OGT Science
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abiotic | The nonliving parts of the environment |
| Absorb | Take up or take in; The sponge absorbs water well |
| Abundance | More than enough; a lot |
| Acceleration | A change in speed (or velocity) |
| Acid | A chemical that reacts easily with other substances and turns litmus paper red; less than 7 on the pH scale |
| Adaptation | A feature of an organism that helps it meet a particular need in its natural habitat |
| Adaptive radiation | The development of many different forms from a single group of organisms as they adapt to different environments |
| Advantaged offspring | Offspring that have characteristics which help them survive better than others |
| Advantageous characteristics | Characteristics that help an organism survive better than others |
| Agriculture | Using land to get food or to feed animals for human consumption (livestock) |
| Air mass | A large body of air that has the same characteristics throughout |
| Allele | One of the forms of a gene that is found in pairs on a chromosome; Some alleles are dominant over others |
| Alloy | A mixture of metals (and sometimes non-metals) which forms one metallic substance; Brass is an alloy of zinc and copper |
| Asexual Reproduction | Reproduction that happens without sex; one organism creates one or more organisms |
| Asteroid | An object made up of rock and metals which orbits the sun, mainly between Mars and Jupiter |
| Atmosphere | The air surrounding a planet |
| Atom | The smallest unit of a substance that has all of the properties of that substance |
| Atomic number | The number of protons in an atom |
| Atomic theory | A theory that says that all matter is composed of tiny indivisible and indestructible particles |
| Bacteria | The kingdom of life which has no cell membrane or nucleus and is always unicellular |
| Base | A chemical that reacts easily with other substances and turns litmus paper blue; greater than 7 on the pH scale |
| Bias | An influence in an unfair way; You are biasing my choice by telling me yours |
| Big Bang | The theory that the universe began suddenly from a tiny mass |
| Biogeochemical cycle | A way that a chemical element or molecule moves through both the biotic ("bio-") and abiotic ("geo-") parts of an ecosystem |
| Biology | The study of living things |
| Biome | A region of the world that has a particular climate and unique plants and animals that live there |
| Biotechnology | The study of the use of small organisms to help industrial processes |
| Biotic | Anything that is alive |
| Body cell | All of the cells in an organism not involved in reproduction |
| Bond | An electrical force that links atoms together |
| Brittle | Easily broken |
| Carbohydrate | An essential chemical in all cells that is broken down to form sugars; glucose, sucrose, lactose, galactose |
| Carbon cycle | The flow of carbon dioxide and oxygen throughout the Earth |
| Carrying capacity | The most amount of a particular organism that can be supported by an ecosystem |
| Cell differentiation | A process where cells change to perform different roles |
| Cell division | A process where one cell becomes more than one cell |
| Cell membrane | Surrounds the cell and keeps it together; also decides what material enters and leaves |
| Cell organelle | Parts of the cell that perform specific functions |
| Cell wall | The stiff outer layer of a cell that protects the cell and gives it shape |
| Cell | The basic structural and functional unit of all organisms |
| Cellular respiration | The process where organisms get energy from organic molecules |
| Ceramic | Something made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by baking at high temperatures |
| Characteristic | A distinguishing quality of something; generosity is one of his best characteristics |
| Chemical change | A change in a substance that results in a completely different substance or substances and cannot be undone |
| Chemical equation | A short notation for describing a chemical change; 2H2 + O2 è 2H2O |
| Chemical formula | The sequence of atoms that describes a certain molecule |
| Chemical property | Describes the ability of a substance to react and form new substances |
| Chemical reaction | What occurs when one or more reactants combine to form one or more products |
| Chemical | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
| Chemosynthesis | The creation of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water that only happens in certain bacteria and fungi |
| Chloroplast | Organelle in plants and some other organisms which is responsible for photosynthesis |
| Chromosome | A thread-like strand of DNA or RNA in the cell |
| Cilia | A hair-like organelle on the outside of a cell used in movement |
| Climate | The weather in some location over a long period of time |
| Cloning | The creation of genetically identical copies of some organism |
| Collision | An event where two objects come together |
| Comet | A small, frozen object outside the earth which travels around the sun in an ellipse |
| Commensalism | A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is unaffected |
| Community | The collection of all organisms that live together on an area of land |
| Competition | When more that one organism is trying to obtain the same resources |
| Conceive | To have the idea for something |
| Conclusion | An explanation of the results of an experiment |
| Conduction | The ability of a material to allow electricity or heat to pass through |
| Conductivity | The amount of conduction of a material |
| Conserve | To keep the same through a physical or chemical reaction; energy is conserved in this process |
| Constant | Does not change |
| Constrain | To limit, hold back or restrict |
| Context | The set of facts that surround a situation or event |
| Continental Drift | The theory that states the continents are constantly in motion |
| Convection | The process where heat causes fluids (gas or liquid) to rise and bring heat up |
| Covalent Bond | A type of chemical bond where electrons are shared between the atoms |
| Cyclic fluctuation | A process that involves change, but returns to the same state over and over again |
| Darwin | Charles Darwin, who came up with the most widely accepted theory of evolution |
| Data | The results or information that you get from doing a scientific experiment |
| Deciduous forest | A biome where the trees lose their leaves every year |
| Deduction | A way of making scientific discoveries where general ideas are tested very specifically |
| Deep interior | The mantle and core of the Earth |
| Deletion | The removal of a DNA base that results in a genetic mutation |
| Density | The mass of a substance per unit volume |
| Dissipate | To cause to separate and go in different directions |
| Dissolve | To cause to go into a solution |
| Distribution | The amount of scattering over a certain area |
| Diversity | The distribution and abundance of different plant and animal communities and species within a given area |
| DNA | Abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, which contains the genetic instructions for all forms of life |
| Dominant | A genetic characteristic that is always expressed by the organism |
| Ductile | Can be drawn into wire |
| Earthquake | The movement of Earth's plates which results in shaking on the surface of the crust |
| Ecosystem | An ecosystem is an area consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms (biotic factors) working together with all of the non-living (abiotic) factors of the environment |
| Electric force | The force between a positively-charged particle and an electron (negatively charged) |
| Electrically neutral | Neither positively charged or negatively charged |
| Electricity | Energy caused by the movement of electrons in a direction |
| Electromagnetic radiation | A wave that moves back and forth at a certain frequency and moves through space at the speed of light |
| Electromagnetic spectrum | The range of all possible electromagnetic radiation |
| Electromagnetic waves | A wave or "disturbance" in space; radio, television, x-rays, microwaves |
| Electron | A negatively charged particle outside the nucleus of an atom |
| Element | A substance composed of atoms with the identical atomic number; organized in the periodic table |
| Emigration | The act of leaving one place for another |
| Endothermic | A chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy |
| Energy production | Since energy cannot be created or destroyed, this refers to getting energy into a more usable form |
| Energy pyramid | A diagram showing that as you go up the pyramid, the total amount of energy decreases |
| Energy transfer | Energy can be transferred from one place to another, but when this happens, energy is always lost |
| Energy | The property of something's ability to do work |
| Equilibrium | A system is at equilibrium when no change is occurring |
| Ethics | A system of principles that talks about good conduct |
| Eukaryote | A type of organism that has a true nucleus in its cell(s) |
| Evidence | Knowledge on which to base an idea or belief |
| Evolution | The events involved in the development over long periods of time of organisms |
| Evolutionary relationship | How closely related two organisms are in terms of evolution |
| Exert | To make a great effort |
| Exothermic | A chemical reaction that gives off heat energy |
| Extinction | No longer in existence |
| Extrusive | On the outside; when talking about rocks, extrusive rocks are formed on the surface of the Earth when lava cools |
| Eyewash | A safety feature of a classroom which allows people to safely wash their eyes of any chemicals or objects |
| Family | The classification group above genus |
| Faulting | The creation of a crack in the surface of the Earth due to plate tectonics |
| Fermentation | The process of energy production that happens in many organisms and does not require oxygen |
| Fission | The splitting of an atomic nucleus that releases energy |
| Flagella | An organelle of some prokaryotes that allows for movement and resembles a tail |
| Fluid | Anything that flows; both gases and liquids are considered fluids |
| Folding | A process that happens on the surface of the earth when rock is pushed together |
| Food web | A diagram that shows the relationships between different organisms in an ecosystem |
| Force | Something that produces a change in an object |
| Formation | The geological features of the earth |
| Fossil fuel | An energy source (fuel) made from ancient plant or animal remains (fossils) |
| Fossil record | A piece of evidence for evolution that shows the development of organisms over time across the entire world |
| Fossil | The remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been removed from the soil |
| Frequency | The amount of times something happens per second |
| Friction | The resistance when one object contacts another |
| Fuel | A source of energy |
| Function | What something is used for |
| Fungi | The kingdom of living things that are eukaryotic and make their own energy; mushrooms, yeast, molds |
| Fusion | The combination of two or more atomic nuclei that releases energy |
| Gametes | The cells that are responsible for sexual reproduction; sperm, eggs |
| Gamma ray | A form of electromagnetic radiation that has a very short wavelength and high frequency |
| Gene frequency | The amount of times a particular gene is found in a population |
| Gene | The basic unit of heredity, composed of DNA and found on chromosomes |
| Genetic composition | The collection of all of the genes of a particular organism |
| Genetic drift | The frequency of a particular gene in a population changes in a certain direction |
| Genetic research | Research that investigates what information is in organisms' DNA |
| Genetic variation | Changes between organisms that is based on their DNA |
| Genetically modified food | Food that has been changed so that its DNA benefits humans |
| Genotype | The letters that represent the two alleles that make up a gene |
| Genus | A classification of living things that is more specific than the species |
| Geologic time scale | A chart that shows the eras and periods of major events on Earth |
| Geological | Referring to geology, the study of the Earth |
| Geology | The study of the Earth |
| Germ theory | The theory that says that diseases come from small organisms (germs) |
| Germ | A small organism that causes disease |
| Global warming | The idea that Earth's temperature is rising and causing mainly negative effects |
| Goggles | A safety device used whenever the eyes could be injured by a chemical or physical experiment |
| Gravity | The theory that all objects are drawn to each other depending on their distance from each other and their masses |
| Growth | The increase of size of an individual; can also be the presence of something |
| Habitat | The environment that a species depends upon for its survival |
| Hardness | A scale that tells how hard a particular rock is; harder rock scratches softer rock |
| Helium | The second-lightest chemical element and found primarily in stars like the sun |
| Heterozygous | Meaning different; in genetics, this refers to a genotype made up of both a dominant and recessive allele; Bb, Dd, Ff |
| Hierarchy | A sequence of groupings of things in a system; businesses have hierarchies which start with the president of the company, then managers (bosses) and finish with individual employees |
| Homeostasis | Maintenance of a constant internal environment in an organism. |
| Homozygous | Meaning same; in genetics, this refers to a genotype made up of two identical alleles; BB, dd, FF |
| Hurricane | An intense cyclone (spinning storm system) that has winds above 73 miles per hour |
| Hybrid | A combination of two different things; in genetics, this refers to the cross between a homozygous dominant and homozygous recessive individual to form heterozygous individuals; BB x bb = Bb |
| Hydrogen | The lightest chemical element and the main fuel in stars like the sun |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess that is used for experiments; a hypothesis must be tested in order to figure out whether it is true or false |
| Igneous | Rock that is formed from cooled magma (intrusive rock) or lava (extrusive rock) |
| Immigration | The movement of an organism into an area |
| Inadvertently | Unintentionally; usually because something was not taken into account |
| Independent assortment | Refers to the genetic concept that genes separate independently of each other during meiosis |
| Indestructible | Cannot be destroyed |
| Indivisible | Cannot be divided |
| Induction | A type of scientific thinking where specific instances are put together to form general ideas |
| Inference | A conclusion based upon facts |
| Informed consent | When performing an experiment involving people, this is the permission that the subject (person being experimented on) gives, but only when they know what will be done |
| Infrared | A part of the electromagnetic spectrum that has less energy than visible light; it is the radiation that heat gives off |
| Inheritance | Attributes that are received by offspring (children) from their parents |
| Inherited characteristics | Attributes that are received by offspring (children) from their parents |
| Inquiry | The process where information is received by asking questions |
| Interrelatedness | Describes how genetically related two species of organisms are |
| Intrusive | On the inside; refers to the type of rock that is formed inside the Earth when magma cools |
| Investigation | The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and according to specific steps |
| Ion | A charged particle that either has more or less electrons than protons |
| Ionic Bond | A type of bond where ions are formed; electrons are not shared between the atoms as they are lost from one atom and attracted to the other |
| Isotope | A version of an element having the same atomic number but a different atomic mass; this is due to an increase or decrease in the number of electrons |
| Jumping gene | A piece of DNA that can become a part of the chromosome at many different sites along the chromosome |
| Kinetic energy | The energy of movement |
| Lake effect snow | Snow created when cold air flows over relatively warm water then over cold land |
| Lamarck | Referring to the scientist who proposed the idea that evolution happens by the inheritance of acquired characteristics; Lamarck thought that giraffes' necks got longer because they grew during the lifetime of the parents and the parents passed long necks on to their offspring |
| Landform | A natural feature on Earth's surface |
| Life process | Something that occurs in an organism that is necessary to keep it alive |
| Light | A type of electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with eyes |
| Lipid | Refers to a group of fats that cannot be dissolved in water |
| Liquid | The state of matter where the particles are loose and form the shape of their container but do not necessarily fill up the container |
| Lithosphere | The section of Earth that is composed of rock |
| Living system | A group of organisms and their environment |
| Living thing | An organism |
| Logic | Reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" |
| Magma | Melted rock inside of the Earth |
| Magnet | A type of substance containing iron which also attracts iron (or steel) |
| Malleable | Can be pounded and shaped without breaking |
| Mass | How much matter there is in an object |
| Material Safety Data Sheet | A piece of safety equipment that comes with all ordered chemicals and states the properties of the chemical and safe handling procedures |
| Material | Something that is made up of matter |
| Matter | Something that has mass and occupies space |
| Mechanical | The use of tools or devices |
| Medium | The surrounding environment |
| Meiosis | The process of cell division which produces four sex cells (gametes) from one cell |
| Mendel | Gregor Mendel, the scientist who experimented with pea plants and discovered how genetic factors were passed down from parents to offspring |
| Metal | A chemical element from the left-hand side of the periodic table that is malleable, ductile and conducts electricity |
| Metalloid | A chemical element that has characteristics of both metals and nonmetals |
| Metamorphic | Rock formed when igneous or sedimentary rock is put under pressure, heated, or reacts chemically |
| Microorganism | A small organism that is only visible underneath a microscope |
| Microwave | A type of electromagnetic radiation that has low energy and is used primarily for communication (cell phones) |
| Mitochondria | An organelle in all eukaryotic cells which is responsible for energy production |
| Mitosis | The process of cell division which produces two body cells from one cell |
| Mixture | A substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together |
| Molecule | The smallest unit of a substance that is the combination of one or more atoms |
| Motion | A change in position or location |
| Movement | A change in position that does not necessarily mean a change in location |
| Multicellular | Made up of more than one cell |
| Mutation | A change in the DNA of an organism; substitution, deletion, insertion |
| Mutualism | A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit |
| Nanotechnology | Technology that is only visible through the microscope |
| Natural disaster | A result of severe weather (like tornadoes and hurricanes) or some geological event (like a volcano, earthquake or asteroid) that causes devastation and destruction |
| Natural selection | The process in which some organisms live and reproduce and others die before reproducing |
| Net force | The combination of all forces that act upon on object |
| Neutral | Not negatively charged and not positively charged; no charge |
| Newton | Sir Isaac Newton, a scientist who made hundreds of contributions to science like the law of gravity and his three major laws of physics; a Newton is a measure of force |
| Newton's 1st Law | An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force |
| Newton's 2nd Law | The net force on an object is equal to the acceleration on that object times the mass of the object |
| Newton's 3rd Law | Every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction |
| Non-sustainable agriculture | Agriculture that is done so the land is over-farmed and cannot continue to produce forever |
| Nonmetal | A chemical element from the right side of the periodic table that is brittle and does not conduct electricity well |
| Nuclear decay | This happens when the nucleus of an atom breaks apart; usually, neutrons and protons leave the nucleus |
| Nuclear energy | Energy that is produced by fission or fusion reactions |
| Nuclear reaction | A reaction that happens in the nucleus of an atom; fission, fusion |
| Nuclear | Relating to the nucleus of an atom |
| Nucleic acid | In the nucleus of a cell, there are two major types of nucleic acids: DNA and RNA |
| Nucleotides | These are found on a strand of DNA or RNA as a sequence of bases |
| Nucleus | In biology, this refers to the middle of a cell; in physical science, this refers to the center of an atom |
| Observation | Noticing or paying attention |
| Offspring | Children, of any organism |
| Organic molecule | A molecule that contains carbon atoms bonded together |
| Organism | A living thing that can live and reproduce independently |
| Oxygen | One of the chemical elements on the periodic table that is used by all living things |
| Ozone | A form of oxygen that, in the atmosphere, protects living things from ultraviolet rays |
| Parasitism | A relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the host organism is harmed by it |
| Particle | An object in the atom that has mass |
| Peer review | A method of selecting essays to be published where a group of peers review and make comments about the submitted essays |
| Periodic table | An arrangement of chemical elements based on their atomic numbers and similarity of properties |
| pH scale | Measures the strength of acids and bases; an acid has a number below 7, a base has a number above 7 and neutral materials have a pH of 7 (like water) |
| Phenomenon | A fact, event or circumstance that can be observed |
| Phenotype | The physical expression (what can be seen) of a genetic characteristic; brown eyes, black hair |
| Phosphorous | One of the chemical elements on the periodic table that is used by all plants and animals |
| Photosynthesis | The process that happens in plants and some other organisms which takes the sun's energy and turns it into usable energy; 6CO2 + 6H2O + Light è C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2 |
| Physical change | A change in a substance that results in a different form of the substance and can be undone |
| Physical property | A characteristic of a substance that can be observed; color, taste, texture, density |
| Physical science | Any of the sciences, such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology, that discusses the nature and properties of energy and nonliving matter |
| Pioneer | In biology, the first species that inhabit a certain area |
| Planet | Any large body of rock that orbits a star |
| Plastic | A material that can be molded and formed into objects and films |
| Plate tectonics | The theory that the earth's surface is divided into a few large, thick plates that are constantly moving |
| Position | The place in space where an object is found in relation to another object |
| Potential energy | Stored energy; energy that is released and then becomes kinetic energy |
| Precipitation | Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere; rain, snow, sleet, hail |
| Predation | When one animal hunts and feeds on another animal |
| Predator | An animal that hunts and feeds on prey |
| Predict | To use observations and inferences to make an educated guess about what will happen in an experiment |
| Prokaryote | A type of living thing that is single-celled and has no true nucleus |
| Propagate | To transmit or to continue a process |
| Proportional | A good size compared to something else |
| Protein synthesis | The creation of proteins in the cell from DNA |
| Protein | A sequence of amino acids |
| Proton | A positively-charged particle in the nucleus of an atom |
| Pure substance | A substance that has an identical chemical composition in every part |
| Purebred | For every genetic characteristic, a purebred is homozygous |
| Radiation | Energy that is transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles; when talking about heat, this is when heat spreads out from a central source |
| Radio wave | A type of electromagnetic radiation that has very low energy and a very long wavelength (can be 10 - 20 feet long); used for cell phones and radios of all kinds |
| Radioactive substance | A type of substance that releases neutrons and protons from its nucleus |
| Radiometric dating | Determining the age of a rock or fossil based on the amount of one isotope compared with another isotope; for example, the amount of carbon-14 versus the amount of carbon-12 can determine how old something is because carbon-14 breaks down to carbon-12 over time |
| Random motion | Motion that has no specific direction and cannot be predicted |
| Random | A lack of order and predictability |
| Reaction | When one or more substances are changed into other substances |
| Recessive | A genetic characteristic that is only expressed by the organism if there is no dominant characteristic present |
| Recycle | To break down a material so that it can be reused instead of throwing it away |
| Reflect | To throw or bend back |
| Reproduce | To create more of |
| Reproduction | The process of creating offspring |
| Resource | A supply of something that can be used when needed |
| Rock sequence | The order of rocks according to the geological age where they can be found |
| Science | The study of physical and material knowledge in an organized manner according to specific procedures |
| Sea-floor spreading | In geology, when oceanic plates move apart, the middle fills in with magma which cools and forms new sea floor |
| Segregation | In genetics, this refers to the separation of paired genes into separate sex cells (gametes) |
| Semiconductor | A type of material that allows electricity to flow with average resistance |
| Sequence | An arrangement in which things follow a pattern; in genetics, this refers to the bases of DNA, in order |
| Sex cell | A type of cell which is involved in reproduction; sperm, eggs |
| Sex-linked trait | A genetic characteristic that is present only on the X (or in some cases, the Y) chromosome and so behaves differently in males and females |
| Sexual reproduction | The combination of two individuals (genetically) to form one or more new organisms |
| Solid | One of the basic states of matter which has a definite shape and volume |
| Somatic cells | The type of cells that form the body of an organism and are not involved in sexual reproduction |
| Space | The unlimited area in which everything is located; "Space, the final frontier" |
| Species | A very specific classification of organisms; all members of a species can mate together |
| Speed | The amount of distance an object travels divided by the amount of time it takes; He traveled 30 mph |
| Star | An object in the sky that is made up of gases and very hot due to nuclear reactions (fission and fusion) that happen inside the star |
| Stem cell | A type of cell that can turn into any other type of cell |
| Substance | A type of matter that has the same properties; water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, diamond |
| Substitution | The replacement of one thing for another; in chemistry, this is a type of reaction where one atom or group is replaced by another; in genetics, this refers to a mutation where one base of DNA changes to another |
| Sulfur | A chemical element that is a part of fossil fuels and can contribute to acid rain |
| Superconductor | A type of material that allows electricity to flow with no resistance |
| Superimpose | To place one image on top of another |
| Support | In biology, this refers to the ability of the environment to provide basic needs to the organisms that live there |
| Survive | In biology, this refers to an organism that makes it to the next generation |
| Sustainable agriculture | Agriculture that is done so the land is used well and can continue on forever |
| Symbiosis | A relationship between two or more organisms |
| Synthesis | The combination of two or more things or concepts |
| Technology | The application of science to solve a particular problem |
| Temperature | The measurement of the average thermal energy of a system |
| Theory | A well proven explanation of some part of the natural world |
| Thermal energy | Heat |
| Time | A part of the measuring system used to measure how long an action takes |
| Tornado alley | The area in the midwest United States that gets a high amount of tornadoes |
| Total mass | The combination of all of the masses of everything that is being considered |
| Ultraviolet | A form of electromagnetic radiation that has more energy than visible light; most ultraviolet light is usually blocked in our atmosphere by ozone |
| Unbalanced charge | An electric charge, positive or negative, that is not neutral because there are either more or less electrons than normal |
| Unbalanced force | A force that is not balanced out by an opposite force; She was pushing against the wall, but when the wall fell it became an unbalanced force! |
| Undirected variation | Changes in a population that seem random but can result in mutations that benefit the organism |
| Unicellular | Made up of one cell |
| Unity | Property of something in that it is complete |
| Unstable nuclei | More than one nucleus (nuclei) that break down very quickly to smaller nuclei |
| Urban growth | The distance that a city (an urban center) is expanding |
| Variation | Something that has changed; in biology, this refers to the genetic difference between individuals |
| Velocity | The distance that an object travels over a certain amount of time and in a certain direction; He traveled at 30 mph south |
| Vibration | A shaky motion, especially inside of an atom |
| Virus | A small particle that contains DNA or RNA and is able to reproduce only inside of a living cell |
| Visible light | A form of electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye (other organisms are capable of seeing some infrared and ultraviolet radiation) |
| Volcanic action | The type and amount of lava that is erupting from a volcano |
| Volume | The amount of space an object takes up |
| Wave | A movement up and down or back and forth |
| Wavelength | Refers to the length of a single wave (back and forth); can be calculated from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next |
| Weather pattern | Weather that happens over and over again over a certain period of time |
| Weather | The current state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, wind, clouds and precipitation |
| Weight | The combination of the mass and the force of gravity on an object |
| X-rays | A form of electromagnetic radiation that has low energy and is used in medical equipment |
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