ELA
This term refers to a huge exaggeration not meant to be taken literally, such as "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
This is the mathematical term for a number's distance from zero on a number line, which is always written as a positive value.
Answer: What is absolute value?
Signed in 1215 by King John of England, this famous document limited the power of the king and is widely considered a foundation of modern democracy.
Magna Carta
Often called the "powerhouse of the cell," this organelle is responsible for breaking down nutrients and creating energy (ATP) for the cell.
mitochondria
In basketball, a regular basket made inside the arc is worth 2 points, but a shot made from far away behind the large curved line is worth this many points.
3 points
This type of punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses (complete thoughts) without using a conjunction like and or but.
semicolon
If a bag contains 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 5 green marbles, this is the simplified probability of picking a blue marble at random.
1/3 (4 out of 12 simplifies to 1/3)
Meaning "rebirth" in French, this historical era following the Middle Ages saw a massive explosion of art, science, and classical learning across Europe.
Renaissance
This is the thin, rocky, outermost layer of the Earth where all human life exists.
crust
Doing this activity before a heavy workout helps warm up your muscles and prevents injuries.
stretching (or warming up)
In a story, this is the turning point or the peak of action and tension, right before things begin to resolve.
climax
This is the value of (x) in the algebraic equation: (3x + 7 = 22)
5 (Subtract 7 to get 3x = 15, then divide by 3)
This extensive ancient trade network connected China and the Mediterranean, allowing for the exchange of goods, culture, and technology.
Silk Road
According to Newton's First Law of Motion, this is the property of matter that causes an object to resist any change in its motion.
inertia
In baseball or softball, a batter is automatically out after a pitcher throws this many strikes.
3 strikes
This is the point of view a narrator is using if they use pronouns like he, she, and they, but can only reveal the thoughts and feelings of one single character.
third-person limited
To find the area of a circle, you use this famous mathematical formula.
Area equals pi times radius squared
This system of government in medieval Europe was based on land ownership, where lords granted land to vassals in exchange for military service and loyalty.
feudalism
This is the name of the process where liquid water turns into a gas or vapor and rises into the air.
evaporation
This is the fast, rhythmic throbbing of your arteries that you can feel in your wrist or neck to measure how fast your heart is beating.
pulse (or heart rate)
This is a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem, rather than just a single phrase.
extended metaphor
If a store buys a pair of shoes for $40 and marks the price up by 60%, this is the final retail price for the customer.
$64 (60% of 40 is 24; 40 + 24 = 64)
This ancient Babylonian legal code is famous for its strict "an eye for an eye" philosophy and is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world.
Code of Hammurabi
This force keeps the planets in our solar system orbiting around the sun and prevents us from floating off into space.
gravity
In American football, this is the name of the 10-yard area at each end of the field where a player must catch or carry the ball to score a touchdown.
end zone