Math
Order of Operations
GEMDAS- the order we solve equations in
Melting
phase change from solid to liquid
Summary
A brief statement or recount of the main points of something
Bias
prejudice in favor of or against something
Sharecropping
A system where wealthy landowners took advantage of poor farmers
Absolute Value
a number's distance from 0 (always positive)
Sublimation
phase change from solid to gas
Hindrance
A thing that provides obstruction, resistance, or otherwise slows something down
obnoxious
extremely unpleasant
Cash crops
crops that brought in a lot of money for farmers/ sell well (tobacco, for example)
Distributive property
multiply terms across grouping expressions
multiply each term separately across a grouping expression
Chemical change
A change in the composition of matter or phase
credible
convincing; able to be believed
assess
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, or ability of something
Reconstruction
a period of time where the South was reintegrated (brought back) into the Union and the rights of African Americans as citizens were outlined
Common Factor
a factor that appears in two (or more) terms in an expression
Freezing
phase change from liquid to solid
imply
suggest something as a logical consequence
strongly suggest the truth or reality of something
ardent
enthusiastic or passionate
Reservation
An area of land the US government forced Native Americans to live on
Exponent
an exponent is any number being raised to a 'power', meaning it is multiplied by itself that many times
Exothermic reaction
a reaction that releases energy
plunder
steal goods from a person or place, usually by force
analyze
examine methodically and in detail, typically for the purpose of explanation/ interpretation
The branches of government
Executive- President + his cabinet
Judicial- Supreme Court
Legislative- House of Representatives + Senate