Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 8:17 PM
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Course: Activity Examples (Activity Examples)
Glossary: Science Terminology for 11-13 Yr Olds --- (Jon Witts)
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Sample

the measured area used for sampling

Sampling

method for estimating the population size

Scattered

disorganisation of light

scurvy

disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in the diet

Secondary consumer

the second animal in a food chain; it always eats the primary consumer

Sedimentary rocks

rocks formed from deposited rock fragments

Sediments

fragments of broken rock that have been deposited

Sexually transmitted disease

microbes passed onto others during sexual intercourse

Shadow

area of darkness where light is blocked by an object

sickle-cell

Inherited disease which affects anaemia the ability the blood has to carry oxygen

skin

main barrier our bodies have against microbe infection

Sodium

a silvery metallic element that explodes on contact with water

Source

place which light or heat comes from

South pole

end of magnet which attracts a north pole

Species

living things which can reproduce with one another

Spectrum

a range of light colours

Sulphur

a solid, yellow, non-metallic element