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| An award earned by people who have done special jobs in science, literature, and in keeping peace is called The Nobel Prize. |
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| Long ago, Ellis Island in New York Harbor was the first stop immigrants made before entering the United States |
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| This building is in Washington, D.C. It was built to honor the first president of the United States. People climb steps on the inside. |
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| This monument is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was rung when the Declaration of Independence was signed. It cracked when it was first rung. |
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| This landmark is in Arlington, Virginia. It is across the river from Washington, D.C. Many soldiers are buried here. |
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| This is a very large area. It covers parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It has a geyser called “Old Faithful” that shoots out hot water every hour. |
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| Yellowstone National Park |
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| Fishes living in oceans use lungs to breathe, and fishes living in rivers and lakes use gills to breathe. |
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| Inflation and unemployment are both considered ______ indicators. |
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| Oregon became the thirty-third state in 1859. One century later, Alaska and Hawaii became states. In which year did they become part of the United States |
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| Which of the following would be the quickest way to send a message to someone? |
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| What is the street address and city of the president's home? |
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| 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. |
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| by electoral votes - chosen by the people |
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| The ______ remove waste during respiration |
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| These are also called caries. They are holes in your teeth. They form when the teeth are not kept clean. |
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| Areas of permanently frozen subsoil that support only low-growing vegetation. The land here is cold and does not support the growth of trees. |
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| the bones that protect your lungs |
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| The Earth's equator passes through the state of Florida. |
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| Jack boarded a plane in Little Rock. His plane is scheduled to land in Des Moines before noon. Jack's plane will land in which state? |
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| The equator divides the ______ hemispheres of the Earth. |
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| What parts of the ear do sound vibrations pass through? |
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| Bent light, caused by refraction, makes an object look bigger. |
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| A type of erosion that occurs when gravity causes huge amounts of soil or rock debris to be carried down a slope. A mudslide is one example of this. |
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| Found only in Africa, this mammal lives in grasslands and plains. Its striped fur pattern might have inspired the design of a traffic marking. |
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| Mount Everest is the world's tallest building. |
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| One of the requirements for immigrants who want to become U.S. citizens is that they must be at least ______ years of age. |
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| Wilbur and Orville Wright demonstrated their airplane invention for the first time on ______. |
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| Eleanor Roosevelt was wife to which former president |
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| part of an ocean or sea that extends into a land mass. A large one exists south of the U.S. and east of Mexico |
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| This is the world's coldest continent. It is near the South Pole. Many scientists consider this continent to be a desert, because there is no liquid fresh water. |
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| A unit of length equal to the average distance from Earth to the sun (93 million miles). |
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| In a society once dominated by whites, African Americans struggled to gain equality. |
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| Cinco de Mayo is celebrated each year on the sixth day of February |
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| The Henry Ford Museum is located in which United States city? |
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| Molly ______ gave thirsty soldiers water and helped fire cannons during the American Revolutionary war. |
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| Which of the following three colors represent the United States of America? |
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| The Japanese ______ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. |
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| Sloths are the world's slowest-moving mammals. |
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| A body of water partially enclosed by land but with access to the sea. |
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| Regions of the earth that are closer to the equator usually have a ______ climate than places farther away from the equator. |
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| The ______ Mountains are a part of the Appalachian Mountains. |
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| Italy is located in Europe. Find Italy on a map. Italy is shaped like a ______. |
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| A person who travels to various places for pleasure is called a ______. |
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| The ______ divides the Earth in half. |
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| One of the hottest places on Earth during the summer is: |
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| ______ can warn those who live near volcanoes to evacuate their homes if there are signs the volcano may erupt. |
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| Sound is a form of energy. |
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| ____ is the property of sound that describes how high or low a sound is. |
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| These are the tiny blood cells that stop bleeding. |
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| Something that is rough or not very soft. Sometimes sweaters are like that. |
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| The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. |
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| In what New York City community did many Chinese immigrants settle? |
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| Which natural resource can be found in Texas, Louisiana, and California? |
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| The Empire State Building is located in ______. |
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| Cleveland, ______, is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
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| To hand something out as a gift |
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| Special bundles of fiber which connect all parts of the body to the brain. |
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| Someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings). |
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| The four main parts of blood are white blood cells, platelets, plasma, and _________. |
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| A lot of sugar in your diet is good for you. |
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| This amazing bird makes a roundtrip journey of over 20,000 miles every year! It leaves the Arctic Ocean to fly to Antarctica in late summer and returns to the Arctic in spring |
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| A metric temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
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| Paul Revere was a Minuteman in which war? |
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| Stocks are exchanged on the NYSE. What does NYSE stand for? |
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| Who were the first three presidents of the United States |
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| Washington, Adams, and Jefferson |
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| Since 1800, where has the official home of the United States president been? |
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| The Civil War was fought because states wanted to govern themselves and had different ideas over the issue of ______. |
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| The Wright brothers built the first airplane and flew it for the first time in which location |
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| Kitty Hawk, North Carolina |
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| The study of Earth and its people. This includes the study of mountains, bodies of water, countries, and people. |
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| When there is not enough of something that many people want |
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| Which form(s) of energy can you see? |
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| A part of erosion where rocks, minerals, and immature soils at or near the earth's surface are broken down into smaller pieces. |
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| muscle such as the biceps muscle |
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| The amount of matter that an object has. |
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| Henry Ford created the first affordable car. The car was called the "Model T." |
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| Eskimo is a Native American word that means: |
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| This is a growth which forms and works against the body, sometimes killing it. |
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| This is mainly made up of the cochlea and semi-circular canals. It is where vibrations are changed to nerve impulses. |
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| The gases that surrounds the earth. On Earth, this mass of gases is divided into several layers and is composed mainly of nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). |
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| The nearest star to Earth and the center of the Solar System |
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| ______ is the tallest mountain in the world. |
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| The Grand ______ was formed by the Colorado River |
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| A tube that is sometimes made of wood or clay. It has a mouth piece on one end and a small bowl on the other. Tobacco is put in the bowl. |
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| This continent has the world's largest desert - the Sahara Desert |
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| Mount ______ Helens is located in the state of Washington |
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| Mount McKinley is the tallest mountain peak in North America. In which part of North America is it located? |
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| The location of the Earth's equator ______ as the Earth revolves |
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| The ______ on a map helps you determine the distance between locations |
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| Citizens must have a passport to travel between two states. |
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| Is the state of North Dakota above or below the state of South Dakota? |
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| This animal is also known as white whale. Its white skin color matches well with sea ice and icebergs in the Arctic. |
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| When this small fish leaps out of the water, it looks like it is flying with its wing-like fins. This fish relies on its “flying” skill to escape from danger |
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| Bobby's address is 889 Timber Ln. "Ln." is short for which of the following? |
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| Which country has the most people? |
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| Which ocean touches Alaska? |
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| The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. |
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| This bird looks like an eagle. However, it has a strange habit of eating dead or decaying animals. |
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| muscles which have bundles of muscle fibers arranged in rings around an opening. They control the size of the opening such as the anus or lip movement. |
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| Which location would receive the least amount of rainfall each year? |
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| Henry Ford made the first automobile |
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| Wall Street is the well-known financial capital of the U.S. |
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| Women were allowed to take military positions during the Civil War. |
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| Muscles can be big or small. |
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| About how many muscles do you have in your body? |
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| ____ energy can change the temperature of an object. |
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| This animal is the king of beasts! |
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| Sand, clay, and sediments that are deposited at the mouth of a river. These usually form in a triangular shape where a river flows into a body of standing water. |
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| When a noise is so small that we can hardly hear it, we say it is this. |
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| Separate but _______" schools were ruled unconstitutional and were forced to allow both blacks and whites to use the same public facilities. |
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| A sacred Native American tribal symbol that is carved of wood is called a: |
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| the pull of gravity on an object. |
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| the pull of gravity on an object. |
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| This landmark is on the Mississippi River in Missouri. It is a monument to the pioneers who traveled west. You can ride a tram to the top |
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| What kind of animals are whales? |
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| what is the world's largest animal? |
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| An instrument used for measuring the weight or pressure of the atmosphere. Weather forecasters generally use the mercury version of this instrument |
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| A sudden release of electricity that can jump between a cloud and the earth or between clouds. |
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| These are quivering or trembling |
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| Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to ______ on a nonstop transatlantic flight. The plane he flew was called the Spirit of St. Louis. |
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| Who was the leader of the Pilgrims and governor of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts? |
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| Mucus is only important when you have a cold. |
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| Which capital city is located on the Colorado River and is an important port for the state of Texas? |
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| Building cars one at a time, from start to finish, takes a lot of time. Which of the following allows factories to produce mass amounts of cars each day? |
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| Which two oceans do not touch Australia? |
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| A plant from the Nicotiana family. It is grown for its leaves. They are dried and smoked. |
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| We see different shapes of the moon because of its rotation. |
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| What do the inner planets have in common? |
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| A ______ is a person who settles in a new place. |
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| Immigrants traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean and entering the New York Harbor have been greeted by the American symbol of freedom and opportunity since 1886. What symbol is being referred to in this statement? |
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| Without exception, all mammals give birth to live young. |
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| Monotremes feed their young with milk. |
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| This is the organ in your body, about the size of a fist, that pumps blood throughout the body. |
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| People rely on land, water, and many other natural resources to live |
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| The Amazon River is the smallest river in the world |
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| Alaska is home to many diamond mines. |
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| What is the fastest way for octopuses to travel around |
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| By squirting a jet of water to push them in the opposite direction |
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| Who was the 1st explorer to go all the way down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico? |
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| Adolph Hitler was the leader of the Germans in World War I. |
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| Which of the following countries was an enemy of the United States during World War I? |
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| Lines that measure east and west on the Earth's surface. The Prime Meridian is the imaginary starting point. |
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| Aerobic exercise strengthens the heart |
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| Which brave man rode his horse from town to town yelling to American colonists that British soldiers were coming? |
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| The purpose for the three branches of government is so that the power is divided equally. In the United States, decisions can reasonably be made without one person or group having all the power. |
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| Buffalo were hunted by Native Americans. The men traveled far distances to hunt these large animals. The women would then dry the meat to preserve for later meals. Which of the following is another name for buffalo? |
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| Bangladesh is located in ______ Asia. |
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| President Roosevelt was elected to four terms as President. Each term in office equals four years. How many years would he have served in office if it weren't for his unexpected death in 1945? |
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| Instead of calling your great grandma "Great Grandma," try calling her "Grandma the Great." This will make her smile and not feel so ______. |
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| A person who travels from place to place to get a news story is known as a news ______. |
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| What do bats and owls have in common? |
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| Mammals are cold-blooded animals. |
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| cells that carry signals from the brain |
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| This is the world's smallest and shallowest ocean. This ocean surrounds the North Pole |
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| This is the world's smallest and shallowest ocean. This ocean surrounds the North Pole |
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| The speed of light is always the same. |
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| storage tank for liquid wastes |
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| Hiroshima is a city in which country? |
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| People who play characters in movies are called ______. |
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| Who paid for Christopher Columbus's voyage to find a shorter route to Asia from Europe |
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| Samuel Morse invented the first successful ______. Years after the invention, his messages were able to reach across the United States and even to parts of Europe. |
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| Movements in the Earth's crust created this national landmark in southern California. (Hint: This landmark is named for the many men who died there while searching for gold.) |
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| A baby breathes about ______ times a minute. |
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| Living in deserts, this small rodent hops like a kangaroo. It has a long tail and a pair of strong back legs. Each of its jumps can be more than 6 feet long! |
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| This deepest layer is at the center of Earth |
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| A small piece of land surrounded by water. |
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| A small piece of tobacco held in the mouth. It sometimes stains the teeth yellow. It can even give a person cancer of the mouth. |
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| The second largest continent in the world is: |
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| Chicago is ______ of New York City. |
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| Four types of landforms are mountains, ______, plains, and plateaus. |
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| An instrument used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen. |
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| A powerful, funnel-shaped, rotating column of air, which extends from the surface of the earth to a convective cloud. Also known as a tornado. |
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| Liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters. |
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| Being able to clearly see those things which are close to your eyes, but not those that are far away. |
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| Any of numerous small pigeons. These animals are sometimes used as a symbol of peace |
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| A piece of electronic equipment that is used to make music sound louder. |
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| What is the job of white blood cells? |
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| Defend the body from infection and disease |
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| People who organized the Underground Railroad and helped fugitive slaves find freedom in Northern states were called ______ of the Underground Railroad |
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| The ______ Wall of China was built for protection against enemies |
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| How many years is one decade? |
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| Which is a drawing that can compare facts about people and places? |
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| Niagara Falls sits on the border of Canada and the United States in the northeastern region of the country. Niagara Falls is a ______. |
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| In which ocean would you be swimming if you were in North Carolina |
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| Much of Earth's heat comes from ____. |
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| Sometimes made of fibers to trap tiny bits of things in air or liquids. |
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| What special organs do fish have so they can breathe underwater? |
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| Which of the following is the world's largest fish? |
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| The outer layer of Earth that we walk on. |
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| The fifth planet from the sun in the solar system. This is the largest planet in the Solar System |
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| The GPS navigational device on an automobile helps assist people with directions. What does GPS stand for? |
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| Global Positioning System |
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| When a community relies completely on its natural resources and the resource becomes depleted, people move out of the community. These empty communities are called: |
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| Life is different in other regions of your state, country, or even the world. The ways in which a group of people interact and function make up the group's unique ______. |
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| The Grand ______ was formed by the Colorado River. |
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| A poison found in the tobacco plant. It is sometimes used to kill bugs. It is used in cigarettes |
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| All birds go through this process of replacing their old feathers with new ones. While most birds do so in small patches, penguins change their feathers all at once! |
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| This is a part of the mid-ocean ridge and goes right through the middle of Iceland. |
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| Also known as "horned toad" or "horny toad", this spiky lizard can squirt streams of blood out of its eyes into a predator's face. |
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| The ______ of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, contributed to the start of World War I |
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| The official song of a country. |
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| Done in a way that is right and honest. Free from ways that gives one person a better chance over another. |
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| A small community near a city. |
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| A true story of a person's life written by another person. |
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| In a society once dominated by whites, African Americans struggled to gain equality |
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| America quickly became populated with cars, and people were able to move from one place to another more quickly. Which of the following businesses started because of this new way to travel? |
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| Things that are taking place in the present are called ______. |
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| The Northern free states were part of the ______. |
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| In ______ Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. |
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| Complete the sentence. A ______ is a place where you can find information about your local community |
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| Like the Sun, the moon rises and sets as a result of Earth's rotation |
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| This solid, pink part of your mouth helps hold your teeth in place |
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| One of the world's top vacation spots is Antarctica |
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| Is Mexico north or south of the United States? |
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| The average grownup sweats away about _____ of liquid each day. |
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| Your bladder feels comfortable storing ______ cup(s) of urine |
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| A unit of temperature measurement on a scale such as Celsius or Fahrenheit |
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| This whale lives in the frigid water near the Arctic. The male of this animal has a tusk about 9 feet long! |
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| The point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake. |
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| This colorful marine animal is often mistaken for a plant! A huge colony of this animal forms Australia's Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Many immigrants worked in factories that were known as ______. |
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| What is one of the most important crops grown in the United States? |
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| This is what we call an action that you are unable to stop or control by yourself. It is harmful |
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| You breathe ___________ times a minute as you age. |
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| Which state has more land? |
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| An earthquake that measures 3 on the Richter scale is larger than one that measures a 6 on the Richter scale. |
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| Which of the following can cause a country to change its borders |
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| An open area of land is called a ______. |
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| A push-up is an aerobic exercise. |
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| A long trip across the sea or ocean |
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| A waterway made by people. This is often made to join bodies of water. |
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| Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. |
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