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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Sample

the measured area used for sampling

Sampling

method for estimating the population size

Scattered

disorganisation of light

scurvy

disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in the diet

Secondary consumer

the second animal in a food chain; it always eats the primary consumer

Sedimentary rocks

rocks formed from deposited rock fragments

Sediments

fragments of broken rock that have been deposited

Sexually transmitted disease

microbes passed onto others during sexual intercourse

Shadow

area of darkness where light is blocked by an object

sickle-cell

Inherited disease which affects anaemia the ability the blood has to carry oxygen

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