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PTE Snacks V6 16 Flashcards

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1501 Which vitamin is essential for the formation of normal bones and teeth?

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Vitamin D

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1502 What is the architecture with smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb?

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Pyramid

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1503 What do we call a stone that is transparent, and when it is cut and polished, valued as a precious gem?

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Diamond

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1504 Which one belongs to oriental countries, Japan or Canada?

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Japan

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1505 What is the opposite situation of flood?

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Drought

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1506 Which climate zone do the countries like Vietnam and Thailand belong to?

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Tropical zone / tropics

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1507 What do we call an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage away from houses?

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Sewer

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1508 Which heavenly body does the word ‘lunar’ relate to ?

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Moon

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1509 What do we call the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea?

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Horizon

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1510 What is the system of American government?

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Federalism

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1511 What is the southernmost continent in the earth?

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Antarctica

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1512 What do we call the son of a king or queen?

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Prince

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1513 What do we call a piece of iron that attracts objects made of iron towards it?

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Magnet / magnetic-iron

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1514 What do we call one half of the earth, especially the half above or below the equator?

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Hemisphere

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1515 What is the force that things fall to the ground when they are dropped in the earth?

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Gravity

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1516 What do we call an expert who studies birds?

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Ornithologist

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1517 What do we call an opening or a door in the deck of a ship or the bottom of an aircraft, through which goods to be carried are passed?

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Hatch / hatchway / trap door / trapdoor

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1518 How do we describe something that can be processed and used again?

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Recyclable

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1519 What do we call a company that pays the cost of an event in order to advertise?

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Sponsor

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1520 What do we call the dark area that sometimes appears on the sun’s surface?

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Sunspot

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1521 What do we call a female heir, especially one who has received or will receive a large amount of money?

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Heiress / inheritress / inheritrix

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1522 Which organ of our body is related to the word “gastric”?

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Stomach

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1523 What is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen?

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Chirography / penmanship / calligraphy

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1524 What do we call a small open area of grass in a forest?

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Glade

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1525 What do we call an entertainer who performs difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus?

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Acrobat

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1526 What do we call the condition of being unable to sleep?

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Insomnia / sleeplessness

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1527 How many millimeters is one centimeter equal to?

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Ten

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1528 What do we call the length of a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape?

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Circumference/ Perimeter

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1529 What do we call the regular beating of blood through your body, and you can feel it especially when you touch your wrist?

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Pulse / Sphygmus

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1530 Which organ does the word “cerebral” relate to?

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Brain

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1531 What do we call an animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties?

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Hybrid / crossbreed

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1533 What do we call a small bed for a baby that can be pushed gently from side to side?

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Cradle

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1534 What do we call a person who gives evidence in court?

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Witness

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1535 What do we call the army that fight on horses?

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Cavalry

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1536 How do we call the soldiers that fight on foot?

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Infantry

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1537 Which word is related to physical disability, handicap or obstacle?

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Handicap

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1538 What do we call animals with no backbone?

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Invertebrate

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1539 What do we call a very young form of an insect that looks like a worm?

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Larva / larvae

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1540 Which word is used to refer to a person who learns skills from others, master or apprentice?

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Apprentice

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1541 What is the part that is inside a nut’s or a seed’s shell ?

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Kernel

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1542 What do we call a vehicle equipped for carrying the injured or sick?

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Ambulance

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1543 What do we call the head of a court?

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Judge

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1544 How often is a quarterly journal published?

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Every three months / once a quarter

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1545 What is the part of the leg below the thigh?

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Shank / calf

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1546 What do we call the industry which involves designing, building and flying of aircrafts?

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Aviation

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1547 What do you call the medicine that is used against headache?

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Pain killer / painkiller

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1549 What do you call the brother of your father or mother?

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Uncle

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1550 What is the top surface inside the room?

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ceiling

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1551 What do we call drawings or writing on a wall, especially in a public place?

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Graffiti

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1552 What do we call the people who move from one country to another country, usually for work or a better life?

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Migrants

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1553 How do we describe the food that is not cooked?

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Raw / uncooked

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1554 What do we call the line between a sunset and the sea?

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Sea-sky-line / horizon

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1555 When you bake a cake, what do you put the cake into?

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Oven

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1556 What does the word ‘T V’ stand for?

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Television

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1557 Who serves and helps passengers in a plane?

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Flight attendant / cabin crew / air hostess / steward / stewardess

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1558 Who flies an airplane?

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Pilot

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1559 What is ‘BA’ for, such as history and literature?

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Bachelor of art

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1560 What do we call the clothes that need washing?

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Laundry

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1561 What do we call the state of believing in oneself?

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Confidence / confident / self- confidence / self- confident

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1562 How do dumb people communicate with others?

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Body language/sign language

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1563 What are breakfast, lunch, and dinner examples of?

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Meal/Food

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1565 How many days does it take for a full moon to occur?

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Thirty

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1566 What do you use in a non-verbal communication with expressions to convey a message effectively?

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Body language / sign language

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1567 What do we call the behavior of not buying products from an exact company as a way of protesting?

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boycott

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1568 What is the term for a large, luxurious car, often driven by a chauffeur?

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Limousine

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1569 What do you call a place with lodging, food, and other services for travelers?

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hotel

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1570 What is the term for a journey, especially a long one, involving travel by sea or in space?

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Voyage

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1571 What do we call a short trip taken for pleasure, usually lasting a day?

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Excursion

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1572 What do we call a document issued by a country to its citizens allowing them to travel abroad?

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Passport

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1573 What is the term for a piece of land surrounded by water?

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Island

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1574 What do we call the area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it?

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Valley

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1575 What is the term for a large crack or opening in the earth’s surface?

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Crevice

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1576 What do we call the process of wearing away soil and rock by water, wind, or other natural agents?

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Erosion

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1577 What is the name for the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by movement of the earth’s crust?

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Earthquake

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1578 What is the term for an intense snowstorm with high winds and low visibility?

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Blizzard

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1579 What do you call the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect?

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Global Warming

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1580 What do we call the sudden occurrence of intense high winds, often with rain, snow, or hail?

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Storm

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1581 What is the name of the atmospheric layer closest to Earth’s surface, where most weather occurs?

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Troposphere

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1582 What is the term for a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall?

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drought

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1583 What is the name of the current geological epoch, starting from the end of the last Ice Age?

A

Holocene

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1584 What do we call the average weather conditions in an area over a long period?

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climate

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1585 What is the term for an extended period of armed conflict between nations or states?

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war

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1586 What do you call the vehicle used in combat with heavy armor and typically armed with a large cannon?

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tank

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1587 What do we call the ground forces of a military organization?

A

Army

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1588 What is the term for a large painting or decoration, created either directly on a wall or ceiling or on a canvas attached to the wall?

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Mural

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1589 What do we call the area of art concerned with arranging and composing dance movements and patterns?

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Choreography

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1590 What is the term for a fast, rough drawing made to capture the basic elements and structure of a scene?

A

Sketch

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1591 What do you call the art of making two-dimensional images move, often used in cartoons and films?

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Animation

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1592 What is the name for a three-dimensional work of art, typically created by shaping or combining materials?

A

sculpture

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1593 What do we call a drawing or painting of a person, especially one showing only the face or head and shoulders?

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portrait

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1594 What is the term for a symbol that represents an unknown quantity in an equation?

A

variable

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1595 What do we call the sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon?

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Perimeter

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1596 What is the term for the shape formed by the set of all points in a plane that are a certain distance from a given point?

A

circle

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1597 What do we call a mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are equal?

A

Equation

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1598 What is the mathematical term for a quantity representing the chance of a particular outcome in an uncertain situation?

A

Probability

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1599 What is the term for the distance from the center of a circle to any point on its circumference?

A

Radius

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1600 What is the term for the middle number in a sorted list of numbers?

A

Median

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