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6th Grade Voc. (3)
vocabulary for 3rd nine weeks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| percent | parts per 100 |
| rate | a comparison of two quantities or measures that are not the same |
| unit | one or single thing |
| cubic | having the shape of a cube; 3 dimensions of the same side length |
| net | something that is created through connections, in geometry, a connection of polygons through edges |
| volume | the amount of space that an object occupies; length x width x height; a book that is part of a series (volume I) |
| area | region or part of a town, country, or the world; the measurement of a flat surface or piece of land |
| gravity | the force that pulls objects toward the center of a planet like Earth |
| mass | the number of atoms in an object; something with no shape; assembly of a crowd |
| orbit | the curved path of something out in space; the area one is a part of (like the Hollywood orbit for actors, the school orbit for students) |
| economy | the buying and selling of goods in an area; management of resources |
| revolution | turning over a government, rotating around something (Earth makes one revolution around the sun every year) |
| overpower | to be stronger than something else ["over" - more than or too much] |
| patiently | to do something that requires waiting or thinking of others ["ly" - turns into adverb] |
| performance | to do something in front of others |
| prehistoric | before written history ["pre" - before] |
| prettier | better looking than something else ["er" - more] |
| promotion | to get a better position or better job ["pro" - for or in favor of] |
| rearrange | to arrange something differently than before ["re" - back or again] |
| replacement | to get something to take the place of something else ["re" - back or again] |
| richest | the most rich ["est" - the most] |
| semifinal | the event before the final one ["semi" - half or partly] |