Science Words 31-60

Ji Eun K.
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  1. cursor
    (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
  2. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  3. database
    an organized body of related information
  4. death
    the permanent end of all life functions in an organism
  5. density
    the amount per unit size
  6. desktop
    the top of a desk
  7. dinosaur
    an extinct terrestrial reptile of the Mesozoic era
  8. disease
    an impairment of health
  9. disk drive
    computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
  10. diskette
    a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
  11. dissolving
    the process of going into solution
  12. distance
    the property created by the space between two objects
  13. download
    transfer a file or program to a smaller computer
  14. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  15. e-mail
    (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
  16. earthquake
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  17. edit
    prepare for publication or presentation by revising
  18. egg
    animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
  19. electrical circuit
    an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
  20. electricity
    a physical phenomenon that can produce light, heat and power
  21. energy
    forceful exertion
  22. engineering
    applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
  23. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  24. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  25. evaporation
    the process of becoming a suspension of particles in the air
  26. extinction
    the state of being no longer in existence
  27. file folder
    folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet
  28. floppy disk
    a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
  29. food
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal
  30. food chain
    community of organisms where each member is eaten by another
Created on Wed Jul 04 09:35:06 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Jul 04 09:57:53 EDT 2012)

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