Science Vocabulary by Sarah Vita

𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔡

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If they were alive at one time, but no longer are.

Dormant

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The term for the action of being inactive until put into a suitable environment; alive but inoperative, suspended, slowed down, or put in recession for a period of time. It does not exhibit all characteristics of life until a suitable environment is possible.

This can be used as a scientific term as well as a literal term.

evidence

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Scientific definition:

The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief of proposition is true or valid.

Definition: Something that furnishes proof

nonliving

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Nonliving is something that was never alive and never will be.

organism

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An organism is a living thing that shows all the 8 characteristics of life.

biodegradable

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biodiversity

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The different organisms in the environment.

skeletal system

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The skeletal system is your body's support structure. It gives your body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for your organs and stores minerals.

muscular system

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The muscular system is composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers. Their predominant function is contractibility. Muscles, attached to bones or internal organs and blood vessels, are responsible for movement, from pumping blood to lifting heavy weights or giving birth.

circulatory system

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The circulatory system circulates blood around the body. Consisting the heart and blood vessels

respiratory system

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The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs. Also called respiratory tract.

𝙳𝚒𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚂𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚖

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The organs that take in food and liquids and break them down into substances that the body can use for energy, growth, and tissue repair.

The Nervous System

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The organized network of nerve tissue in the body. It includes the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), the peripheral nervous system (nerves that extend from the spinal cord to the rest of the body), and other nerve tissue.

Immune System

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A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections, bacteria, amoeba, viruses, parasites, and other diseases. The immune system includes white blood cells and organs and tissues of the lymph system, such as the thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, and bone marrow. Many cells work together to maintain a healthy bodily environment rid of pathogens.

microscope

vitas4_1 — 2024-09-06 16:51:06 UTC

A microscope is a very powerful magnifying glass used to see small particles.

Cell

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a small part of an organism with multiple parts such as a nucelus and cytoplasm.

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Excretory system

Living

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Something that shows the eight characteristics of life and is an organism.

nucleus

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The nucleus contains a cell’s genetic material (DNA) and regulates its activities.

cell membrane

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cell wall

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mitochondria

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The mitochondrion also known as the powerhouse releases energy from food through cellular respiration.

food vacuole

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The food vacuole stores food for the cell.

chloroplast

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The chloroplast produces necessary food (sugars) and oxygen through photosynthesis.

cytoplasm

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The cytoplasm is internal fluid that contains the cell structures.

geologic column

vitas4_1 — 2024-11-26 17:40:07 UTC

A geologic column is a record of rock layers in a particular area across geologic time.

𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨

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𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 (𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭) 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 (𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘴) 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵.

Absolute Dating

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When you know exactly what time this fossil/rock is from.

index fossil

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any preserved living organism that can be used to relatively date other fossils.

easily recognizable
widespread
short existence

paleontologist

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A paleontologist is someone who studies fossils. They first locate the fossil, and then map the fossil using a GPS, they dig around the fossil to expose the fossil, the next step is to extract the fossil, the last step is to jacket the fossil with plaster to keep it safe from the weather. Paleontologists start their day early in the morning to escape the afternoon sun. They put vinac to stabilize the fossil and they recorded their in a journal.

Geologist

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A geologist is an scientist who studies rocks and minerals. They study how earth was formed. They can also travel to different places to find and discover new types of rocks.

Fossil

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The preserved remains of any organism (insects preserved in amber, bones, exoskeletons and shells, wood, etc.) whose bodies were buried in sediments, such as sand and mud, under ancient seas, lakes and rivers.

fossil record

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the complete collection of ALL known fossils discovered throughout time.

Extinct

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A species, family, or other group of animals or plants that have no living members; no longer in existence.

shared trait

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a trait (specific characteristic) that two living organisms/creatures have in common.

common ancestor

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a relative that two living organisms/creatures have in common from an earlier era in time.

law of superposition

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The law of superposition states within the layers of sedimentary rock, that as you go farther, each layer below is older.

principle of original horizontality

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Use the principle of original horizontally to identify the two rocks that are nearly the same age.

intrusion

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When magma reaches the top layer of the Earth where saltwater was, it crystallizes the water and makes it a type of igneous rock.

Fold

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When rock layers bend to Earths force

Tilting

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A difference in attitude of any part of the earth’s surface whether temporary or undulatory (as in some earthquakes) or permanent (as in areas of block faulting.)

Faults

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A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.

Rock Layer

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Rock layers are horizontal layers of rock that stack on top of one another. The top layers are the youngest and the bottom layers are usually the oldest layers. They form from the process of weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.

Archeologist

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A scientist who studies past people’s and cultures by excavated and examining material remains as simple as in arrow point or as complex as a prehistoric village.

Erosion

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When a natural force such as water, wind, rain, rocks, etc. Makes contact with something in a natural environment, breaking it up or wearing it down.

transverse wave

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Solar System

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A solar system is a system of planets and moons orbiting a star. There are many solar systems in a galaxy. There are many galaxies in a universe.

gravity

vitas4_1 — 2025-02-03 19:00:16 UTC

Gravity is the scientific word to describe a phenomenon/mass that can hold or control the rate of which an object moves. For example, if you threw something, gravity is the force that pulls it down to Earth. It can also apply in larger terms. For example, in our solar system, the Earth and Moon, even the Sun are controlled by another type of gravity in space that holds it, and keeps it from falling infinitely.

Longitudinal Waves

vitas4_1 — 2025-02-03 19:01:29 UTC

Longitudinal waves are waves that have disturbances on each side.

(Ex: sound waves)

𝙰 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚠𝚊𝚟𝚎

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A crest of a wave is the highest point of a wave (like sound waves and light waves)

amplitude of a wave

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Amplitude measures how intense the energy is and the bigger the amplitude the more energy the wave has. Also, as the energy increases the amplitude increases.

frequency of a wave

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Number of waves passing a fixed point in a certain amount of time, measured in Hertz. One hertz is one wavelength per second.

trough of a wave

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the lowest point of a wave

reflection of light

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absorption of light

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transmission of light

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exoplanet

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a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system

Lunar eclipse

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth’s shadow to cast upon the Moon, resulting in a temporary dimming or darkening of the lunar surface

planet

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A celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars by having an apparent motion of its own, especially with reference to its supposed influence on people and events.

moon phases

vitas4_1 — 2025-03-14 12:13:49 UTC

There are 8 moon phases that you can see from Earth. (New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent.)

orbit

vitas4_1 — 2025-03-14 12:14:09 UTC

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic endless revolution.

Sun

vitas4_1 — 2025-04-02 13:45:54 UTC

The Sun is a 4.5 billion-year-old star made up of hydrogen and helium. It is 864,000 miles in diameter and 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit on the surface. The Sun is the center of our Solar System, and its gravity holds the Solar System together and The Sun is extremely important for our planet it drives weather, ocean currents, seasons, and climate, and makes plant life possible through photosynthesis.

The Sun is made up of six layers: core, radiative zone,

convective zone, photosphere, chromosphere, and corona.

galaxy

vitas4_1 — 2025-04-02 13:45:57 UTC

a collection of billions of stars and planets that are held together by gravity

solar eclipse

vitas4_1 — 2025-04-02 15:12:48 UTC

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun’s light and casting a shadow on Earth, which can be a partial or total eclipse depending on the alignment.

Wavelength

2025-04-30 13:03:34 UTC

Wavelength is the measured distance between two identical points on two back-to-back waves. Also to measure waves, the unit used is hertz (hz)- one hertz is one wavelength per second.

Crest & Trough

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