WorksheetsWeekly Quiz Bowl 9/18-9/22
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
Match the shadow to the time of day.
Sunset (Afternoon)
Sunrise (Morning)
Noon
The sun rises in the (a) and sets in the (b) .
When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.
longer
gone
shorter
darker
When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.
longer
gone
shorter
darker
If you traced your shadow at 9:00 in the morning the shadow would be pointing to the ___________
North
East
South
West
If you traced your shadow at lunch-time and then again after school, the shadow would be ________ than at lunch.
longer
shorter
the same length
What was the Ice Age?
A period of time where it was very hot.
A period of time when huge sheets of ice covered large parts of the Earth.
A period of time where ice cubes covered the ocean.
What is a land bridge?
A steel road that connected two pieces of land.
A bridge that went over the ocean.
A small strip of land that connected two land masses.
During the last Ice Age the oceans became more shallow, because
the seawater evaporated.
the ice in the glaciers started to melt.
it did not rain for many years.
much of the water was sucked up into glaciers.
The first Americans ended up in North America after a long migration, because
they were looking for new land to start a new civilization.
they followed their food source as they slowly moved towards the Americas.
they were trying to find North America.
they were running away from the giant mammals.
A people's way of life is their
theory.
culture.
climate.
artifacts.
Letter "C" represents the -
Appalachian Mountains.
Allegheny Mountains.
Rocky Mountains.
Great Plains.
Sierra Nevada Mountains.
What is located at number 4?
Virginia
James River
Great Lakes
Chesapeake Bay
What is the long river the starts in Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico at #4?
Rio Grande
Mississippi River
Niagara River
Colorado River
Which mountain range is highlighted?
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coastal Range
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Nevada
A large body of water that is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean south of the United States and east of Mexico
Central Valley
Gulf of Mexico
San Francisco Bay
Lake Superior
The large river that forms a border between the US and Mexico
Brooks Range
Missouri River
Ohio River
Rio Grande
The mountain range that separates California and Nevada
Missouri Mountains
Cascades Range
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
The river that forms a border between Iowa and Nebraska
Colorado River
Ohio River
Missouri River
Chesapeake Bay
This land feature is the broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, that lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains.
Great Basin
Cape Cod
Great Plains
Coast Ranges
This large body of water surrounds the only island state
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
A system of mountains in the eastern portion of the Unites States from Maine south to Georgia
Rocky Mountains
Cascade Mountain Range
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plain
A mountain range located in Washington, Oregon, and northern California
Cascade Mountain Range
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The river that forms the northern border of Kentucky
Rio Grande
Missouri River
Columbia River
Ohio River
The dry area between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada range. It covers most of the state of Nevada
Coast Ranges
Great Plains
Brooks Range
Great Basin
What is the volume of this prism?
6 cubic units
12 cubic units
4 cubic units
What is the volume of this prism?
16 cubic cm
12 cubic cm
48 cubic cm
What is the volume of this prism?
6 cubic in
12 cubic in
24 cubic in
What is the area of this shape?
11 cm
11 square cm
24 cm
24 square cm
What is the area of this shape?
11 inches
11 square inches
28 inches
28 square inches
What is the main idea?
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Animals and plants living in deserts have adaptations which enable them to survive there. Desert plants have little or no leaves where moisture can escape. They also have deep roots to soak up water underground. Many desert animals are nocturnal. They burrow in the soil or sand during the hottest part of the day and are active at night when it is cooler. Desert animals also survive by getting the water they need from desert plants.
It rains very little in the desert
Many different types of animals live in the desert
Plants/animals in the desert have unique ways of surviving the heat and lack of rainfall
The way a group of people lives and understands the world; including culture, beliefs, values, language, rules, etc.
Culture
Beliefs
Values
Customs
impact
To pay attention to; to take notice of
Effect on something, to make an impression on something or someone
the upholding of what is fair, decent, and right fair treatment, fairness, equity
Freedom to do or say what one thinks or feels
The league was undergoing
_________________, and they were
adding three new teams.
expansion
prosperous
treaty
subsistence
Albert Einstein is
characterized as __________________.
intelligent
thriving
prosperous
brilliant
Natural
Resources
The country or place
someone is originally from
An agreement between two
opposing sides; a document
that explains the terms of
the agreement
Effect on something, to
make an impression on
something or someone
Materials that come from
nature and can be utilized
by people (minerals, water
power, etc.)
Took over the place or
position of; replaced
invaded
reinforced
superseded
undermined
Having great grades and many
close friends, Emma was
______________ in 5th grade.
thriving
undermined
prosperous
reinforced
