USA constitution
How many British colonies existed before the United States became independent?
13 colonies.
Who reached the Caribbean in 1492?
Christopher Columbus.
Which are the three types of angles?
Right, obtuse and acute
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell.
What is the basic framework of the U.S. government?
The U.S Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What were two things European explorers hoped to find?
New lands, trade routes, wealth, or knowledge.
Who discovered gravity?
Newton
Which cell organelle is known as the control center and contains DNA?
The nucleus
Who were the Framers?
The delegates who helped write the Constitution.
What does the preamble explains?
The goals of the Constitution
Which explorer explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay?
Henry Hudson.
An angle that is less that 90º is an...
Acute angle
Which organelle produces energy for the cell?
The mitochondria.
True of False.
Prokaryotic have a nucleus and cytoplasm
False
Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
Which explorer reached the Mississippi River during his exploration of the southeastern United States?
Hernando de Soto.
An angle that is 90º degrees is a...
Right angle
What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, while eukaryotic cells do
What is osmosis?
The movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
Where and when did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia, in 1787.
Which explorer was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
Explain Newton's law
An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion at a constant speed and in a straight line unless an external force acts on it.
What is the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration called?
Diffusion
Which explorer searched for a Northwest Passage to Asia and explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay?
Henry Hudson.