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A comparison of two unlike things using "like," "as," or "than"
What is simile?
Salty taste, hardness of 2.5, cubic cleavage
What is Halite?
Form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives
What is Direct Democracy?
Substance that CANNOT be chemically broken down into simpler substances
What is an element?
Deoxyriboneucleic acid found mainly in the nucleus
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
SiO2, hardness of 7, colorless usually, used for jewelry.
What is Quartz?
A person who has contracted to work for another for a limited period, often in return for travel expenses, and sustenance
What is Direct Democracy?
Smallest part of an element that can be identified as that element
What is an atom?
Double the chromosomes
What is replication?
Language that is used in writing to produce images in a reader's mind and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways
What is figurative language?
This equals the mass of an objects * its volume. The unit for this is g/mL.
What is density?
A person who has contracted to work for another for a limited period, often in return for travel expenses, and sustenance
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
Smallest part of an element that can be identified as that element
What is a nucleus?
Neuclic acid base pairs
What is nucleotides?
A novel about a person, written by someone else
What is a biography?
This type of air/water/magma rises because it's less dense
What is warm?
First 10 amendments to the Constitution which guarantee certain protections and liberties to the people
What is the Bill of Rights?
Particle that has a positive charge - located in the nucleus of an atom.
What is a proton?
Receives instructions from DNA
What is RNA?
A word that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
What is an adverb?
Foundational concepts that govern the way scientists develop explanations about the natural world.
What is the nature of science?
First "commoner" President? 1828- 1836
Who is Andrew Johnson?
The first element on the periodic table and, by far, the most common element in the Universe. In addition to the main isotope (also called protium), there are two other significant isotopes of ______________________: deuterium (2H or D), which has one neutron, and tritium (3H or T), which has two neutrons. It can react with nonmetals by losing an electron to form the H+ ion, or react with metals to form the hydride ion H-.
What is Hydrogen?
The passive movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration. This happens along a concentration gradient
What is Diffusion?