Knowledge Bowl Flashcards
(141 cards)
1
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A symbol that names equal parts of a whole or parts of a set
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Fraction
2
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Fractions that have the same value but different numbers
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Equivalent Fractions
3
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The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
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Habitat
4
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The number above the fraction bar in a fraction; it tells how many equal parts
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Numerator
5
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What do the tiny fish called alevins eat?
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Yolk Sack
6
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The number below the fraction bar in a fraction; it tells the total number of equal parts
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Denominator
7
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The process of moving through, under, over, or past something on the way from one place to another.
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Passage
8
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Twelve equal parts of a whole
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Twelfths
9
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Where a river or stream and their surrounding wetlands meet the sea.
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Estuary
10
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Where is the numerator on a fraction?
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On Top
11
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What style of art did Picasso help create?
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Cubism
12
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When did Picasso pass away?
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April 8, 1973
13
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A hill or sloping area that lies at the bottom of a mountain or mountain range.
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Foothills
14
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How can eggshells be useful for people?
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Soil Amendment
15
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The highest point of a watershed, water runoff from mountains flows downward to the rest of a watershed’s features.
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Mountain
16
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How many times does your heart beat every day?
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Over 100,000 Times
17
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A state of an animal in which normal functions are disturbed at cellular, tissue, organ or whole organism level.
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Disease
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An animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food.
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Prey
19
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Three equal parts of a whole
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Thirds
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A polluting or poisonous substance that makes something impure.
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Contaminant
21
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Five equal parts of a whole
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Fifths
22
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Fractions that name the same size or the same point on the number line.
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Equivalent Fractions
23
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Describes slightly salty water that is where fresh and saltwater combine.
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Brackish
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An often small, flowing body of water that flows into a river.
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Stream
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The curve of a stream or river.
Meander
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Six equal parts of a whole
Sixths
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Fraction with numerator 1
Unit Fraction
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The marshy, wet terrain near a river, stream, or lake.
Wetland
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A natural flow of water that flows into an ocean, other river/stream or lake.
River
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The start of a stream or river.
Headwaters
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The layer of rock that lies underneath the soil.
Bedrock
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Why does the eggshell need to be strong?
Protect the baby chick
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Eight equal parts of a whole
Eighths
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To tell how something happened in the order that it happened.
Chronological Order
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A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access.
Barrier
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Where is the denominator on a fraction?
On Bottom
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A river or stream that flows into a large river or lake.
Tributary
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Where do salmon lay their eggs?
Nest in the gravel
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The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
Pollution
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Where was Pablo Picasso born?
Spain
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What is the main material that makes up an eggshell?
Calcium Carbonate
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Name for describing things in terms of half, third, fourth, etc.
Fractional Unit
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two equal parts of a whole
Halves
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Where is your heart located?
In the middle of your chest
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Four equal parts of a whole
Fourths
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Seasonal movement of animals from one place to another.
Migration
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an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species and takes its nutrients from its host.
Parasite
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Numbers that have a whole number part and a fraction part
Mixed Numbers
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An upper layer of the earth where trees and vegetation grow.
Soil
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The heat and energy needed to melt snow and create rainfall, which then runs off into our streams and rivers within a watershed.
Sun
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Ten equal parts of a whole
Tenths
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A long, narrow piece of land that is elevated.
Ridge
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Commonly used fractions
Benchmark Fractions
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The low-lying areas near the edge of a river that would flood if the river were to overflow.
Floodplain
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What happens to adult salmon after they lay their eggs?
They stop eating and die
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A basin where water collects as it runs downhill.
Watershed
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An area that consists mainly of trees and/or undergrowth.
Forest
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Arrangement of objects in rows and columns
Array
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An animal that preys on other animals.
Predator
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Young
Juvenile
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The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
Nutrition
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A small body of water that connects to the sea or ocean
Sound
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What is wrong in the story.
Problem
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How the problem is solved/fixed.
Solution
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Someone in the story.
Character
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Words that describe a character.
Character Trait
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How the character feels about something.
Narrator's Point of View
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A made up story with fake characters.
Fiction
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A true story about something real.
Non-Fiction
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The person who is telling the story.
Narrator
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The lesson, moral, or central message of the story.
Theme
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A brief retelling of what happened in the story.
Summary
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To put things in order.
Sequence
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A genre that has magic and things that cannot happen in real life.
Fantasy
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A comparison using like or as.
Simile
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A comparison NOT using like or as.
Metaphor
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The classification of a type of book.
Genre
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What the whole story is about.
Main Idea
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Why something happens.
Cause
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What happens because of something else.
Effect
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To tell how things are alike and how they are different.
Compare & Contrast
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Parts of a nonficiton text that add meaning to the passage.
Text Features
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Tells what page you can locate a chapter on.
Table of Contents
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Tells what page you can locate a topic on.
Index
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Lists the meanings of words found in a text.
Glossary
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Tells what the section will be about.
Heading - Subheading
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Words that are in the text that can be found in the glossary
Keyword - Bold Word
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A drawn picture for the text.
Illustration
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A real life picture that shows what is in the text.
Photograph
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A diagram that shows events in chronological order.
Timeline
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A picture or drawing of something that points to the parts and pieces of the item.
Diagram
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Explains what is in the picture.
Caption
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An extra piece of information about the topic on the side of the text to add extra meaning or information.
Sidebar
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A link to click that will take you to a website.
Hyperlink
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Found at the bottom of the passage that gives meanings to words.
Footnotes
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Support the mian idea.
Key Details
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How the author feels about a topic.
Author's Point of View
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Sound words.
Onomatopoeia
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To give human like traits to objects that are not alive.
Personification
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Words that say one thing, but mean something else.
Idiom
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An exaggaration.
Hyperbole
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Words that mean the same.
Synonym
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Words that mean the opposite.
Antonym
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Clues in a sentence that help you understand the meaning of an unknown word
Context Clues
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Word part that adds meaning to a word and is at the end of a word.
Suffix
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Word part that adds meaning to a word and is at the beginning of a word.
Prefix
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Original word without prefix or suffix.
Root - Base Word
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A story about someone's life.
Biography
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A story about someone's life told by that person.
Autobiography
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Prefix that means "again"
re-
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Prefix that means "before"
pre-
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The answer to a multiplication problem.
Product
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The answer to a division problem.
Quotient
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The numbers that are being multiplied together.
Factor
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The number that is being divided.
Dividend
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A number that divides another number.
Divisor
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a series of events that happen in a particular order and are repeated again and again.
Cycle
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used up or emptied completely
Depleated
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a gas that is in the air and is necessary for humans and animals to breathe
Oxygen
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a space inside something, like a room or a container
Chamber
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no longer existing or living
Extinct
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the decaying flesh of dead animals
Carrion
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What is the national bird of the United States?
Bald Eagle
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What chemical caused Bald Eagles to almost go extinct?
DDT
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Where can people see Bald Eagles in Mississippi during the winter?
Near Rivers or Lakes
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What is the name of a fully mature male chicken?
Rooster
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What is the name of a fully mature female chicken?
Hen
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What is the name of a immature female chicken?
Pullet
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What is the name of an immature male chicken?
Cockerel
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A large egg has to weigh at least...?
56.8
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How tall is the rotunda from top to bottom in the Old Mississippi Capitol Building
94 Feet
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Who was the last governor to serve in the old Mississippi state capitol building?
Andrew Houston Longino
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What two purposes did the cupola originally serve when the Old Capitol was built?
Admit Light & Provide Ventilation
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What year did the legislature establish the Court of Appeals?
1818
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Who can introduce a bill?
A Member of the House or Senate
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In what year was the constitution amended to require annual sessions of the Legislature?
1970
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What constitution established a two-dollar poll tax?
The 1890 Constitution
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Who was the first woman elected in her own right to the positon of State Librarian?
Mary Morancy
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How many desks were originally in the Senate?
12 Desks
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Name three other building Willam Nichols has built?
Gerrad Hall, Govenor's Mansion, and Louisana State House
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Which article of clothing was made from curtain fabric taken from the Old Capitol by a Union soldier?
Shirt
