ABC Book of Science

TermsBY: SANDRA CHAVEZ

ELED 412

JULY 3, 2015

AaAtoms

Atoms is made up of electrons, neutrons, and protons. It’s located in the nucleus that is made up of protons and neutrons.

BbBalance

There is a balance within producers, consumers, and decomposers in order for an ecosystem to function. This relies on natural ways to control populations of living organisms and maintains through competition and predation.

CcCarbon Cycle

Carbon cycle is part of the nutrient cycle. The carbon cycle is the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by plants to make glucose. The glucose is used as food for the plants and organisms, it is digested, then by respiration, broken apart again into carbon dioxide and returned back to the atmosphere.

DdDensity

Density is how a physical property feels and looks. It is the mass that is contained in a unit of volume of a given substance.

EeEcology

Ecology is the biological environment that describes living and nonliving organisms in the physical part. The three main components of ecosystem: Producers

Consumers

Decomposers

FfForce

Force is the physical science of moving an object by pulling or pushing it.

GgGravity

Gravity is a force attraction between two objects and keeps inhabitants drifting into space.

HhHumidity

Humidity is a measure of the percentage of water that is in the air. Dew point is the temperature for when the air needs to be for the water to condense out of the air in liquid form as precipitation or as known as “dew”.

The water vapor will turn to liquid water as temperatures drop overnight which is dew.

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IiIgeneous Rocks

It’s a type of rock that is a crystalline solid that forms from the cooling of magma or lava. Granite is the most common from this type of igneous rock.

JjJewelry

This type of rock is made up of minerals from the earth’s crust that is found by nature broken off from rocks. Such jewelry can be as gemstones of diamonds, emeralds, opals, and amethysts.

KkKingdoms

The following are living things that are classified into five groups that are also known as kingdoms: Monera (bacteria)

Protista (protozoans)

Fungai

Plantae(plants)

Animalia (animals)

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LlLearning Cycle

The learning cycle is an active hands-on process characterized by investigation and discovery. This helps develop higher order thinking skills.

The learning cycle consists of a 5-E Model: Engage

Explore

Explain

Elaborate

Evaluate

MmMagnetism

Magnetism is the force of attraction or repulsion between objects that results from the positive and negative ionic charges of the objects. Those objects are metals, iron, nickel, and cobalt. Magnets have opposing charges of force, north (+) and south (-).

NnNewton’s Law of Motion

There are 3 types of Newton’s Law: First Law is called inertia,

Second Law is acceleration

Third Law is for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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OoOpen circuit & Closed Circuit An Open circuit is when there is a break someplace

in the flow of electricity through the circuit. For example: if a switch is off it opens the circuit and

stops the electricity flow. A closed circuit is when the metal parts are touching

and the charge is continuing to be transferring through the circuits.

PpPrinciples of Energy

There are three different states of energy that includes: heat, light, solar radiation, chemical, electrical, magnetic, sound, and mechanical energy. Kinetic Energy

Potential Energy

Activation Energy

QqFirst Quater

This is part of the moon phases and during this stage half of the moon is visible to see in the night sky.

RrRotation

Rotation describes the spinning of the earth on it’s axis. It takes approximately 24 hours to make a complete 360 degrees rotation, which creates day and night.

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SsSimple Machines

Simple Machines- has a few or no moving parts and can change the size and direction of force.

TtTectonic Plates

The surface of the earth is fragmented into large plates that are moving continuously against each other and causes earthquakes, volcanoes, and creation of mountains.

UuUnderstand Energy Transformation of

Electricity. The electricity that we use today is from a natural

source of energy like fossil fuels that are nonrenewable and nuclear.

Another type of source is renewable that use wind and solar energy.

VvVolcanoe

Volcanoe are formed by the change in motion of tectonic plates. This creates pressure, forces magma from the mantel to escape to the surface, and creating and explosion of lava, fire, and ash. The pressure of the magma and gases creates a small cone that grows to form a mountain-like volcano.

WwWater Cycle

The water cycle consists of the heat of the sun evaporates he water and takes it to the atmosphere, which is condensation, and it falls as precipitation. As precipitation falls, water is filtered back to underground water deposits called aquifers, or it runs off in lakes, ponds, and oceans.

XxExfoliation

There are three main forces that changes the earth’s surface which is weathering, geological movements, and the creation of glaciers.

In weathering process the Exfoliation occurs in places like the desert when the soil is exposed first to high temperatures, which cause it to expand, and then to cold temperatures, which make the soil contract. This causes the outer layers of rock to peel off.

YySolar SYstem

This system is based on nine planets, satellites that orbit planets, comets and asteroids. They all evolve around the sun as being the center.

ZzFreeze-Thaw

This is another force that changes the surface of the earth. The Freeze-Thaw breaks down rock when water gets into rock joints or cracks and then freezes and expands, breaking the rock. A similar process occurs when water containing salt crystals gets into the rock. Once the water evaporates, the crystals expand and break the rock. This process is called salt-crystal growth.