Content Knowledge (5014) Flashcards

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Panama Canal was made for

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faster way to ship goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific

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First to explore North America Mainland

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Vikings led by Leif Erickson

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3
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Original voting age in the U.S. Constitution

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21

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U.S. Constitution provided

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strong central government and federal taxation

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5
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American Revolution Dates

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1765 to 1783

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Gettysburg Address

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Lincoln
1863
“For score and seven years ago…”
dedication for national cemetery

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7
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Ancient Greece

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Democracy

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8
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Ancient Rome

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Language

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9
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Ancient Egypt

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Math, astronomy

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10
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Ancient China

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Inventions

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11
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Multiplicative inverse

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8 x 1/8 = 1

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12
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additive inverse

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-5 + 5 = 0

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13
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integer

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whole number

positive or negative

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pragmatics

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way context contributes to meaning

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telegraphic speech

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two word stage of language acquisition

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narrative writing

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tells a story

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descriptive writing

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paint a picture with words

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expository writing

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factual

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19
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persuasive

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debate writing

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20
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semantics

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meaning

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21
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morphology

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identification, analysis, description of structure (root words, affixes)

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phonology

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sounds in language

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23
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morphemes

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smallest grammatical unit,

smallest meaningful unit of language

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phoneme

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smallest linguistic unit that may bring a change in meaning

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alphabetic principle
letters represent sounds which form words | predictable relationships
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syntax
arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences
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4 key elements of listening
listen attentively pause before replying question for clarification paraphrase
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meter
stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse
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rhyme
repetition of syllables
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Manifest Destiny
American Expansion coast to coast fuel western settlement native american Removal and war with mexico
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Monroe Doctrine
1823 U.S. Foreign Policy not tolerate further colonization in North or South America
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Branches of Government
Legislative: Senate and House of Representatives Judicial: Supreme Court Executive: President
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Himalayas
Central Asia
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Andes
South America | longest
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Alps
Central Europe
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Mount Blanc
Alps | Tallest peak
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Rockies
West Coast of North America | Mount Elbert is tallest
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Sierra Nevada
Parallel to Rockies
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Appalachian
East Coast North America
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Ural
Western Russia
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World War One
1914-1918 Allies: UK, France, Russia Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary
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World War Two
1939-1945 Allies: France Poland, Great Britian, U.S. (etc. any country that opposed Axis) Axis: Germany, Japan, Italy
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Four Levels of Cultural Complexity
Human: what all of us share Primal: characteristics we are born with Absorbed: nationality, language, religious experience Learned: conscious choices
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Acidic Solution
less than 7 pH
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Basic Solution
greater than 7 pH
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Atomic Number
protons in the nucleus
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Atmosphere composed of mostly
nitrogen and oxygen
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4 Types of Motion
linear: along a line reciprocating: backwards and forward along a line rotary: around a point oscillating: backwards and forward around a point
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Doppler Effect
change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to its source
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osmosis
solvent molecules to higher solute concentration in direction that tends to equalize solute concentrations on the two sides
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7 Major Characteristics of Living Things
``` Responsiveness to environment Growth and Change Ability to Reproduce Metabolism and Breathe Maintain Homeostasis Being Made of Cells passing traits to offspring ```
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Area of Circle
pi R (squared)
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1 kg
1,000 grams
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rational number
any number that can be expressed as the fraction of two integers
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Divide Fraction
flip second fraction and multiple
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area of cylinder
2pi R (squared) + 2 pi R h
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Integers
dividing by a negative flip the sign of the integer
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Mount Rainer
State of Washington
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Kinetic Energy
``` energy of movement thermal mechanical electrical magnetic ```
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Potential Energy
``` stored energy chemical elastic nuclear gravitational ```
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Types of Rocks
Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary
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Igneous
formed by solidified molten rock
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Metamorphic
formed when other rocks are changed by heat, pressure and chemical reaction
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Sedimentary
formed when combinations of rock fragments, seashells and chemicals are compressed in layers of hardened
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Boiling Point of Water
100 Celcius and 212 F
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Freezing Point of Water
0 C and 32 F
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lunar eclipse
moon and sun on opposite sides of the earth
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Fission
Splitting something into two or more parts