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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Igneous rocks

rocks formed from molten (melted) material

immune

antibodies already in your blood recognise microbes and stop them causing disease

Impurities

unwanted parts of a mixture

Incident ray

light ray that hits a surface

infection

having a microbe present in your body, usually causes symptoms

infectious

being able to pass on a disease

Infrared radiation

heat energy moving like visible light

Inhale

breathing air into the lungs

Inspire

breathing air into the lungs

Insulator

material that reduces the amount of heat, electricity or sound energy moving through it

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