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