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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Ray diagramdiagram that shows which way light rays travel
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RDAsuggested amount of each nutrient which is needed daily to stay healthy.
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Reactantssubstances that react together during a chemical change
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Red blood cellscells in the blood which carry oxygen around the body
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Reflected raylight ray that bounces off a surface
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Reflectslight bounces off a surface
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Refractionbending of light when it moves from one material to another of different density
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Repel
force pushing something away
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resistantwhen bacteria are not affected by antibiotics
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Retinalight sensitive surface at the back of the eye
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ricketsdisease caused by a lack of vitamin D in the diet
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Rock cyclea way (usually a diagram) of linking all the processes involved in the formation of rocks
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Rootspart of the plant usually below ground which anchors the plant and absorbs nutrients
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rotsubstances broken down by chemical action of microbes
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