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What is carbon dating?
This method uses the ratio of Carbon 14 to other isotopes to determine an object's age.
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What is the woodwind family?
This family of instruments includes the saxophone.
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What is inverted pyramid?
This format for news articles and broadcast stories mandates that the most important information be put in first and the rest of the information in decreasing importance.
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What is hue?
This is the perceived color of an object.
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What is read only memory (ROM)?
This type of memory cannot be altered and is permanently stored to the hard drive.
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What is a pirouette?
This ballet technique is a 360 degree turn on the front of a foot with the other foot touching the supporting leg.
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What is a pica?
This unit of measurement for length used by photographers is 1/6 of an inch.
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What is saturation?
This is the purity and brightness of a color.
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What is a derivative
This term refers to the instantaneous rate of change in a curve.
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What is contralto?
This is generally the lowest vocal range attainable by a female singer.
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What is an evergreen story?
This type of story is continually newsworthy unlike most news stories.
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What is matte?
This adjective means flat and nonglossy.
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What is a mole/Avogrado's number?
This quantity refers to approximately 6.022E23 particles.
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What is a cadenza?
This section in a concerto has the entire ensemble drop out except for the soloist, who usually plays a virtuosic passage.
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What are the nine principles and seven yardsticks?
These concepts are the guidelines for journalism.
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What is a primer?
This coating material is applied to a support to prepare it for painting.
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What is the p-value?
This value in a statistics test, when shown to be less than generally 0.05, allows the researcher to reject the null hypothesis.
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What is a Capella?
This term, which means "in the cathedral," refers to a musical arrangement that is exclusively vocal.
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What is the Society of Professional Journalists?
This organization generates standards and the code of ethics for journalists.
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What is the medium?
This is the material through which the art is created. Examples include paint, watercolors, clay, and charcoal.
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