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1st Grade
07/13/2010

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To say "hello" people usually ______.
Definition
Wave with their hands
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The bottom of the ocean is called the ocean ______.
Definition
floor
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The ______ group of people to live in what is now the United States was the Native Americans.
Definition
First
Term
A freedom that belongs to a person
Definition
right
Term
A place that is very dry and hot. You may find a cactus plant growing here!
Definition
desert
Term
The way of life for a group of people. This includes the food they eat. This also includes the group's customs.
Definition
culture
Term
The Great Depression
Definition
caused many people to lose their jobs.
Term
All Native Americans once lived in tepees.
Definition
false
Term
Who was president during the Civil War?
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
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What is the highest mountain in North America?
Definition
Mount McKinley
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A place where people live, work, and play is called a(n):
Definition
community
Term
please arrange those from largest to smallest: city, state, neighborhood, country
Definition
Largest: country

state

city
Smallest: neighborhood
Term
is Puerto Rico is one of the fifty states in the United States of America.
Definition
no
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The U.S. government collects ______ from people and businesses to pay for programs and other services.
Definition
taxes
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The National Baseball ______ has the largest amount of baseball information in the world.
Definition
Library
Term
How many numbers are in a North American telephone number (hint - don't forget the area code)?
Definition
10
Term
Which direction do birds migrate when the weather turns cold in northern states?
Definition
south
Term
Which of thelanguages are typically spoken in Puerto Rico?
Definition
Spanish and English
Term
Christopher Columbus was searching for a shorter route from Europe to Asia. What did he intend to find once he got there?
Definition
Spices and gold
Term
Someone who moves to a place where no one already lives.
Definition
settler
Term
Someone who has done something brave and important. A fireman who goes into a burning house is this.
Definition
hero
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A line on a map that is between two different places. It may show where one state ends and a different state begins.
Definition
border
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One of the seven large bodies of salt water on Earth. Most of Earth's water can be found in one of these!
Definition
ocean
Term
Which form(s) of energy can change the state of matter of an object?
Definition
heat
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Which way(s) can heat energy be produced?
Definition
burning, robbing, usig electric currents
Term
A sound that is repeated because the sound wave reflected or bounced back from a distant object.
Definition
echo
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When water freezes, it becomes this.
Definition
ice
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tubes leading from the kidney to the bladder
Definition
ureters
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The speed of light is always the same.
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true
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Bent light, caused by refraction, makes an object look bigger.
Definition
true
Term
These are the tubes which carry blood throughout the body.
Definition
blood vessels
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A smell which is usually strong. It is not always pleasant.
Definition
odor
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A physical property that tells you how hot or cold matter is.
Definition
temperature
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This mammal, found only in Africa and Asia, is the largest land animal. Even though this animal is very big, it is a vegetarian! It uses its long trunk to grab food.
Definition
elephant
Term
The Challenger shuttle destructed in what year?
Definition
1986
Term
Historians look for clues to help them learn more about the past. Historians are like:
Definition
Detectives
Term
Which is the location of the first major battle of the Civil War?
Definition
Fort Sumter
Term
Men who established or created towns and cities are called the town/city ______.
Definition
founders
Term
A sacred Native American tribal symbol that is carved of wood is called a:
Definition
Totem pole
Term
Since 1800, where has the official home of the United States president been?
Definition
The White House
Term
Which capital city is located on the Colorado River and is an important port for the state of Texas?
Definition
Austin
Term
What was the name of the racist group who performed violent acts on African Americans?
Definition
Ku Klux Klan
Term
Molly ______ gave thirsty soldiers water and helped fire cannons during the American Revolutionary war
Definition
Pitcher
Term
Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to ______ on a nonstop transatlantic flight. The plane he flew was called the Spirit of St. Louis.
Definition
Paris
Term
The name "Eskimo" means
Definition
Raw meat eaters
Term
Movies became popular in the United States in the early:
Definition
1900's
Term
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota displays the faces of how many U.S. presidents?
Definition
4
Term
The Olympic Games began in which country
Definition
Greece
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