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Content Knowledge (5014) Flashcards

1
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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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2
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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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4
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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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6
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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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14
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pragmatics

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way context contributes to meaning

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15
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telegraphic speech

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two word stage of language acquisition

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16
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narrative writing

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tells a story

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17
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descriptive writing

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paint a picture with words

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18
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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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22
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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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24
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phoneme

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smallest linguistic unit that may bring a change in meaning

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25
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alphabetic principle

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letters represent sounds which form words

predictable relationships

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26
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syntax

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arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

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27
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4 key elements of listening

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listen attentively
pause before replying
question for clarification
paraphrase

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28
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meter

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stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse

29
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rhyme

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repetition of syllables

30
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Manifest Destiny

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American Expansion coast to coast
fuel western settlement
native american Removal and war with mexico

31
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Monroe Doctrine

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1823
U.S. Foreign Policy
not tolerate further colonization in North or South America

32
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Branches of Government

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Legislative: Senate and House of Representatives
Judicial: Supreme Court
Executive: President

33
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Himalayas

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Central Asia

34
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Andes

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South America

longest

35
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Alps

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Central Europe

36
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Mount Blanc

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Alps

Tallest peak

37
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Rockies

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West Coast of North America

Mount Elbert is tallest

38
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Sierra Nevada

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Parallel to Rockies

39
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Appalachian

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East Coast North America

40
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Ural

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Western Russia

41
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World War One

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1914-1918
Allies: UK, France, Russia
Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary

42
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World War Two

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1939-1945
Allies: France Poland, Great Britian, U.S. (etc. any country that opposed Axis)
Axis: Germany, Japan, Italy

43
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Four Levels of Cultural Complexity

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Human: what all of us share
Primal: characteristics we are born with
Absorbed: nationality, language, religious experience
Learned: conscious choices

44
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Acidic Solution

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less than 7 pH

45
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Basic Solution

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greater than 7 pH

46
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Atomic Number

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protons in the nucleus

47
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Atmosphere composed of mostly

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nitrogen and oxygen

48
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4 Types of Motion

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linear: along a line
reciprocating: backwards and forward along a line
rotary: around a point
oscillating: backwards and forward around a point

49
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Doppler Effect

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change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to its source

50
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osmosis

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solvent molecules to higher solute concentration in direction that tends to equalize solute concentrations on the two sides

51
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7 Major Characteristics of Living Things

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Responsiveness to environment
Growth and Change
Ability to Reproduce
Metabolism and Breathe
Maintain Homeostasis
Being Made of Cells
passing traits to offspring
52
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Area of Circle

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pi R (squared)

53
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1 kg

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1,000 grams

54
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rational number

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any number that can be expressed as the fraction of two integers

55
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Divide Fraction

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flip second fraction and multiple

56
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area of cylinder

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2pi R (squared) + 2 pi R h

57
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Integers

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dividing by a negative flip the sign of the integer

58
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Mount Rainer

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State of Washington

59
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Kinetic Energy

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energy of movement 
thermal
mechanical
electrical
magnetic
60
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Potential Energy

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stored energy 
chemical
elastic
nuclear
gravitational
61
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Types of Rocks

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Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary

62
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Igneous

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formed by solidified molten rock

63
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Metamorphic

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formed when other rocks are changed by heat, pressure and chemical reaction

64
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Sedimentary

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formed when combinations of rock fragments, seashells and chemicals are compressed in layers of hardened

65
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Boiling Point of Water

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100 Celcius and 212 F

66
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Freezing Point of Water

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0 C and 32 F

67
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lunar eclipse

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moon and sun on opposite sides of the earth

68
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Fission

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Splitting something into two or more parts

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