Vocabulary
What does Squeak mean?
A cross-platform programming language used to develop Scratch.
What does "0" mean in terms of direction?
Up
"Code blocks that can be used to determine the location of the mouse pointer, its distance from other sprites, and whether a sprite is touching another sprite. "
Makes a copy of the sprite means?
Duplicate
_______ allow you to store, retrieve, and modify numeric data.
Variables
What does Stage mean?
The background area on the Scratch IDE upon which sprites are displayed during application execution.
What does "-90" mean in terms of direction?
Left
______ ______ determine when specified keyboard keys have been pressed, when the mouse button has been pressed, and that retrieve the mouse’s X- and Y-coordinates
Sensing Blocks
Saves a copy of the sprite to a local file on your computer is?
Save to a Local File
To work with Variables you must first...
you must first define and add them to your application projects
What does Costumes mean?
An image that represents a sprite on the stage or changes the sprite’s appearance.
What does "180" mean in terms of direction?
Down
True or False: One problem with the drawing application in Scratch 2.0 is that there is no way to clear the screen and start over should you make a mistake when drawing.
False sensing code block, which retrieves true or false depending on whether a specified key is pressed.
What can Scratch 2.0 assists you in this task by keeping track of mouse-pointer movement whenever you move the pointer across the stage?
Initial placement and subsequent movement.
When adding Variables you...
you select the thumbnail for the sprite (or stage) where the variable belongs
What does Sounds mean?
An audio file that is played within a Scratch program as s sound effect or background noise.
What does "90" mean in terms of direction?
Right
Can Scratch 2.0 have videos?
Yes, but only if your computer has a camera.
What is the first step in creating a scripts?
To select the sprite (or the stage) to which the script will belong.
What can you name your varibles?
Letters, numbers, Special characters, and blank spaces
What does Paint Editor mean?
A Scratch program that supports the creation of graphics files to be used as the basis for creating and modifying sprites and backgrounds.
What is the range of integers that you can type for directions?
You can type in an integer value in the range of 0 to 360
One key programming requirement of many computer games is the ability to determine when a _____ Collides or comes come within a specific distances of another _____
Sprite
What are the sections called that the organize the block pallets called?
The top section and The bottom section
You need to use a sensing block to be able to access a another sprite’s local _________?
Variables