cone
cube
cylinder
edge
face
hexagonal prism
pentagonal prism
pentagonal pyramid
prism
rectangular prism
rectangular pyramid
sphere
square pyramid
three-dimensional figure or solid
triangular prism
triangular pyramid
vertex
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
weather these questions!!
Weather Questions
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Kaprie and Norah
pg 148
Air Masses and Fronts
1. How are fronts created?
2.what is the narrow boundary between air masses with different temperatures?
3. how are air masses created?
4. How does cold air move in a cold front?
5.in a warm front how does warm air move
IDK has left a new comment on your post "Math Spiral Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011":
Kaprie and Norah
pg 148
Air Masses and Fronts
1. How are fronts created?
2.what is the narrow boundary between air masses with different temperatures?
3. how are air masses created?
4. How does cold air move in a cold front?
5.in a warm front how does warm air move
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Because of Winn Dixie Ch6-10
Why does Opal decide to ask the preacher to tell her about her mother?
When Opal asks the preacher to tell her about her mother, she asks him to tell her ten things. Why does she ask for ten things?
Just before the preacher tells Opal the ten things about her mother, he looks as Winn-Dixie and says "I should have guessed you were going to be trouble" What does he mean by this?
Why did Winn-Dixie pull the cushions down, pull all the toilet paper of the roll, and howl?
why does Opal write down the ten things about her mother?
Vocabulary6-10
memorial
pride
gerbil
overgrown
embarrassed
peculiar
installment
green thumb
trembling
recall
dust bunnies
furious
snuffled
grand
trustworthy
crinkey
palmetto
advanced
theme
why does Miss Franny finaly allow Winn-Dixie into the library?
how did Miss Franny obtain the Herman W. Block memorial Library?
what does Opal promise to do so that she can earn Winn-Dixie a red collar and leash from the pet store?
Why is Opal so happy at the end of Chapter 8?
Why doesn't Opal like Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry?
How doesn't Opal finally end up going into Gloria Dump's yard?
How has Winn-Dixie helped Opal make new friends?
What amazes Opal at the end of Chapter 10?
When Opal asks the preacher to tell her about her mother, she asks him to tell her ten things. Why does she ask for ten things?
Just before the preacher tells Opal the ten things about her mother, he looks as Winn-Dixie and says "I should have guessed you were going to be trouble" What does he mean by this?
Why did Winn-Dixie pull the cushions down, pull all the toilet paper of the roll, and howl?
why does Opal write down the ten things about her mother?
Vocabulary6-10
memorial
pride
gerbil
overgrown
embarrassed
peculiar
installment
green thumb
trembling
recall
dust bunnies
furious
snuffled
grand
trustworthy
crinkey
palmetto
advanced
theme
why does Miss Franny finaly allow Winn-Dixie into the library?
how did Miss Franny obtain the Herman W. Block memorial Library?
what does Opal promise to do so that she can earn Winn-Dixie a red collar and leash from the pet store?
Why is Opal so happy at the end of Chapter 8?
Why doesn't Opal like Stevie and Dunlap Dewberry?
How doesn't Opal finally end up going into Gloria Dump's yard?
How has Winn-Dixie helped Opal make new friends?
What amazes Opal at the end of Chapter 10?
Monday, February 20, 2012
Weather and Climate STAAR questions.
1. the boundaries between air masses are called-
a. fronts
b. waves
c. rays
d. walls
2. a large volume of air moving across the surface of the Earth is known as
a. an air mass
b. an air cloud
c. forced air
d. calm wind
3.when a cold front moves in on an area of warm air, the heavier cold air slides under the lighter warm air. This often causes-
a. earthquake
b. a solar eclipse
c. thunderstorms
d. tidal waves
4. which of the following BEST describes fog?
a. a cloud near the ground
b. a puddle of water on the ground
c. boiling water going through the process of evaporation
d. snow melting in the air
5. when the sun heats the earth, air masses all over the earth are created. these air masses are different temperatures because
a. some move faster than the others
b. the sun heats part of the earth at different temperatures
c. some air masses contain rain and snow
d. air masses get cooler as they rise
6. which of the following biomes would most likely experience the LEAST precipitation?
a. grassland
b. tropical rain forest
c. desert
d. deciduous forest
7. which biome would MOST likely be the coldest?
a. grassland
b. desert
c. tundra
d. tropical rain forest
8. which of the following provides the MOST moister to an air mass?
a. ocean
b. river
c. mountain
d. Canyon
9. Rain is a form of
a. perspiration
b. energy
c. precipitation
d. light
10. Condensation occurs when
a. water vapor in the atmosphere turn into water and forms clouds
b. water turns into ice
c. ice turns into water
d. snow falls to the ground covering all vegetation
11. Hal was observing the effects of sunlight on water. He left a glass of water outside on a hot sunny day. When he returned several hours later, most of the water was gone. This occurred due to the process of
a. condensation
b. evaporation
c. transpiration
d. precipitation
12. Which of the following provides plants the energy they need to grow?
a. natural gas
b. carbon dioxide
c. oxygen
d. sunlight
13. Water enter the plant through its
a. stem
b. roots
c. leaves
d. flowers
14. Keri poured a cold glass of juice. she drank some and set down the glass. When she picked the glass up again, she noticed the outside of the glass was damp. She wiped the water off her hand. This is MOST likely happened because
a. water in the air condensed on the cold glass
b. juice leaked out of the glass
c. water leaked out of the glass
d. transportation occurred
15.When water turns into water vapor outside, it is usually due to
a. clouds causing precipitation
b. the heat of the sun causing evaporation
c. plants causing transpiration
d. cool air causing condensation
a. fronts
b. waves
c. rays
d. walls
2. a large volume of air moving across the surface of the Earth is known as
a. an air mass
b. an air cloud
c. forced air
d. calm wind
3.when a cold front moves in on an area of warm air, the heavier cold air slides under the lighter warm air. This often causes-
a. earthquake
b. a solar eclipse
c. thunderstorms
d. tidal waves
4. which of the following BEST describes fog?
a. a cloud near the ground
b. a puddle of water on the ground
c. boiling water going through the process of evaporation
d. snow melting in the air
5. when the sun heats the earth, air masses all over the earth are created. these air masses are different temperatures because
a. some move faster than the others
b. the sun heats part of the earth at different temperatures
c. some air masses contain rain and snow
d. air masses get cooler as they rise
6. which of the following biomes would most likely experience the LEAST precipitation?
a. grassland
b. tropical rain forest
c. desert
d. deciduous forest
7. which biome would MOST likely be the coldest?
a. grassland
b. desert
c. tundra
d. tropical rain forest
8. which of the following provides the MOST moister to an air mass?
a. ocean
b. river
c. mountain
d. Canyon
9. Rain is a form of
a. perspiration
b. energy
c. precipitation
d. light
10. Condensation occurs when
a. water vapor in the atmosphere turn into water and forms clouds
b. water turns into ice
c. ice turns into water
d. snow falls to the ground covering all vegetation
11. Hal was observing the effects of sunlight on water. He left a glass of water outside on a hot sunny day. When he returned several hours later, most of the water was gone. This occurred due to the process of
a. condensation
b. evaporation
c. transpiration
d. precipitation
12. Which of the following provides plants the energy they need to grow?
a. natural gas
b. carbon dioxide
c. oxygen
d. sunlight
13. Water enter the plant through its
a. stem
b. roots
c. leaves
d. flowers
14. Keri poured a cold glass of juice. she drank some and set down the glass. When she picked the glass up again, she noticed the outside of the glass was damp. She wiped the water off her hand. This is MOST likely happened because
a. water in the air condensed on the cold glass
b. juice leaked out of the glass
c. water leaked out of the glass
d. transportation occurred
15.When water turns into water vapor outside, it is usually due to
a. clouds causing precipitation
b. the heat of the sun causing evaporation
c. plants causing transpiration
d. cool air causing condensation
Because of Winn Dixie 1-5
open questions
What are your feelings about people with disabilities such as blindness?
Can life be both good and bad at the same time?
Vocabulary 1-5
skidded
suffering
judge
produce
exception
memorized
missionary
fortunate
congregation
distract
effect
potluck
sermon
constellations
retriever
hollered
matted
ch1-2
How does Opal rescue Winn-Dixie in the first Chapter?
What Characteristics does Opal like about Winn-Dixie?
How does Opal feel about her father? Why?
Why does Opal's Father agree to let her keep Winn-Dixie?
What is best describes
Winn-Dixie
Opal
the time the story takes place
Opal's reaction to winn dixies"smile" and sense of humor?
the preacher
the Friendly corners trailer Park
True or False
in the tgrocery store, when opal first called the stray do Winn-dixie the dog trotted over to see her as if it was his name?
Winn-Dixie was a healthy looking dog, with thick , shiny brown fur?
Opal calls her dad "the Preacher" instead of Dad?
The setting of the novel is a town called Naomi, Florida
the Preacher always told Opal to help those less fortunate than herself?
What do you Think?
Why did Opal decide to help the stray dog in the grocery store? Do you think she did the right thing?
What can we infer about Opal from the decision to help Winn-dixie?
How would you describe Opal's Daily life?
What can you infer from Opal's description of her father as being like "a turtle hiding inside its shell"? What does it tell us about his personality?
How would you describe Winn-Dixie's affect on the preacher?
What point of view is this story written in?
What are your feelings about people with disabilities such as blindness?
Can life be both good and bad at the same time?
Vocabulary 1-5
skidded
suffering
judge
produce
exception
memorized
missionary
fortunate
congregation
distract
effect
potluck
sermon
constellations
retriever
hollered
matted
ch1-2
How does Opal rescue Winn-Dixie in the first Chapter?
What Characteristics does Opal like about Winn-Dixie?
How does Opal feel about her father? Why?
Why does Opal's Father agree to let her keep Winn-Dixie?
What is best describes
Winn-Dixie
Opal
the time the story takes place
Opal's reaction to winn dixies"smile" and sense of humor?
the preacher
the Friendly corners trailer Park
True or False
in the tgrocery store, when opal first called the stray do Winn-dixie the dog trotted over to see her as if it was his name?
Winn-Dixie was a healthy looking dog, with thick , shiny brown fur?
Opal calls her dad "the Preacher" instead of Dad?
The setting of the novel is a town called Naomi, Florida
the Preacher always told Opal to help those less fortunate than herself?
What do you Think?
Why did Opal decide to help the stray dog in the grocery store? Do you think she did the right thing?
What can we infer about Opal from the decision to help Winn-dixie?
How would you describe Opal's Daily life?
What can you infer from Opal's description of her father as being like "a turtle hiding inside its shell"? What does it tell us about his personality?
How would you describe Winn-Dixie's affect on the preacher?
What point of view is this story written in?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
STAAR Questions traits
1. Which of the following is an inherited trait?
a. Reading
b. speaking Spanish
c. eye color
d. riding a bicycle
2.Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?
a. hair color
b.height
c. eye color
d. using a computer
3.Paul bought a puppy at a local pet shop. His puppy has white spots. the puppy MOST likely has spots because-
a. it ate paint at the pet shop
b. a diseased attacked the dog's skin
c. on or both of the puppy's parents has white spots
d. it wanted to have spots so it developed the white spots
4.which of the following is NOT a trait passed on in plants?
a. the green color of grass
b. thorns on a rose bush
c. shape of the leaves
d. grass growing taller because of fertilizer
5.The shape of a tulip is an example of
a. a trait inherited from other tulips
b. a response to the environment
c. an adaptation to a new environment
d. a learned characteristic
6. organisms knowing how to do something without being taught is called
a. learning
b. instinct
c. intelligence
d. exercise
7.which of the following is an example of a learned characteristic?
a. hummingbird's long beak
b. an eagle's sharp eyesight
c. a dong catching a ball
d. a loin's sharp claws
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of a learned behavior?
a. horse running in a field
b. An ox pulling a plow
c. a lion jumping through a hoop
d. a dog fetching a newspaper
9.Jason is a fantastic basketball player. He rarely misses a shot. which of the following would support the idea that his basketball skill is learned?
a. He is tall
b. he is fast
c. he has good eyesight
d. he practices everyday
10. Which of the following does NOT describe a learned behavior?
a. a football player throwing a pass to a receiver
b. a fish breathing underwater through its gills
c. a student working on math problems
d. a boy riding a bicycle
11. Which of the following is an example of a plant responding to the environment?
a. a plant's leaves are green
b. a flower has many colors
c. a plant grows towards the sunlight coming in through a window
d. root taking in water from the soil.
12. Which of the following is a learned characteristic based on an animal's environment?
a. a gorilla using sign language
b. a butterfly going through metamorphosis
c. a grasshopper eating grass
d. a snake laying eggs
13. in the winter time in areas of heavy snowfall some animals, such as certain mammals and birds, turn white. This is an example of
a. a learned characteristic
b. and adaptation to the environment
c. a pattern of migration
d. an animal habitat
14.Which adaptations enable a duck to survive around water?
a. talons and sharp beak
b. webbed feet and waterproof feathers
c. sharp teeth and thick skin
d. keen eyesight and colorful feathers
15. What adaptation does a cactus plant have to protect itself?
a. green coloration
b. tall branches
c. thorns
d. long root system
16. which adaptation helps the camel to survive in the desert?
a. its long legs
b. its ability to eat sand
c. its ability to store water in its hump
d. its loud yell
17. Which of the following is an example of an adaptive characteristic that an animal has learned to help it survive?
a. a shark eating a dead fish
b. an alligator waiting under a tree for a bird to fall into the water
c. a cheetah running after a gazelle
d. a whale swallowing plankton
18. Which of the following is an adaptation birds have developed to help them fly?
a. brightly colored wings
b. waterproof feathers
c. hollow lightweight bones
d. sharp beaks
19. penguins are birds that cannot fly and feed on fish in the ocean water near their habitats. What adaptation have penguins developed that helps them catch fish?
a. black and white feathers
b. wings that are shaped like flippers
c. short, flat teeth
d. weak and brittle bones
20. Some monkeys can use their tails to swing from branch to branch in the rain forest. Which of the following is NOT a reason why some monkeys use this adaptation?
a. to get to food easier
b. to keep away from predators
c. to pull the trees out of the ground
d. to move through the forest quicker
a. Reading
b. speaking Spanish
c. eye color
d. riding a bicycle
2.Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?
a. hair color
b.height
c. eye color
d. using a computer
3.Paul bought a puppy at a local pet shop. His puppy has white spots. the puppy MOST likely has spots because-
a. it ate paint at the pet shop
b. a diseased attacked the dog's skin
c. on or both of the puppy's parents has white spots
d. it wanted to have spots so it developed the white spots
4.which of the following is NOT a trait passed on in plants?
a. the green color of grass
b. thorns on a rose bush
c. shape of the leaves
d. grass growing taller because of fertilizer
5.The shape of a tulip is an example of
a. a trait inherited from other tulips
b. a response to the environment
c. an adaptation to a new environment
d. a learned characteristic
6. organisms knowing how to do something without being taught is called
a. learning
b. instinct
c. intelligence
d. exercise
7.which of the following is an example of a learned characteristic?
a. hummingbird's long beak
b. an eagle's sharp eyesight
c. a dong catching a ball
d. a loin's sharp claws
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of a learned behavior?
a. horse running in a field
b. An ox pulling a plow
c. a lion jumping through a hoop
d. a dog fetching a newspaper
9.Jason is a fantastic basketball player. He rarely misses a shot. which of the following would support the idea that his basketball skill is learned?
a. He is tall
b. he is fast
c. he has good eyesight
d. he practices everyday
10. Which of the following does NOT describe a learned behavior?
a. a football player throwing a pass to a receiver
b. a fish breathing underwater through its gills
c. a student working on math problems
d. a boy riding a bicycle
11. Which of the following is an example of a plant responding to the environment?
a. a plant's leaves are green
b. a flower has many colors
c. a plant grows towards the sunlight coming in through a window
d. root taking in water from the soil.
12. Which of the following is a learned characteristic based on an animal's environment?
a. a gorilla using sign language
b. a butterfly going through metamorphosis
c. a grasshopper eating grass
d. a snake laying eggs
13. in the winter time in areas of heavy snowfall some animals, such as certain mammals and birds, turn white. This is an example of
a. a learned characteristic
b. and adaptation to the environment
c. a pattern of migration
d. an animal habitat
14.Which adaptations enable a duck to survive around water?
a. talons and sharp beak
b. webbed feet and waterproof feathers
c. sharp teeth and thick skin
d. keen eyesight and colorful feathers
15. What adaptation does a cactus plant have to protect itself?
a. green coloration
b. tall branches
c. thorns
d. long root system
16. which adaptation helps the camel to survive in the desert?
a. its long legs
b. its ability to eat sand
c. its ability to store water in its hump
d. its loud yell
17. Which of the following is an example of an adaptive characteristic that an animal has learned to help it survive?
a. a shark eating a dead fish
b. an alligator waiting under a tree for a bird to fall into the water
c. a cheetah running after a gazelle
d. a whale swallowing plankton
18. Which of the following is an adaptation birds have developed to help them fly?
a. brightly colored wings
b. waterproof feathers
c. hollow lightweight bones
d. sharp beaks
19. penguins are birds that cannot fly and feed on fish in the ocean water near their habitats. What adaptation have penguins developed that helps them catch fish?
a. black and white feathers
b. wings that are shaped like flippers
c. short, flat teeth
d. weak and brittle bones
20. Some monkeys can use their tails to swing from branch to branch in the rain forest. Which of the following is NOT a reason why some monkeys use this adaptation?
a. to get to food easier
b. to keep away from predators
c. to pull the trees out of the ground
d. to move through the forest quicker
Monday, February 6, 2012
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