Natalie, Kimber, Brandon, Lori, & Carrie
EDRG 3520
Dictionary
Science Dictionary
Chemical Reaction: The process that involves rearrangement of the
molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical
form or nuclear reaction.
Compass: Direction finder, a device for finding directions,
usually with a magnetized needle that automatically swings to magnetic north.
Heat: The quality of being hot; high temperature.
Liquid: Flowing substance, a substance in a condition
in which it flows, that is a fluid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure
and whose shape but not volume cannot be changed.
Magnetic Force:
Energy or physical action or movement caused by properties of exhibiting
magnetism.
Pathway: A sequence of biochemical reactions involved
in a metabolic process.
Physical Change:
The change or becoming different of the Earth’s surface.
Solid: A substance that resists moderate stress and
deformation, unlike a liquid or a gas.
Substance: A particular kind of matter with uniform properties.
Volcano: A naturally occurring opening in the surface
of the Earth through which molten, gaseous, and solid materials is ejected.
Weight: A body’s relative mass or the quantity of matter
contained by it, giving rise to a downward force, the heaviness of a person
or thing.