Sample Vocabulary
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acafaro on September 23, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 perimeter |  Math: the distance around a figure, shape, or area |
| volume |  Math & Science: the amount of space an object takes up |
| ratio |  Math: a comparison of two numbers or quantities |
| inertia |  Science: the tendency of an object to resist a change in movement or rest |
| cause and effect |  Language Arts: a relationship in which one thing or event causes another thing to change or happen |
| chlorophyll |  Science: the green pigment in plants that absorbs light and creates the energy they need to carry out photosynthesis |
| Meriwether Lewis |  Social Studies: the leader of an expedition with William Clark to explore the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase and lands west of the Mississippi |
| The Medici Family |  Social Studies & Art: the most powerful family in Italy during the Renaissance--powerful because of their great wealth from silk, wool, and banking and because of their alliances with other wealthy families, the Pope, and royalty |
| Pythagoras |  Math & Social Studies: Greek philosopher & mathematician during the 500s BC who created a right-triangle theorem and said also that everything can be explained or expressed with numbers |
| digestion |  Health & Science: the breaking down of food into nutrients the body can use for energy |
| a Cappella |  Music: singing without musical accompaniment |
| note |  Music: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound |
| heart rate |  Physical Education & Health: the rate at which the heart beats; the number of beats per minute |
| Baroque |  Social Studies, Music & Art: a grand, overly decorated style that characterized European painting, music, and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s |
| interface |  Computer Science: the display by which a user interacts with a computer or a computer program (usually on a computer monitor); a connecting link that allows two systems to interact |
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