Harrisburg South Middle School
2015 MINDCORE MARATHON
8th GRADE
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1
Balance, Harmony, Repetition, and Movement are
all examples of what?
The Principles of Design
2
What is the slope-intercept form of an equation and
what do the variables represent?
y = mx + b where m
represents the slope and b
represents the y-intercept
3
What is the in the nucleus of an atom?
Proton and neutrons
4
Simplify the expression
5
Which point of view is used with the main character
narrating the story; uses pronouns: I, we, us?
1st Person POV
6
What was the name of the war during which French
settlers fought the English for territory in America?
French and Indian War
7
What are the two major aspects needed in every
work of art?
Composition and Content
8
True or False? Completing one test for an
experiment is sufficient data to obtain a valid result.
False
9
Which type of appeal is this: Carrie Underwood
selling Proactive in a commercial?
Pathos
10
What is a cognate?
A word that sounds similar
from one language to another.
11
Hannah currently has $20 in her bank account. She Y = 5x + 10 or Y = 10 + 5x
deposits $5 each week for x weeks. Write an
equation that could be used to find the total amount
of money in her account (y) after (x) weeks.
12
Which type of writing is it, when the writer is trying
to persuade the reader of something?
Argumentative/Persuasive
13
What type of rock is made from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
14
Determine the type of conflict: Someone deciding if
he/she wants to play basketball or cross country.
Man v Self
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15
Explain how telling time in Spanish changes
depending on which half of the clock the minutes
are on.
If they are on the right, you
can just say “son las hour y
minutes” If they are on the
left, you have to go up to the
next hour and subtract “son
las next hour menos 60minutes”
16
What is a function?
Each input is paired with (or
produces) EXACTLY one
output
17
Why did Puritans come to America?
Religious freedom
18
During the High Middle Ages, which type of
decorative construction gave the needed support to
build high stonewalls?
Flying Buttresses
19
What does FCCLA stand for?
Family, Career and
Community Leaders of
America
20
What is the first step in solving the equations
4x + 5 = 12?
Subtract 5 from both sides of
the equation
21
1. Which one of the following is theme:
a. Always do what is right
b. Treat others how you would like to be
treated
c. An apple a day, keeps the doctor away
Treat others how you would
like to be treated
22
In the scientific method, what do we call our
educated guess in this process?
Hypothesis
23
What is resting heart rate?
The number of times your
heart beats when you are
relaxed.
24
What was the name of the first successful English
colony in America?
Jamestown
25
In the scientific method, what is the term for the
variable that we “change” in an experiment?
Independent Variable
26
What does a podiatrist work with?
Feet
27
What are two things you have to remember about
adjectives and nouns in Spanish?
Adjectives have to go after
the noun, and they have to
agree with the gender of the
person (males—adjectives
end in “o” females—
adjectives end in “a”)
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28
What is the process called that shows how one rock Rock Cycle
type transforms into another rock type?
29
This writing point of view is commonly used in
editorials, blogs, and biographies. Personal
opinions, assumptions, and beliefs of the writer are
given.
Subjective POV
30
Why should you know your target heart rate?
So you know how hard you
are working.
31
List all of the sets of numbers that the number 6
belongs to.
Whole numbers, integers,
Rational Numbers and Real
Numbers (may also include
Natural Numbers)
32
What does a cartographer create?
Maps
33
The amount of money Jonathon earns (y) for
working (x) hours is given by the equation y = 7x.
Explain what the slope of 7 represents in this
situation.
Jonathon earns $7 per hour
34
This writing point of view is commonly used in
textbooks and news reports and is based upon
observation of measurable facts. No personal
feelings of the writer are given.
Objective POV
35
What is the sum of the measures of the angles of a
triangle?
180 degrees
36
If two figures are congruent, what do you know
about the figures?
They have the same shape
and size. or They have equal
angles and equal side
lengths.
37
What is the process used in science to find an
answer to a problem?
Scientific method
38
What is an infection?
A condition in which
pathogens enter the body,
multiply and cause harm.
39
What is the term for Americans’ belief that it was
God’s will for them to move west across the
continent?
manifest destiny
40
What is the relationship between alternate interior
angles on two parallel lines cut by a transversal?
They are congruent. OR They
are equal.
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41
How does your activity level affect the amount of
calories your body needs?
The more active you are, the
more calories your body
needs.
42
What event did colonists use as propaganda
against Great Britain leading up the Revolution?
Boston Massacre
43
What scale is used to measure an earthquake?
Richter Scale
44
What group of people was protected under the
Constitution when it was first passed?
White men
45
What percentage of Southerners owned slaves in
the years leading up to the Civil War?
50%
46
What is the term for a person who fought for
freedom and equal rights of slaves?
abolitionist
47
What career path has the highest shortage of skilled Information Technology
workers?
48
Which point of view is used when the narrator is
outside of the story but can enter the mind of only
one character; uses pronouns: he, she, they?
3rd Person Limited
49
What is Health?
A combination of physical,
mental and social well being.
50
Which type of mood states a command/request?
Imperative Mood
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BONUS QUESTIONS
1
What did Great Britain do to punish
Massachusetts for the Boston Tea
Party?
Passed the Intolerable Acts
2
What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math
3
What is the sphere of the Earth that
contains all living things?
Biosphere
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