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Science 128 words

October 5, 2008 By Dean S.
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  1. air
    a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
  2. aircraft
    a vehicle that can fly
  3. algae
    primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
  4. amphibian
    cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
  5. animal
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  6. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  7. bacteria
    (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
  8. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
  9. bird
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  10. boat
    a small vessel for travel on water
  11. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
  12. bone
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  13. bridge
    a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
  14. building
    the act of constructing something
  15. car
    a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
  16. chemistry
    the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
  17. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
  18. code
    a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
  19. comet
    (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
  20. communication
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
  21. computer
    a machine for performing calculations automatically
  22. conservation
    the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
  23. consumption
    the act of consuming something
  24. diagnostic
    concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis
  25. disease
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
  26. disorder
    a condition in which things are not in their expected places
  27. drug
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  28. earth
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
  29. earthquake
    shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
  30. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  31. element
    any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
  32. endangered
    (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
  33. energy
    forceful exertion
  34. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  35. equipment
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
  36. evolution
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
  37. exploration
    to travel for the purpose of discovery
  38. extinct
    no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
  39. farm
    workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
  40. first aid
    emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
  41. flower
    reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
  42. fluid
    continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
  43. force
    (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
  44. fungi
  45. garden
    a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
  46. genetics
    the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
  47. gland
    any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
  48. hair
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
  49. health
    the general condition of body and mind
  50. heat
    a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
  51. human
    any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
  52. insect
    small air-breathing arthropod
  53. land
    the solid part of the earth's surface
  54. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
  55. light
    (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
  56. mammal
    any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
  57. man-made
    not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
  58. mathematics
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
  59. matter
    that which has mass and occupies space
  60. measure
    determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
  61. measurement
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  62. medicine
    the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
  63. metal
    any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
  64. meteorite
    stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
  65. methodology
    the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
  66. military
    the military forces of a nation
  67. mineral
    solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
  68. moon
    the natural satellite of the Earth
  69. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  70. muscle
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  71. nerve
    any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
  72. nuclear
    constituting or like a nucleus
  73. number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
  74. observation
    the act of observing; taking a patient look
  75. organ
    wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
  76. pet
    a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
  77. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  78. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
  79. physics
    the science of matter and energy and their interactions
  80. plane
    (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
  81. planet
    (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
  82. plant
    (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
  83. poison
    any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
  84. pollution
    undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
  85. power
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
  86. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  87. radio
    medium for communication
  88. recording
    a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
  89. recycle
    use again after processing
  90. reptile
    any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
  91. resource
    a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  92. road
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
  93. rock
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
  94. science
    ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
  95. sense
    the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
  96. ship
    a vessel that carries passengers or freight
  97. shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  98. skin
    a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
  99. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  100. space
    the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
  101. spider
    predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
  102. star
    (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
  103. structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  104. substance
    the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
  105. surgery
    the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
  106. symbol
    something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
  107. telecommunication
    (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
  108. television
    an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
  109. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
  110. term
    a limited period of time
  111. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  112. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
  113. tool
    an implement used in the practice of a vocation
  114. train
    educate for a future role or function
  115. treatment
    the management of someone or something
  116. tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
  117. trolley
    a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
  118. tunnel
    a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
  119. universe
    everything that exists anywhere
  120. vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  121. volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
  122. waste
    use inefficiently or inappropriately
  123. water
    binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
  124. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  125. weapon
    any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
  126. weather
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
  127. wind
    air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
  128. writing
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language