Science Work

15 15 Science Glossary Terms terms

Words that we have learned

Blood

Noun

the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body

Example: I ended up hurting my finger on the paper and it ended up bleeding

es: Sangue

boiling

verb

Boiling is defined as a phase transition from the liquid state to the gas state, usually occurring when a liquid is heated to its boiling point

Example: the water was boiling

es: hiviendo

Cells

noun

in biology, the basic membrane-bound unit that contains the fundamental molecules of life and of which all living things are composed

Example: DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell

es: Células

experiments

Noun

a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true:

Example: In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result

es: esperimentos

Fluid

Adjetive

A fluid is any substance that flows or deforms under applied shear stress. Fluids comprise a subset of the states of matter and include liquids, gases, and plasma

Example: He spat a stream of brown fluid at the ground and grinned at her

es: Liquída

freezing

adjective

is a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point

Example: The water was freezing

es: congelación

Hypothesis

Noun

an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved

Example: Several hypotheses for global warming have been suggested

es: Hipótesis

Inquiry

Noun

a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge. an investigation, as into an incident: a Congressional inquiry into the bribery charges. the act of inquiring or of seeking information by questioning; interrogation.

Example: I've been making inquiries about/into the cost of a round-the-world ticket

es: Investigación

Melting

noun

is to turn from a solid to liquid as a result of exposure to heat

Example: is what an ice cube does when exposed to the sun

es: derritiendo

Observation

Noun

is the act of noticing something or a judgment or inference from something seen or experienced

Example: The police are keeping the suspect under observation

es: Observación

Particles

noun

These particles are even smaller than atoms

Example: He often comes out with the wrong particle

es: Partículas

Question

noun

Question can also mean a doubt about the truth of something

Example: The police asked me questions all day.

es: Pregunta

Temperature

noun

is a measure of how hot or cold something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object, which is a type of energy associated with motion

Example: The doctor examined him and took his temperature

es: Temperatura

Testable Question

Testable : noun Question : noun

is one that can be answered by designing and conducting an experiment

Example: Untestable: What makes something sink or float? Testable: How well do different materials sink or float in water?

es: pregunta comprobable

Viscosity

Noun

Viscosity is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow

Example: The viscosity of the fluid in the system can be modified

es: Viscosidad