ABCs OF SCIENCE

ATMOSPHERE

• A is for atmosphere
• Atmosphere is the air all around us

BALLOON

• B is for balloon
• A balloon is used by scientists to track weather systems

CIRCUIT

• C is for circuit
• A circuit is the path that electricity travels on

DEPENDENT VARIABLE

• D is for dependent variable
• The dependent variable is the variable that depends on the manipulated

ELEPHANT

• E is for elephant
• A elephant is a vertebrate and a mammal

FERN

• F is for fern
• A Fern is a vascular plant that reproduces with spores

GIRAFFE

• G is for giraffe
• A giraffe is a vertebrate and a mammal

HEAT

• H is for heat
• Heat is energy

INCANDESCENT LIGHT

• I is for incandescent light
• Incandescent lightbulbs are bulbs that glow due to the heating of metal

JULE

• J is for jule
• Jules are the unit used to measure work

KINGDOM

• K is for kingdom
• Kingdoms are the groups that you place the different forms of life into

LEVER

• L is for lever
• A lever is a solid bar that can rotate on a fixed point

MAMMAL

• M is for mammal
• A mammal is a endothermic (warmblooded) vertebrate

NEWTON

• N is for newton
• Newtons are the unit used to measure force.

OXYGEN

• O is for oxygen
• Oxygen is the gas we breathe in from the air around us to survive

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

• P is for photosynthesis
• Photosynthesis is the process in which plants convert sunlight into food

QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATION

• Q is for quantitative observation
• A quantitative observation is observation that has to do with numbers

RADIANT ENERGY

• R is for radiant energy
• Radiant energy is energy that travels through open space

STATIC ELECTRICITY

• S is for static electricity
• Static electricity is a stationary charge built up on a insulating material

THERMAL ENERGY

• T is for thermal energy
• Thermal energy is energy that has to do with any form of heat

UV RAYS

• U is for UV rays
• UV rays are ultra violent rays given off by the sun that can damage your skin

VASCULAR SYSTEM

• V is for vascular system
• The vascular system on a plant system is the system used to transport food and
• water

WEDGE

• W is for wedge
• A Wedge is a simple machine used to cut and split objects

X-AXIS

• X is for x-axis
• The x-axis is the horizontal line on a graph or chart

Y-AXIS

• Y is for y-axis
• The y-axis is the vertical axis on a graph or chart

ZEBRA

• Z is for zebra
• A zebra is a warm-blooded mammal with a backbone