Science Terminology for 11-13 Yr Olds --- (Jon Witts)
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Light yeardistance light moves in one year
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Luminous objectobject that gives off light
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Magmamolten rock underground
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Magnetic fieldregion where there is a magnetic force
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Magnetic field lineslines showing which way a magnetic north pole would move
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mechanical digestiondigestion of food which involves physical action to break food into smaller pieces, for example chewing.
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Mediummaterial that energy, eg sound or heat, passes through
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Melting pointthe temperature at which a pure substance changes from a solid to a liquid (or a liquid to a solid)
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Metamorphic rocksrocks formed from other rocks changed by heat and pressure
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microbes
tiny organisms which can only be seen using a microscope
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