Week 3 Vocabulary Quiz

Definition of Amount

• The total number of a particular item or entity
• A type of currency
• A unit of measurement
• A mathematical operation

Definition of Astronomy

• The study of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies
• The study of atoms and molecules
• The study of human behavior and societies
• The study of plants and animals

Definition of Globe

• A three-dimensional, spherical, scale model of Earth
• A two-dimensional map of the world
• A flat representation of the universe
• A model of the solar system

Definition of Solar System

• A system of planets revolving around a star
• A system of stars revolving around a planet
• A system of galaxies revolving around a black hole
• A system of moons revolving around a planet

Definition of Support

• Aid provided to someone in need
• A mathematical term for the set of values that a function can take
• A term used in physics to describe the force that holds an object up
• The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

Definition of Surface

• The outer part or the top layer of something
• The inner part of something
• The bottom layer of something
• The middle part of something

Definition of Temperature

• tells how hot or cold something is

• The measure of the total energy of a system
• The measure of the potential energy of the particles in a system
• The measure of the heat energy transferred from one body to another

Definition of Warmth

• The quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat
• The state of being cold
• The state of being cool
• The state of being freezing