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 


Browse the glossary using this index

Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL

F

fat

substance found in food, used as an energy store and part of cell membranes.

fermentation

breakdown of a substance by bacteria or yeasts, usually without oxygen

fibre

food used to keep waste moving through your digestive system.

Filtered

solid bits are separated from a mixture

Food chain

a diagram showing what an animal eats and what eats it

Food web

a diagram made of lots of joined up food chains, showing what eats what in a habitat and the flow of energy

Fossils

remains of plant or animal material found in rock

Freezes

changes from liquid to solid state

Frequency

number of vibrations a second