Science
the middle part of an atom, which contains the protons and neutrons
What is nucleus?
changes or additions to the U.S. Constitution
What is Amendments?
the result of adding two or more numbers
What is sum?
the central idea of a text
What is Main idea?
the smallest unit of matter that constitutes an element, made up of three basic particles: protons, electrons, and neutrons
What is an atom?
the evolutionary process whereby organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
What is natural selection?
the U.S. Constitution divides the federal government into three branches and each branch checks the power of the other two
What is Separation of powers/system of checks and balances?
an unknown value in algebra, represented by a letter such as x
What is a variable?
what the author hopes to accomplish by writing a text
What is Purpose?
political philosophy based on the idea that government control of the economy can reduce or eradicate social injustice
What is socialism?
resources that have a finite supply and will eventually run out
What is nonrenewable resources?
a military alliance between the United States and its European allies to counter the Soviet threat
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ?
the longest side of any right triangle, across from the right angle
What is hypotenuse?
an ordered presentation of support for a position that the author wants others to accept
What is Argument?
the comparison of one situation to another to make a point
What is Analogy?
a chart used to calculate the probability of parent organisms passing on a trait to their offspring
What is Punnett square?
the scattering of groups of people that have been dispersed outside of their homelands either by choice or involuntarily
What is Diaspora?
multiplying the sum of two or more addends by a number will give the same result as multiplying each addend individually by the number and then adding the products together: A(B + C) = A(B) + A(C) and A(B − C) = A(B) − A(C)
What is distributive property?
when ideas are connected to each other by one idea (or event or trend) causing a second idea (or event or trend)
What is cause and effect?
the science of studying and understanding data
What is statistics?
the second stage of cell division, in which the nucleus divides, that occurs in four phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
What is Mitosis?
1543–1687 period that featured great progress in human understanding of the laws of the universe
What is Scientific Revolution?
an algebraic expression in which terms and numbers may be added and subtracted and any exponent on a term can be any positive whole number, such as 4x4 - 2x + 3
What is polynomial?
placing two elements together to emphasize how they are different Example: The economy was booming, while Ryan was homeless.
What is Juxtaposition?
any closed figure with three or more straight sides, such as squares, rectangles, and triangles
What is a polygon?