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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A

Atoms

the smallest bit of something

Attract

force pulling towards something

Auditory nerve

nerve that carries electrical signals from the ear to the brain so we can hear

B

balanced diet

range of nutrients needed to stay healthy.

Bar magnets

rectangular type of magnet with poles at each end

Bed

layer of rock; a stratum

Bedding plane

the boundary between one bed and the next

Bimetallic strip

device which moves as temperature changes, often part of an electronic heating control system

blood

fluid responsible for transporting substances from part of the body to another.

body temperature

maintained temperature of the body, in humans 37 degrees Celsius.

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