Vocabulary Test 5!

Question 1

amateur

Answer 1

a person who does something for pleasure, not for money

Question 2

rebellion

Answer 2

a show of opposition to a form of authority

Question 3

appease

Answer 3

to make calmer by giving in to demands; satisfy

Question 4

partial

Answer 4

1. not complete
2. unfair favor to one side

Question 5

gratify

Answer 5

to give pleasure or satisfaction

Question 6

knoll

Answer 6

a small, rounded hill

Question 7

tolerate

Answer 7

to put up with something; endure

Question 8

impartial

Answer 8

not favoring one over the other; fair

Question 9

parentheses

Answer 9

a pair of symbols used to set a part of a math equation

Question 10

associative property

Answer 10

grouping of addends or factors does not affect the answer (add+multiply)

Question 11

factors

Answer 11

a whole number that divides another whole number without a remainder

Question 12

common year

Answer 12

a year with 365 days

Question 13

leap year

Answer 13

a year with 366 days

Question 14

decade

Answer 14

a period of 10 years

Question 15

century

Answer 15

a period of 100 years

Question 16

millennium

Answer 16

a period of 1000 years

Question 17

multiples

Answer 17

the answer we get when we multiply a number by 1,2,3,4, and so on

Question 18

scale

Answer 18

a number line used for measuring temperature

Question 19

Fahrenheit

Answer 19

on the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees

Question 20

Celsius

Answer 20

the Celsius scale is a centigrade scale, meaning there are 100 degrees between freezing and boiling points
(0 degrees - 100 degrees Celsius)

Question 21

a.m.

Answer 21

the 12 hours before noon

Question 22

p.m.

Answer 22

the 12 hours after noon

Question 23

plot

Answer 23

a story line of a fictional story

Question 24

exposition

Answer 24

the beginning of a fictional story that introduces characters and setting

Question 25

rising action

Answer 25

events leading up to the problem/climax of a story

Question 26

climax

Answer 26

the big event or turning point in a story

Question 27

falling action

Answer 27

the part of the story where a problem/climax begins to be fixed

Question 28

resolution/conclusion

Answer 28

ending~ how a story is resolved

Question 29

plot mountain

Answer 29

the story line of a narrative plot. includes exposition-resolution

Question 30

setting

Answer 30

where the story takes place

Question 31

character

Answer 31

the people in a story

Question 32

character traits

Answer 32

physical, mental, and real traits about a character

Question 33

matter

Answer 33

anything/something with volume and mass

Question 34

mass

Answer 34

a measurement of how much matter something contains

Question 35

atom

Answer 35

tiny particle you can't see

Question 36

mosaic

Answer 36

piece of art made up of small pieces put together (atoms pieced together)

Question 37

solid

Answer 37

very little movement. atoms very close

Question 38

liquid

Answer 38

more movement. a little more space than a solid

Question 39

gas

Answer 39

lots of space. a lot of fast movement

Question 40

economics

Answer 40

how people use natural resources

Question 41

manufacturing

Answer 41

business of using raw materials to make products or goods to sell

Question 42

agriculture

Answer 42

the business of growing crops and raising livestock

Question 43

tourism

Answer 43

the business of encouraging people to travel for fun

Question 44

research and development

Answer 44

the process companies use to gain new knowledge to make or improve goods or services

Question 45

information technology

Answer 45

the study and development of computer systems to store, retrieve, and send information

Question 46

interdependence

Answer 46

the system of getting good to consumers (supply chain)