Evie Test Flashcards

(52 cards)

1
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Ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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Pompeii

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2
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Land surrounded by water on three sides.

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Peninsula

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3
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Roman stadium for entertainment and sports

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Colosseum

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4
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A wheel with a grooved rim

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Pulley

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5
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Title given to an Egyptian ruler

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Pharaoh

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6
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Stories with heros and creatures that explain natural events

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Mythology

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7
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A symbol or drawing that represents a word or sound

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Hieroglyphics

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8
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Crop used to make paper

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Papyrus

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9
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A Labeled drawing showing all the parts of a system

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Diagram

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10
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Fertile land near the mouth of a river

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Delta

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10
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Fertile land near the mouth of a river

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Delta

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11
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The greatest amount a container can hold

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Capacity

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12
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Testing a variable more than once to improve the accuracy of experimental results

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Multiple Trials

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13
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A visual showing the relationship between the variables

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Two-Coordinate Graph

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14
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The connection between two or more items

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Relationship

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15
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A tool used to measure weight or effort

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Spring Scale

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16
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A device that makes work easier

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Simple Machine

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17
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A benefit making success easier

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Advantage

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18
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A weight lifted or moved

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Load

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19
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Force needed to move a load

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Effort

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20
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The point at which a lever arm moves or pivots

21
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A device that makes work easier

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Simple Machine

22
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A bar that pivots on a fixed point

23
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Belief in ONE god

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A religion believing in God AND follows the Torah
Judaism
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Belief in MANY gods
Polytheism
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Ancient form of wedge-shaped writing
Cuneiform
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To adapt and raise plants and animals
Domesticate
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An amount of quantity beyond what is needed for personal use
Surplus
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An official whose job was to write
Scribe
30
A system of transporting water to dry areas through canals or ditches
Irrigation
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Dirt carried by rivers that settles as fertile soil
Silt
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Type of government where several areas are controlled by ONE ruler
Empire
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Major body of water between Europe and Asia
Mediterranean Sea
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Ways of growing crops and raising animals
Agriculture
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Anything in an experiment that could change the result
Variable
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Tools that help to make a task easier
Technology
37
The way people use and manage their resources
Economy
38
The original procedure used in an experiment
Standard
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Type of experiment where one variable is changed
Controlled Experiment
40
Anything made and used by people in the past
Artifact
41
The customs, beliefs, and whole way of life of a group of people
Culture
42
The study of earth's surface and its people
Geography
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A series of steps used to investigate a problem
Scientific Method
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A mass hanging from a fixed point that swings back and forth
Pendulum
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A group of parts that work together
System
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The process of removing something unwanted from a gas, liquid, etc... by using a filter
Filtration
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Process of keeping places free from dirt and disease by removing waste and trash
Sanitation
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The action or process of making land, water, air, etc... dirty and not safe or suitable to use.
Pollution
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Something that makes a substance no longer suitable for use
Contaminants
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Difficult or dangerous situation that needs serious attention
Crisis
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A poor agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially
Developing Country