Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Have you seen "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" It's a quiz show where the challenger is asked basic questions from 1st-5th grade textbooks. There is a classroom of kids that can provide lifelines as needed. It sounds so easy, but most contestants can barely squeak through the 1st grade subjects. Today I was in a real-life version of the show, and let me tell you--I am NOT smarter than a 5th grader!

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As of today, I am officially a part-time substitute teacher. Yay! It's a side job that will allow me to bring in some extra cash and fill up some hours. Here are some homework questions my 5th grade science kids had. Do you know the answers?

1. What is the movement of heat called?
2. What object transfers heat to Earth through radiation?
3. Which method of heat transfer relates to the phrase "hot air rises"?
4. The hotter the material, the ___ its particles are moving.

 How about these 8th grade science questions?

1. Number the planets in the order they appear from the Sun, with the planet closest to the Sun being number 1 and the planet farthest from the Sun being number 9. [Pluto is still one of the 9]
2. What is the term for a cloud of gas, ice and dust in space?
3. Essay question: How were maria probably formed? [Side note: what are maria??]

ANSWER KEY:
5th grade:
1. heat transfer 2. sun 3. convection 4. faster
8th grade:
1. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto 2. nebula 3. Lava flows from the moon's interior flooded into large basins on the moon's surface. Maria are the dark areas of the moon.