History
What is a primary source
a firsthand account from someone who was there
what is a decimal
a number that uses a decimal point to separate a whole number from a fraction
what is force
a push or pull on an object
what does justify mean
To show or prove to be right or reasonable
What is a secondary source
information that comes from a first-hand account but is retold or explained by someone who wasn't there
capital of Alabama
Montgomery
read this number 100.231
One hundred and two hundred, thirty-one thousandths
what is mass
The amount of matter an object contains
what is an antagonist
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to the protagonist.
what does infer mean
To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
what is the Bill of Rights
the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
what is an acute angle
an angle that is less than 90 degrees
what is hypothesis
A proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested.
what is a plot
The events that make up a story,
what is an obtuse angle
an angle more than 90 degrees but less than 180
define Patriots and Loyalist
Patriots were colonists who wanted to be independent from Great Britain and form their own country, while Loyalists were colonists who remained loyal to the British king
what is perimeter
the total distance around the outside of a 2D shape
what is matter
Anything that takes up space and has mass
what are the parts of a plot
the beginning, middle, and end
what is the water cycle
The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth
five examples of primary sources
diaries, letters, photographs, interviews, artifacts
what is area
the amount of space inside a 2D shape
what is a life cycle
The entire sequence of events in an organism's growth and development.
what is a theme
The central topic or message of a text
five examples of secondary sources
textbooks, biographies, scholarly articles that analyze existing research, reviews of books or artwork, and encyclopedias