| A | B |
|---|
| balanced | equal in weight, number, or proportion |
| scientific method | a series of steps used in performing experiments |
| concluding paragraph | last paragraph that summarizes what has already been written |
| abolitionist | person who wants to end slavery |
| base | number used as a repeated factor |
| axis | imaginary line that passes through N. and S. Poles |
| coordinating conjunctions | words that connect parts of a sentence |
| basic freedoms | unalienable rights; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| deposit | to place money into an account |
| chemical change | change in an object;s color, temperature, or a new substance is made |
| lunar phases | different shapes of the moon |
| crater | bowl-shaped area on the surface of a planet or moon |
| decompose | breaking down of dead plant and animal material |
| greatest common factor | greatest factor that two or more numbers have in common |
| idiom | word or phrase that means something different from what it literally says |
| colony | a settlement far from the country that rules it |
| compromise | when disaagreeing parties agree to give up part of their demands |
| Constitutional Convention | Colonial delegates met in 1787; replaced Articles of Confederation with Constitution |
| ratification | officially approving something |
| Declaration of Independence | document declaring 13 colonies independent from Great Britain |
