October Sky- Test 2

What is bituminous coal primarily used for?

• Electricity generation and steel production

• Cooking and heating homes

• Making jewelry

• Building construction

What does the term 'protégé' refer to?

• A person guided and supported by an older and more experienced individual

• A type of coal

• A curved path followed by a projectile

• A substitute for currency

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a tipple used for?

• Loading coal into railroad cars

• Burning coal for energy

• Separating coal dust

• Preserving biological specimens

What is scrip?

• A substitute for currency issued by a company to pay workers

• A type of coal dust

• A chemical substance used to make something move forward

• A curved path followed by a projectile

What does slack refer to?

• Fine coal dust or small fragments separated from larger coal pieces

• A tendency to choose or do something regularly

• A colorless pungent gas

• A religious subgroup

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is trajectory?

• The curved path followed by a projectile or object moving through space

• A process of burning something

• A substitute for currency

• A structure used for loading coal

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is combustion?

• The process of burning something to produce heat or energy

• A tendency to choose or do something regularly

• A chemical substance used to make something move forward

• A colorless pungent gas

What is propellant?

• A chemical substance used to make something move forward

• A substitute for currency

• A curved path followed by a projectile

• A structure used for loading coal

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is formaldehyde?

• A colorless pungent gas in solution made by oxidizing methanol

• A substitute for currency

• A tendency to choose or do something regularly

• A process of burning something

What does proclivity mean?

• A tendency to choose or do something regularly

• A substitute for currency

• A curved path followed by a projectile

• A structure used for loading coal

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4