ABC BOOK OF SCIENCE

A

• A is for Air Pressure
• The force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined, on any surface in contact with it .

B

• B is for Bird
• A warm blooded vertebrate covered with feathers .

C

• C is for Celsius
• Type of thermometer scale .

D

• D is for Dependent Variable
• The variable that is tested in a science experience .
• The variable that changes the independent variable .
• The dependent variable is recorded in a data set .

E

• E is for Endothermic
• Chemical change that is absorbed by heat .

F

• F is for Fahrenheit
• Temperature scale on a thermometer .

G

• G is for Generator
• Machine that converts one form of energy .

H

• H is for Hydrogen
• Flamable gas that mixes chemicals
• with oxygen to form water with the
• element symbol "H" .

I

• I is for Independent Variable
• A variable in an experiment that you change
• to see the effect on the dependent variable .

J

• J is for Jet Stream
• Narrow stream in the upper trophosphere of Earth .

K

• K is for Kinetic Energy
• Movement of a body or system .

L

• L is for Light
• To make things visible .

M

• M is for mass
• Matter of indefinite shape or the weight of an
• object .

N

• N is for Non-magnetic
• The south and south pole or the north
• and north pole of a magnet is
• non-magnetic .

O

• O is for Ocluded Front
• Composite front formed when a
• cold front takes over a warm
• front .

P

• P is for Potential Energy
• The energy of a body or
• system .

Q

• Q is for Quanitative Data
• The quanity of data .

R

• R is for Radiant Energy
• Energy transmitted in wave motion

S

• S is for Scientific Method
• A method of research in which a problem is identified,
• relevant data is gathered,
• a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and
• the hypothesis is tested .

T

• T is for Temperature
• A measure of how cold, warm, or
• hot an object is .

U

• U is for Ultra-Violet Light
• Ultra-violet radiation .

V

• V is for Vertebrates
• An animal or perso with a backbone or spine .

W

• W is for Warm Front
• A moving zone between mass and the
• cold air that it is being replaced .

x

• X is for X Axis
• The horizontal lines in a coordinate plane .

Y

• Y is for Y Axis
• The vertical lines in a coordinate plane .

Z

• Z is for Zebra
• Horselike mammals, live in Africa, and black striped with white background .