Math
This mathematical term describes two lines in the same plane that never intersect and have the exact same slope.
parallel lines
This fundamental biological process allows green plants to use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar
photosynthesis
This figure of speech makes a direct comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
simile
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Ratified in 1791, the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are collectively known by this historic title
Bill of Rights
What is (3)^0 ?
1
Archaeologists use this mathematical process—where a quantity decreases at a rate proportional to its current value—along with Carbon-14 to determine the age of ancient fossils
exponential decay
Usually appearing at the very end of an introductory paragraph, this central, arguable sentence clearly states the main point and direction of the entire essay
thesis statement
This massive, horseshoe-shaped basin in the Pacific Ocean is home to roughly 75% of the world's active volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes.
Ring of Fire
Gifted to the United States by France in 1886, this massive copper monument stands in New York Harbor welcoming immigrants and travelers
Statue of Liberty
This basic rule states that the derivative of x^(n) is equal to nx^(n-1)
Power Rule
This chemical bond forms when two atoms share a pair of electrons, such as the bonds holding a water molecule together
covalent bond
This literary device uses words that imitate the natural sounds of things, like "buzz," "hiss," or "boom."
onomatopoeia
This line of latitude, located at approximately 23.5 degrees North, marks the northernmost point where the sun can be directly overhead at noon
Tropic of Cancer
What massive migration event brought hundreds of thousands of fortune-seekers to the West Coast?
California Gold Rush
What theorem states that as the number of independent and identically distributed trials increases, their sample mean converges to the theoretical expected value?
Law of Large Numbers
The rotational analog of mass, this measures an object's resistance to rotational acceleration about a specific axis.
moment of inertia
What term describes a word, phrase, or poem that reads exactly the same backward as it does forward?
palindrome
This dry geographic region on the leeward side of a mountain range receives minimal rainfall because passing air masses drop their moisture on the opposite side.
rain shadow
Starting in Independence, Missouri, this historic 19th-century emigrant route carried hundreds of thousands of pioneers west across the Rocky Mountains to the Willamette Valley
Oregon Trail
What is the name of the distribution with this probability mass function (pmf)?
P(X=x) = (n, x)p^(x)(1-p)^(n-x)
Binomial Distribution
What law states that the restoring force exerted by a spring is directly proportional to the distance it is stretched or compressed?
Hooke's Law
This rhetorical appeal relies on the credibility, character, or authority of the speaker to persuade an audience.
ethos
What landlocked country leased a tiny strip of land from Ukraine along the Danube River, allowing it to build its only commercial port and gain access to the Black Sea?
Moldova
Completed in 1825, this historic 363-mile waterway connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, turning New York City into the nation's premier commercial port.
Erie Canal