups (So divide the two)
10 bars/(2/3 cups) = 15 bars/cup
This ratio will never change, so now USE IT!!
15 bars/cup * (20cup) = 300 bars
Name two structures that a (generalised) plant cell has, that an animal cell doesn't have, and also name the organelle that a red blood cell does not possess
Any two from:
(cellulose) cell wall
chloroplasts
vacuole
red blood cell does not have a nucleus.
Name the three things that have stopped the construction of the pancake house, so far?
Stakes being removed from the ground, slashed tires on the truck, and alligators in the porta potties.
What does M&M stand for?
Mars and Murrie