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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S

Source

place which light or heat comes from

South pole

end of magnet which attracts a north pole

Species

living things which can reproduce with one another

Spectrum

a range of light colours

Sulphur

a solid, yellow, non-metallic element

T

Temperature

how hot or cold a material is

Texture

the way that rock grains fit together

Thermal energy

heat energy in a material

Thermometer

device for measuring temperature

Translucent

a material that scatters visible light as it passes through it

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