Elementary Practice Questions - Round 7

What scale measures the hardness or softness of a mineral?

• Richter Scale

• Mohs Scale

• Celsius Scale

• Kelvin Scale

This musical rest resembles the number 7. Name this rest held half as long as a quarter rest.

• Whole Rest

• Half Rest

• Eighth Rest

• Sixteenth Rest

Who was the politician and sports executive born in Kentucky, known as 'Happy,' who served as U.S. Senator, Governor, and Commissioner of Major League Baseball?

• Albert Benjamin Chandler

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

Consider the data set with elements {2, 5, 7, 1, 12}. Determine the range of the set of data.

• A) 11

• B) 10

• C) 9

• D) 8

Which ballet's characters include King Florestan, the Lilac Fairy, and Carabosse?

• The Nutcracker

• Swan Lake

• Sleeping Beauty

• Giselle

This novel's protagonist grows up to be a nurse-midwife in the Appalachian Mountains. Name this Newbery Medal-winning novel by Katherine Paterson.

• Bridge to Terabithia

• Jacob Have I Loved

• The Great Gilly Hopkins

• The Master Puppeteer

What is the term for a harmful atmospheric condition that is a combination of 'smoke' and 'fog'?

• Smog

• Haze

• Mist

• Fog

An adult dolphin weighs 330 pounds. It eats one-tenth of its body weight in fish each day. How many pounds of fish does a dolphin eat each day?

• 30 pounds

• 33 pounds

• 35 pounds

• 40 pounds

This type of rock includes sandstone and limestone. What type of rocks often start as tiny bits of sand carried in rivers and deposited in lakes and oceans?

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Volcanic

What percent is equal to the common fraction one-eighth?

• 10%

• 12.5%

• 15%

• 20%