QUESTIONS

ANSWERS

Define the following:

1. Prehistoric Era

2. Ancient Times

3. Middle Ages

4. Renaissance

5. Age of Exploration

6. Colonial Period

7. Industrial Revolution

8. Color War

Identify the following men:

9. Aristotle

10. Leonardo DaVinci

11. Isaac Newton

12. Albert Einstein

13. Name the branches of government

14. How many senators make up the senate?

15. Which branch of government makes up the laws?

16. What are advisors who help the President know about other countries called?

19. What is one of the first stages in getting a new law?

20. What is another name for the Legislative Branch?

21. What does the Constitution explain?

22. What is it called when two groups of citizens in one country fight against each other?

23. Who were the first Europeans to start a colony in North America?

24. What are the first ten amendments added to the Constitution called?

25. Why did many colonists think the Stamp Act was unfair?

26. List the 3 present day states that were colonized by Spain.

27. What harbor was Angel Island armed to defend?

28. Who were the first people to live on Angel Island?

29. What was one difference between a slave and indentured servants?

30. Who was the President during the war between the North & South?

31. In which document did the 13 Colonies announce their freedom from Britain?

32. Who were the Abolitionists?

33. Why were many people in favor of woman suffrage?

SCIENCE

34. Define: atomic number

35. What are the dimensions of time and space?

36. In Einstein's time dilation, what happens to time as you approach the speed of light?

37. Translate "Homo sapien" from Latin to the English.

38. Name the large cell part that controls the activities of the other cell parts.

39. Name the green cell part that traps sunlight.

40. Name the process by which plants make sugar from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

41. Name 3 vertebrates

42. Name an organism that harms another organism by living on (or in) it and taking nutrients from it.

43. Name the 4 different groups of arthropods.

44. Name 3 elements that you have in your home.

45. Explain why many cooks prefer to use wooden spoons when stirring boiling foods.

46. Describe a periodic table.

47. What is the chemical table for hydrogen?

48. What are the 3 states of matter?

49. What is a molecule?

50. Define thermal energy.

51. Define heat.

52. Does water expand or contract when it is frozen?

53. A ball at rest on the top of the stairs has potential or kinetic energy?

54. Define nuclear energy.

55. When you switch on a flashlight, you are opening or closing the circuit?

56. Carbon Dioxide and water in the air trap heat. What is this trapping of heat called?

57. Define nonrenewable resource.

58. The flow of heat energy from one molecule to the next is called.....

59. When electrons jump through the air from one object to another, you see a.....

60. Coal was formed over millions of years from.....

61. Name two nonrenewable resources.

62. Name one renewable resource.

63. Name two types of power plants that generate power using water.

64. Define solar energy.

65. Name a benefit of wind energy.

66. Name the geothermal energy source close to Santa Rosa.

67. Define: numerator

68. Define: denominator

69. Define: perimeter

70. Write in numerical form: fifty-two thousand four hundred thirty.

71. Write out: 150, 035

72. Round to the nearest 100: 5285

73. What does the Roman numeral IV stand for?

74. What does the Roman numeral XXIV stand for?

75. What is the least common multiple of 8 and 12?

76. Multiply: 468 x 205

77. Define: rhombus.

78. How would you write 20/15 in lowest terms?

79. What is the least common factor of 9 and 27?

80. Is an obtuse angle greater than 90° or less than 90° ?

81. Is an acute angle greater or less than 90 ?

82. Reduce to lowest terms: 10/3

83. Add the mixed numbers: 4-3/5 + 1-2/3

84. Give the product in simplest: 2-1/2 x 3-1/4

85. What are the next 3 fractions in the following: 3/4 6/8 9/12

86. Name the 3 physical dimensions.

87. Multiply: 45.72 x .60

88. Covert: 3x3x3x3 to exponents

89. 53 =

90. 27+ x = 30. What does "x" equal?

Define the following:

91. verb

92. noun

93. adjective

94. adverb

95. synonym

96. antonym

97. homophone

98. autobiography

99. List the five parts of a business letter.

P.E.

100. In hockey, if a stick is brought up above the waist, it is called a __________

101. In hockey, stepping into the "crease" calls for a _____________

102. In soccer, it is called _____________when you go feet first (falling down) while going for the ball.

104. Another name for physical activity is __________. It works the fat off our most important muscle________________.

ART

105. Explain contour drawing.

106. What is a collage?

107. What does the term homage mean?

108. Name the primary and secondary colors.

109. Name the colors used to mix the secondary colors.

110. What 3 ways can you locate a book using the card catalog?

111. How are fiction books arranged on the shelf?

112. What is the purpose of the Dewey Decimal classification system for books?

113. What are the words called at the top of the page that tells you the first and last word on each page in a dictionary?

114. This is usually found at the beginning of a book and lists chapters in numerical order.

MUSIC

115. Sing the song "Land of the Silver Birch."

116. When another student is singing the song, "Land of the Silver Birch" play the part Boum da da Boum, Boum, Boum tambourine.

117. Name 5 music instruments we use in the music class.

118. Play that rhythm on the tambourine.

119. Name the 4 members of the metalophones family.

120. What is a round?

121. What is the highest voice?

122. What is a song sung in unison?

123. What is a song sung in harmony?

124. What does A Cappella mean for a chorus?

125. questions given to French students

SPANISH

126. questions given to Spanish students

FRENCH

Quand est ton anniversaire?

De quelles couleurs sont - ils?

Translate:

142. Me gusta mi escuela.

143. Mi clase tiene un escritorio, lapices y pizarra.

144. Mi papa tiene muchas cosas en su taller.

145. Hola! Senora Copenhaver. Como esta?

146. Manana yo voy a Costa Rica.

147. Cuanto cuestan los boletos?

Vocabulary:

148. siempre

149. tiene

150. estudiantes