Science Vocabulary 8
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Transverse waves | Mechanical waves in which the particles of matter vibrate by moving perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
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| Longitudinal waves | mechanical waves in which particles of matter vibrate by pushing together and moving apart parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
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| Mechanical waves | require the particle of the medium to vibrate in order for energy to be transferred.
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| Inference | explanation of data that is based on facts and prior knowledge.
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| Slinky spring | tool used to model waves
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| Fossil | preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past – usually more than 10,000 years ago.
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| Precambrian | the name given to the earliest span of time in Earth history.
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| Geologic time | scale that divides Earth’s history into units of time
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| Primary waves | longitudinal earthquake waves that travel the fastest, out from the focus of the earthquake
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| Secondary waves | transverse earthquake waves that can only move through solid rock
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To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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