Forming a Government
SS Vocabulary
Ecosystems
Matter
Math
100

The first president of the United States of America

George Washington

100

A group of laws that govern a country.

Constitution

100

This kind of consumer only eats plants.

herbivore

100

What kind of change in matter is this:

Destroying an old TV into microscopic particles with a chainsaw.

Physical change

100

These are fractions that have the same bottom numbers.

Like fractions

200

Where was the first capital of the United States?

New York

200

A territory or country ruled by a by another sovereign  country.

Colony

200

This biotic factor in an ecosystem can be identified with eyes being in front and having sharp teeth.

Predator

200

What are the three basic states of matter?

Solid, Liquid, Gas

200

In a fraction, the top number is called the:

Numerator

300

What are taxes and how do they help a country?

Money paid to the government; it helps the government function and building public facilities.

300

Changes made to a group of laws that govern a country.

Amendment

300

What is a short description of an ecosystem?

A bubble of life.

300

Name this phase of matter:

Molecules are held very closely together but are still vibrating in place.

Solid

300

The result of a division problem is called the:

quotient

400

Why did President Thomas Jefferson want to purchase New Orleans?

1. Secure access to the Mississippi River.

2. Protect American trade routes through the river.

400

To find a solution that everyone can agree on by each person giving up a little something.

Compromise

400

This is an animal species that is not native and can damage an ecosystem.

invasive species
400

This state of matter has a definite volume but no fixed shape, and it takes the shape of its container.

Liquid

400

Fractions that have the same value but different numbers, like 1/2 and 2/4, are called this.

Equivalent Fractions

500

What branches of government are in charge of:

1. Creating the laws.

2. Making sure that the law is followed.

1. Legislative (Lawmakers/Congress)

2. Executive (President)

500

What are delegates?

People chose to represent others.

500

This term describes the natural home or environment where an organism lives and finds what it needs to survive.

habitat

500

This type of matter change creates a new substance, such as rust forming on metal.

Chemical Change

500

When you multiply a fraction with this, the result will be 1.

Reciprocal