A Telephone Mix-Up
What are the two types of Point of View? (Hint: ____ person)
First Person & Third Person
This word comes from the Greek word that means "wearing long hair." What is the word?
*Hint* It is something that moves across the sky.
Comet
What happens when you magnify an image?
a) You can see more detail in it
b) It becomes not clear
c) It becomes very sharp
d) You can see less detail in it
a) You can see more detail in it
Food _______ faster when the weather is warmer.
decays
What is the hardest substance on Earth?
Diamonds
"Thick wire linked one pole to another, and Meg imagined how each wire would carry the words of friends and neighbors, their conversations zipping over the lines bringing news, birthday wishes, and party invitations."
What did the wire between the poles carry?
a) people's conversations
b) telegraph and internet signals
c) live music and entertainment
d) electricity
a) people's conversations
What do comets move around?
a) Earth
b) a black hole
c) the Sun
d) a mysterious star
c) the Sun
a) how mold behaves
b) how it changes over time
c) what happens to its cells
d) how it grows into mold
b) how it changes over time
After a few days, _________ will grow on food that has been left out.
mold
If a school bell rings every 45 minutes for 6 hours, how many times will it ring during the day?
8 times
"There on the wall was the gleaming wooden telephone box with its heavy black receiver on a hook."
Where did Megfind the phone in her home?
a) It was on the table
b) It was in her father's pocket.
c) It was in a box.
d) It was on the wall.
d) It was on the wall.
What are comets a mixture of?
a) rock, dirt, snow, and air
b) meteors large and small
c) stars and hair
d) rock, dust, ice, and gases
d) rock, dust, ice, and gases
"The more an image is magnified, the more detail you will see. The most magnification that a photomicrograph can capture is about 2,000,000 times the original image size."
How much can a photomicrograph capture of an original image?
2 million times
She filled the ________ with her favorite perfume.
vial
What is the term used in soccer when a player scores three goals in a single game?
A hat-trick
What might you do under a shooting star?
You might make a wish!
"During thunderstorms, Thor is said to be riding through the heavens in his mighty chariot, pulled by a pair of enormous goats. The sound of the chariot wheels creates a thunderous rumbling that shakes the world. Lightning flashes across the sky whenever Thor throws his magical hammer"
According to mythology, what does the sky do when Thor throws his hammer?
There is lightning.
What could cause sweat to appear on your skin?
a) being outside on a cold, rainy day
b) being outside on a hot, humid day
c) being in a pool
d) eating bingsu
b) being outside on a hot, humid day
The diamonds in her necklace ________.
sparkled
How many sides does a trapezoid have?
4
What is it called where there are many shooting stars in the sky?
A meteor shower.
What shape do comets move around the sun?
a) square
b) circle
c) oval
d) triangle
c) oval
"Scientists use electron micrographs to see how objects change over time. For example, we can look at a piece of fruit to see how it decays. First the fruit looks fresh. After a few days, it will soften. Specks of mold will appear and cling to it. Days pass and it will be covered in mold."
What happens after the fruit softens?
Specks of mold will appear and cling to it.
Kelly was in a ___________ after her car accident.
wheelchair
What was the first animal to ever be cloned?
A sheep