Science ABC Vocabulary
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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Dew point:
The temperature at which air with a given amount of water vapor will reach saturation
Exoskeleton:
The strong,flexible,outer covering of some vertebrate animals such as arthropod
Photo by Kaptain Kobold
FORCE:
A PUSH OR PULL;SOMETHING THAT CHANGES MOTION OF AN OBJECT
HAIL:
LAYERED LUMPS OR BALLS OF ICE THAT FALL FROM CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS
Insects:
An arthropod with three body segments,six legs,two antennas,and compound eyes
Photo by C. J. Vizzone
Jet stream:
A wind that flows in the upper troposphere from west to east over vast distances at great speeds
Photo by Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits
Kinetic energy:
The energy of motion,a moving object has the most kinetic energy at the point where it moves the fastest
LEVER:
A SOLID BAR THAT ROTATES,OR TURNS,AROUND A FIXED POINT;ONE OF SIX SIMPLE MACHINES
MACHINES:
ANY DEVICE THAT MAKES DOING WORK EASIER
Newton:
It is equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one meter per second per second
Organism:
An individual living thing mode up of one or many cells,that is capable of growing and reproducing
Pollen:
Tiny multicellular grains that contain the undeveloped sperm cells of a plant
Radiation:
Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves
Seed:
A plant embryo is enclosed in a protective coating and has its own source of nutrients
Tornado:
A violently rotating column of air stretching from cloud to ground
UVA rays:
Radiation of higher frequencies than viable light which can cause sunburn and other types of damage
Variable:
Any factor that can change in controlled experiment,observation,
or model
WORK:
THE USE OF FORCE TO MOVE AN OBJECT OVER A DISTANCE
X-AXIS
the principal or horizontal axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
Y-AXIS
the secondary or vertical axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
