Science Words 61-90

Ji Eun K.
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  1. food web
    community of organisms with several interrelated food chains
  2. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  3. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
  4. freezing
    the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
  5. fresh water
    water that is not salty
  6. friction
    the resistance when a body is moved in contact with another
  7. gas
    state of matter distinguished from solid and liquid states
  8. generator
    someone who originates, causes, or initiates something
  9. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  10. graduated cylinder
    a container marked with lines and used to measure liquid
  11. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  12. graphics
    photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
  13. ground water
    underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
  14. growth
    changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  15. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  16. hard disk
    a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit
  17. hard drive
    computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
  18. hardware
    tools or implements made of metal
  19. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  20. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
  21. home page
    the main starting point for a website
  22. insect
    a small creature with six legs, a hard body, and two antennae
  23. internet
    a worldwide network of computer networks
  24. keyboard
    set of levers that can be pressed, as on a piano or computer
  25. landslide
    the descent of a large mass of dirt and rock down a slope
  26. life cycle
    a series of stages through which an organism passes
  27. light
    electromagnetic radiation that can produce visual sensation
  28. liquid
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
  29. location
    the act of putting something in a certain place
  30. logical argument
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
Created on Mon Aug 20 15:20:28 EDT 2012

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