Science Terminology for 11-13 Yr Olds --- (Jon Witts)
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This contains 12 individual glossaries based on the units from UK Year 8 Key Stage 3 Science.[11-13 Yr Olds]
They are:
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- Food and Digestion Glossary
- Respiration Glossary
- Microbes and Disease Glossary
- Ecological Relationships Glossary
- Atoms and Elements Glossary
- Compounds and Mixtures Glossary
- Rocks and Weathering Glossary
- The Rock Cycle Glossary
- Heating and Cooling Glossary
- Magnets and Electromagnets Glossary
- Light Glossary
- Sound and Hearing Glossary
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Absorbwhen living cells or blood take in food or oxygen
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Absorbslight energy hits a surface and is converted into heat energy
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absorption
what happens when digested food particles pass from the digestive system into the bloodstream.
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Accumulateto build up
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Accumulationthe process of building up or gathering together
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acidichas a pH less than 7, for example stomach acid.
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Adaptationschanges to organisms which allow them to survive or to do their job
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Aerobic respirationglucose from food reacts with oxygen to produce energy
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alkalinehas a pH greater than 7.
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Alveoliair sacs in the lungs where gaseous exchange happens
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Amplitudedetermines how loud or soft a sound is
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amylase enzymeenzyme responsible for the breakdown of starch.
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Anaerobic respirationchemical reactions that release energy without oxygen
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Angle of incidenceangle between the normal and an incident ray
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Angle of reflectionangle between the normal and a reflected ray
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Angle of refractionangle between the normal and a refracted ray
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antibodieschemicals produced by certain white blood cells, help to destroy microbes
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anusthe end point of the digestive system.
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Apparent depthdistance an object appears to be below the surface of a transparent material (due to refraction)
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Arteriesblood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Atomsthe smallest bit of something
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Attract
force pulling towards something
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Auditory nervenerve that carries electrical signals from the ear to the brain so we can hear
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