Question 1

Pythagorean Theorem

Accepted Answer

The theorem that states the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides in a right-angled triangle.

Question 2

Photosynthesis

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the aid of chlorophyll.

Question 3

Plate Tectonics

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The theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates.

Question 4

Prime Numbers

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A number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

Question 5

Haiku

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A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of 17 syllables divided into three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons.

Question 6

Precipitation Reactions

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Reactions that occur when cations and anions in aqueous solution combine to form an insoluble ionic solid called a precipitate.

Question 7

Protagonist

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The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Question 8

Passive Voice

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A grammatical construction (specifically, a "voice") in which the subject of a sentence or clause denotes the recipient of the action (the patient) rather than the performer (the agent).

Question 9

Ecosystem

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Question 10

Quadratic Equations

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A second order polynomial equation in a single variable.

Question 11

Fission

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The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy.

Question 12

Homograph

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Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

Question 13

Dependent Variable

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The variable whose value depends on that of another in an experiment.

Question 14

Independent Variable

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The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable.

Question 15

Genre

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A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

Question 16

Omnivore

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An animal or person that eats a variety of food of both plant and animal origin.

Question 17

Covalent Bond

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A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more electrons, especially pairs of electrons, between atoms.

Question 18

Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 19

Imaginary Numbers

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A complex number that can be written as a real number multiplied by the imaginary unit i, which is defined by its property i squared equals minus one.

Question 20

Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 21

Producer

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An organism, either a green plant or bacterium, which is part of the first level of a food chain.

Question 22

Decomposer

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An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.

Question 23

Absolute Value

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The magnitude of a real number without regard to its sign.

Question 24

Kinetic Energy

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The energy of an object due to its motion.

Question 25

Ionic Bond

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A type of chemical bond that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.

Question 26

Onomatopoeia

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The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle).

Question 27

Irony

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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Question 28

Osmosis

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The process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.

Question 29

Polynomial

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An expression consisting of variables and coefficients, that involves only the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents of variables.

Question 30

Biome

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A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g., forest or tundra.

Question 31

Anaphora

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The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition.

Question 32

Noun

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A word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things common noun, or to name a particular one of these proper noun.

Question 33

Compound Sentence

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A sentence with more than one subject or predicate.

Question 34

Sublimation

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The transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state.

Question 35

Autotroph

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An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.

Question 36

Parabola

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A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone.

Question 37

Heterotroph

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An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.

Question 38

Idiom

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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

Question 39

Fusion

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The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity, especially in a nuclear reaction.

Question 40

Trigonometry

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The branch of mathematics dealing with the relations of the sides and angles of triangles and with the relevant functions of any angles.

Question 41

Verb

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A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.

Question 42

Synonym

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A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.

Question 43

Antonym

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A word opposite in meaning to another.

Question 44

Exothermic Reaction

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A chemical reaction that releases energy by light or heat.

Question 45

Endothermic Reaction

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A process or reaction in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings in the form of heat.

Question 46

Trophic Level

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Each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.

Question 47

Evaporation

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The process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature and/or pressure.

Question 48

Parallel Lines

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Two lines in the same plane that do not intersect.

Question 49

Transitive Verb

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A verb that requires one or more objects.

Question 50

Intransitive Verb

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A verb that does not need a direct object to complete its meaning.

Question 51

Solvent

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A substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution.

Question 52

Solute

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A substance dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent.

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