Science ABC Book
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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Autotroph
An organism that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce energy
Photo by j.dav photo
Barometer
Av instrument that measures air pressure in the atmosphere
Photo by Leo Reynolds
Compound Machine
A machine that is made up of two or more simple machines
Photo by Jayde Aleman
Data
Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning
Photo by kevin dooley
Electromagnet
A magnet that consists of a piece of iron or steel inside a coil of current-carrying wire
Photo by Steve Wilhelm
Force
A push or pull; something that changes the motion of an object
Photo by Happy Sleepy
Generator
A device that converts kinetic energy, or the energy of motion, into electrical energy
Photo by tombothetominator
Hurricane
A tropical low-pressure system with sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour or more
Joule
A unit used to measure energy and work
Photo by Leo Reynolds
Kingdom
One of six large groupings of living things that has common characteristics
Photo by Marko_K
Lever
A solid bar that rotates, or turns, around a fixed point
Photo by Leo Reynolds
Mechanical Advantage
The number of times a machine multiplies the input force
Photo by Arlo Bates
Newtons
The SI unit of force, it is equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one metered second per second
Photo by Xraijs_
Organism
An individual living thing, made up of one or many cells, that is capable of reproducing
Photo by @Doug88888
Qualitative
Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity
Photo by fkimman
Reptile
A cold-blooded vertebrate that has skin covered with scales or horny plates and has lungs
Photo by Sebastian Niedlich (Grabthar)
Screw
A simple machine that is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
Photo by BebopSasquatch
Tissue
A group of similar cells that together perform a specific function in an organism
Photo by Hey Paul Studios
Ultraviolet Radiation
Radiation of higher frequencies than visible light
Photo by VinothChandar
Volume
An amount of three-dimensional space, often used to describe the space that an object takes up
Photo by onkel_wart (thomas lieser)
Wheel and Axle
A simple machine that is a wheel attached to a shaft or axle
Photo by archer10 (Dennis)
X-axis
The principal or horizontal axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates
Photo by ewedistrict
Y-axis
The secondary or vertical axis of a system do coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates
Photo by Eric Fischer
Zebra
An African wild horse with black-and-white stripes and an erect mane
Photo by skipnclick
