Vocabulary
Science
Government
Storytime
Misc
100

smooth or easy movement

glide

100

when the earth moves and shakes

earthquake

100

the introduction to our Constitution is called

Preamable

100

This is a fiction story with a lesson

fable

100

When we protect our country- we provide what?

defense
200

to not run past something or someone

creep

200

when a volcano lets out lava this is called an

eruption

200

This branch of government has the President

Executive

200

This is a story that is written about a real person and is true

biography

200

brave as a lion or busy as a bee are examples of what?

simile

300

a snake moves like this

slithering
300

the moving of rocks, sand or soil to a new place is called

erosion

300

This branch has our courts

Judicial

300

Name the two main characters in Wild Weather

Chuck and Sonny

300

blue/blew or ate/eight are examples of this...

homophone

400

when lights grow darker they grow

dimmer

400

when rocks are broken into tiny pieces, the tiny pieces are called this

sediment

400

This branch makes the laws

Legislative

400

What did Cloudette do for the frog in Cloudette?

made a pond

400

an author will have a word lean to the right if- (called italic)

they want us to read it with more feeling

500

thunder makes this sound

rumble
500
slow moving sheet of ice

glacier

500

This term refers to one branch not having more power of the other- we need this to ensure fairness and Limit power

checks and balances
500

what did Froggy want to be when he grows up in Froggy the Forecaster?

meteorologist

500

Crash, Boom, Click- are examples of this

onomatopoeia

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