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Study Guide for Milestones

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Productanswer to multiplication
quotientanswer to division
differenceanswer to subtraction
sumanswer to addition
moresubtraction
sharedivision
fractiondividing
totaladd
eachmultiply or divide
arealength times width
perimeteradding all the sides
hexagon6 sided
pentagon5 sided
quadrilateral4 sided
verticepoint in the middle of an angle; <aBc
parallel linesnever meet
line segmentbeginning and end point
symmetrycan be split in half and folded over on itself
perpendicular linestwo lines that make a right angle
intersecting linesmake a t or an x
8 ounces1 cups
2 cups1 pint
2 pints1 quart
4 quarts1 gallon
12 inchesfoot
3 feetyard
kilometerabout half a mile
kilometer1000 meters
100 centimetersmeter
1000 millimetersmeter
ton2000 pounds
5600 divided by 80take away the same amount of zeroes from each side; 560 divided by 8
Tenths placefirst number after the decimal; .1
hundredths placesecond number after the decimal: .01
thousandths placethird number after the decimal; .001
acute angleless than 90
obtuse anglemore than 90
right angle90 degrees
reflex anglemore than 180 degrees or the back end of the angle
straight angleexactly 180
circle360
triangle180
quadrilateral360
symmetryany REGULAR shape will have the same number of lines of symmetry as angles; Octagon 8 sides 8 lines of symmetry
prime numbersonly factors are 1 and itself; 2, 3, 5, 7, 11... NOT ALL ODD NUMBERS ARE PRIME
composite numbershave more than one set of factors to get them; 4, 6, 9, 12, ....
60 secondsminute
60 minuteshour
kilogram1000 grams
gram1000 milligrams
16 ouncespound
kilogramabout 2 pounds
hyperboleexageration
similecomparison using like or as
metaphorcomparison with OUT like or as
onomatopoeiaa sound like BAM, GRRR, MEOW
alliterationusually a tongue twister that uses the same sound over and over
adagesshort sayings usually said by an adult that teach a lesson
idiomsphrases that can't be taken literal because they have another meaning
personificationgiving something human qualities
fableusually has animals and teaches a lesson
poetryrhythm, stanzas, and lots of sensory imagery
legendusually tries to explain something humans have seen
fairy taleusually begins with "once upon a time" and is read for entertainment
sensory imagerydescribing things using your senses
inferencesomething that you know is true but is never mentioned in the story; invisible fact
forshadowingusually details that don't belong or things that repeated to much that provide a clue to something that will happen in the future
resolutionthe answer to the plot; death, winning, finding what you were looking for,...
plotthe problem in the story
protagonistthe hero
antagonistthe person or thing going against the hero; can be disease, weather, bad luck..
settingwhere the story takes place
thesaurusresource used to find synonyms and antonyms for words
atlasa book of maps
contractionshadn't, couldn't, he'd, I'm
adverbsusually answer the question HOW and describe the ver
predicatefirst verb
subjectfirst noun
compound subjecttwo nouns connected by a conjunction
compound predicatetwo verbs connected by a conjunction
adjectivewords that describe a noun or verb using sensory imagery
conjunctionand, or, nor, but, either, neither
transition wordsbecause, if , then, before, after, next, first, initially, in conclusion
introductory to topic sentencegives the main idea
conclusionremind grandma of the two or three most important things
captionwords around or under a picture describing what is happening
illustrationpicture
pronounshe, she, we, they
subject pronounspronouns that can be used at the beginning of the sentence and sound correct
object pronounscan't be used at the beginning of a sentence; me, them, us..
possessive pronounshis, hers, ours, their, mine...
interrogativequestion?????????????
imperativecommand or request made eye to eye
declarativeboring sentence that is just a statement
exclamatoryexcited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
compound sentencetwo sentences connected by a conjunction and a comma
complex sentencea sentence and a fragment that can't stand by itself; has a subordinate conjunction like because or if
fragmentincomplete thought
runontwo or more sentences that haven't been put together the correct way
simple sentencehas a subject and predicate
Concave lensconverging lens that makes light spread out like on a flashlight; bends in like a cave entrance,
convex lensthickest in the middle and makes things bigger; microscope and magnifying glass,
concave mirrorlike the inside of a spoon causing things to appear upside down
reflectionbouncing off like a ball,
refractionlight changes direction or bends due to the type of matter it is going through; slows light down,
amplitudehow loud,
wave heightthe bigger the wave the louder the sound; the greater the force that was used to start it,
wave frequencythe more waves you see the higher the pitch,
pitchhow high or low a sound is,
tensionthe tighter something is like a string or rubber band the higher the pitch
thicknesslower the sound
bigger objectshave lower sound
prismwhite light goes through it creating a spectrum or rainbow
Give me Liberty or give me DeathPatrick Henry during the American Revolution
Committees of Correspondencewrote letters back and forth between the colonies to let each other know what King George 3rd up to
condensationhappens when warm air with water vapor in it lands on something colder; dew on the grass; clouds in the sky; and sweat on a can of Coke,
evaporationoccurs when heat energy causes water to turn into a vapor that becomes lighter and rises,
precipitationoccurs when the water in a cloud becomes to big to remain in the air; rain, sleet, snow, hail
cirrus cloudssunny and usually high pressure; wispy clouds that look like little strings of smoke,
stratus cloudsblanket clouds that mean rain and low pressure
Lexington and ConcordFirst shots of revolution; shot heard round the world,
Battle of YorktownFinal major battle of revolution; Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington,
Guerrilla warfareFighting like Indians using the woods and sneak attacks
George WashingtonCommander and chief of Continental Army
No taxation without RepresentationRallying cry of the Patriots against King George 3rd for taxing them without listening to them
BostonA focus for most of the war by the Redcoats; Boston massacre and tea party here
Sons of LibertyPatriots who dressed up like Indians and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor
BarometerLooks like a clock and measures air pressure,
Rain gaugeA cylinder used to collect and measure precipitation amounts,
AnemometerMeasures wind speed,
Wind vaneTells direction of wind,
HumidityAmount of water vapor in air; if 100% then raining,
cumulonimbusthunder clouds that are connected to cold fronts ant possibly tornadoes,
conquistadorsspanish explorers whose main goal was to conquer the indians and take their gold,
stratus cloudsclouds that look like blankets over the sky and usually mean rain and L pressure,



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