6th Grade Flash Card Challenge

A pure substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances.

One whose legalized force and power is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.

The process of decomposing a composite number as a unique product of prime factors.

Refers to the changes a group can experience after interacting with another culture

The problem(s) that the character(s) have to solve in the story.

Hints in the passage that help you figure out the meaning of a word you don't know.

The difference between the greatest number and the least number in a set of data.

Capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage.

Structure within a cell that contains the cell's DNA. Provides instructions to the cell, regarding growth & reproduction

Comparison of two values of the same kind, which may be written as a to b, a:b, or as a fraction\frac{a}{b}.

Finding the sum of a set of data and dividing the sum by the number of pieces of data in the set.

Organisms, known as producers in a food chain, capable of synthesizing their own food through photosynthesis.

Study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere.

A ratio between two measurements using different units.

A person who advocates or practices socialism.

A positive number, a negative number or zero but not a fraction or a decimal.

The quality of being easily shaped or molded.

The first part of the plot; characters, setting, and basic situations are introduced.

The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.

system of government in which a country is ruled by a king and queen whose power is limited by a constitution

The distance the number is from zero on the number line.

Person who organizes and operates a business, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.

Ability to be stretched into a wire without breaking.

A point of view where the writer (or fictional narrator) relates information from their perspective (I, me, my, we)

pictures and other images that are included with a piece of text to explain its meaning for the reader

Transfer of thermal energy, in a liquid or gas. Warmer substance rises and the cooler substance sinks; forms a current.

Persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight.

A pure substance made by chemically combining two or more elements, represented by a chemical formula.

Any of the four areas created by dividing a plane with an x-axis and y-axis

The reason an author chose to write a specific passage of text.

The element of plot structure that contains the conclusion.

A letter or symbol representing a varying quantity.

the action of buying and selling goods and services

The middle number of a set of data that has been arranged in order from greatest to least or least to greatest.

A small graphic inside or next to a larger graphic that magnifies part of the larger graphic.

relating to an established set of principles governing a state

a subtle comparison the author describes two dissimilar things using words that are not meant to be taken literally

Ability to be formed or shaped under pressure.

Parts of a landscape, organism, etc., that you can see and touch.

Two numbers having the same numeral but different signs.

Process of binding and hardening sediments into hard rock.

Most frequent piece of data in a set of data.

People who are born outside of their country of residence.

spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another

Nonliving factors in the environment; physical rather than biological ;do not come from living organisms

A graphic feature that represents dates and events in chronological order.

Monarch holds supreme autocratic authority. Not restricted by written laws, legislature, or customs

Develops the conflict through a series of events to build suspense and that propels a story to the climax.

Going side-to-side, like the horizon

The answer to a division problem.

The variable in an equation or rule which represents the output value.

The bottom number in a fractions showing the number of parts the whole is divided into.

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

The time and place of the story

The author is narrating a story about the characters referring to them by name (he, she, they)

Organisms, known as consumers in a food chain. Cannot synthesize their own food.

Paraphrased or directly quoted information from a source that supports and inference, thesis, claim or analysis.

authors compare dissimilar objects to create instant pictures in the minds of readers to help with understanding text

A particular place or position.

Relating to or constituting several cultural or ethnic groups within a society.

The number above the line of a fraction, showing the number of parts of the whole.

the most important points of a passage that the author wants the reader to learn or understand

A quantity having a fixed value that does not change or vary, such as a number.

Process which involves the movement of energy from one place to another.

the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions

Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions

Process by which overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments.

The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Information that adds facts to explain and support and opinion, claim or belief.

The moving of something from its place or position.

figure of speech in which two things are essentially different are likened to each other, using the words like or as

organizational pattern or structure authors use to construct and organize ideas for their audience

Cell that does not contain a nucleus.

The variable in an equation or rule which represents the input value.

a message about life and human behavior that an author expresses in a text.

Living factors in the environment; relating to, produced by, or caused by living organisms

The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian.

person who supports or believes in the principles of communism

One complete orbit made by a planet or satellit4e around another object.

Cell that contains an organized nucleus.

The highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak.

Study of the movement of large masses of rock, known as plates, on the Earth's surface.

A number which multiplies a variable.

The answer to a multiplication problem.

The solid that is formed as a result of a chemical change.

Broadest taxonomic classification of organisms.

work, especially hard physical work

Principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action.

Control is placed entirely in the leader's hands and his/her appointees.

Two ratios or fractions of equal value.

The set of numbers that can be expressed as a fraction \frac{a}{b}, where a and b are integers and b≠0

authors can make words more meaningful by emphasizing sounds such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, or assonance

The sequence of events in a story.

The inverse of a value or a number: multiplicative inverse.

Transfer of heat through direct contact from a warmer substance to a cooler substance.

Process where one plate slides under another.

materials or substances such as mineral, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

Process of describing ways in which organisms are grouped or classified according to similarities and differences

Second broadest taxonomic classification of organisms.

An up-down direction or position