SCIENCE 14 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
WHMIS | Workplace Hazardous Material Information System ; Provides information on first aid and the storage handling and disposal of any chemical found in the workplace. |
WHMIS Symbols | Dangerously Reactive |
Cell | The smallest unit of life |
Organ | Two or more tissues combined together to perform a specialized role |
Solute | Dissolves to form a solution |
Solution | Made of two or more substances |
Solvent | solute dissolves to form a solution |
using solute, solution, and solvent together | solvent + solute = solution |
Soluble | substance that will dissolve |
insoluble | substance that will not dissolve |
pure substance | only one type of particle |
mechanical mixture | more than one type of particle is visible |
concentration | amount of solute present in a solution |
acids | turns blue litmus paper red also less than 7 |
pH scale | how acidic or basic substances are also 0-14 |
acid rain | pH lower than 5.6 |
corrosion | the wearing away of materials by a chemical reaction. rust |
test with litmus paper | changes colou depending on the substance being tested. different colours depending on the pH of the distance. |
convection | involves current |
conduction | involves content |
radiation | involves electromagnetic waves |
land breeze | flows from the cool land out to the warmer (cool land -warmer land) |
sea breeze | cool wind that blows from a cool ocean toward the warmer land (cool-warmer land) |
robert brown | first person to notice that particles jiggle faster as they are heated |
friction | two surfaces rubbing together |
r - value | how well insulation slows heat transfer - higher values mean less heat transfer |
radiators | a thing that radiates or emits light, heat, or sound |
hot air vents | an exit, escape, or passage |
simple machines | involves only one movement |
inclined plane | sloping surface, such as a ramp, switchback, or a screw |
wedge | separate two objects, lift up an object, or hold an object in place |
third class lever | effort is found between the fulcrum and the load |
force | a push or pull |
distance | space between two things or people |
cell membrane (city) | gates control what comes in and what goes out just like the cell wall |
cytoplasm (city) | buildings and transportation systems necessary to keep the city running. (jelly-like) |
endoplasmic reticulum - er (city) | communication and transportation system all rolled into one. (food, water, waste) |
chloroplast (city) | produce all the food to survive. |
golgi body (city) | package wastes (holds waste), takes waste away |
vacuole (city) | stores water and waste products. treats and recycles wastes before exporting them |
mitochondrion (city) | all the energy |
nucleus (city) | control centre |
cytoplasm | holds all the other organelles in place. Jelly-like |
nucleus | controls all activités in the cell |
mitochondrion | releases energy in the cell. "powerhouse" |
Label esophagus | near the heart |
cells | smallest unit of life |
organs | two or more tissues combined together to perform a specialized role. |
cellular respiration | glucose + oxygen = carbon dioxide + energy + water |
photosynthesis | carbon dioxide + water + energy = oxygen + glucose |
malnutrition | ill-health caused by a diet, missing essential nutrients |
diabetes | illness that disables the bodys ability to regulate the production of sugar |
ulcer | holes or breaks in the lining of the esophagus or stomach caused when normal digestive juices destroy the protective mucous lining |
anorexia | metal illeness in which a person is so afraid of gaining weight that they restrict their food intake excessively |
homeostasis | body systems to stay in balance |
fad diet | what people should eat |
food chains | model that shows how energy and better pass from one organism to another in an ecosystem |
producer | make their own food - usually through photosynthesis |
primary consumer | animal that eat plants or producers |
secondary consumer | an animal that eats primary consumers |
extinction | the elimination of a species from Earth |
emigration | departures from a population |
immigration | arrivals into a population |
population | individuals of the same species living together in the same place at the same time |
carrying capacity | individuals that an environment can support |
parasite | lives on or in another organism at the expense of that organisms |
predators | animal that catches, kills, and eats other animals |
prey | animal that is eaten by other animals |
exotic species | species that does not occur naturally in an ecosystem |
species at - risk | close to becoming extinct |
biomes | larger geographic area containing distinct plants and animals |
parkland | main plants and trees and grasses. where edmonton is |
abiotic factors | non-loving factors such as weather and altitude that limit the number of individuals that an ecosystem can support |
biotic factors | living parts of an ecosystem that affect the size of population the ecosystem can support |
climate | average weatter conditions |
latitude | a measure in degrees of how far north or south a place is from the equator |
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