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Week Twelve 11/02

TermDefinition
Fuse A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds safe travel.
Reflection/Reflect The bouncing back of light waves off a surface
Refraction/Refract The bending of light waves as they move through one medium into another
Prism A glass or transparent object that bends light to separate white light into the spectrum of colors
Transmit To transfer from one place to another
Medium A substance or material that makes it possible for the transfer of energy from one location to another
Items that Reflect light Water, shiny objects and metals, glass, periscopes
Items that Refract light Water, prisms, anything with a lens
Gravity A force that pulls towards the center of a heavenly body
Air pressure The force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air
Weathering The breaking down of rocks into sediment
Erosion The carrying away of sediments
Deposition The depositing of sediments into a new place
Compaction The squeezing together of sediments from layers upon layers of rock
Cementation When minerals melt from the heat in the Earth and make all the sediment stick together like glue
Parallel Circuit A circuit that has multiple pathways for the electricity to follow. If one bulb goes out, the others can stay on.
Series Circuit A circuit that has one pathway for the electricity to follow. If one bulb goes out, all the others will go out too.
Observation Noticing something about the world around you
Inferring Using clues to find an answer
ROYGBIV The colors of the rainbow
Created by: ghscience5-2020
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