ABC BOOK OF SCIENCE

A

• A is for air pressure
• The force of air molecules pushing on an area

B

• Includes microscopic single-celled organism found in many environments

C

• C Is for Circuit
• A closed path through which charge flows

D

E

• E is for echinoderm
• A invertebrate sea animal

F

• F is for fulcrum
• A fixed point around which a lever pivits or rotates

G

• G is for gymnosperm
• A plant that provides seeds that are not enclosed in fruit or flowers

H

• H is for heat
• Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object

I

• I is for insulator
• A material that doesn't transfer energy easily

J

• A wind that flows in the upper troposhere

K

• K is for kinetic enegry
• The energy of motion

L

• L is for lever
• A solid bar that rotates, or turns, around a fixed point

M

• M is for mammal
• A warm blooded vertebrate

N

O

• O is for ozone
• A gas molecule that consists of three oxygen atoms

P

• The life cycle of a plant

Q

• Q is for qualitative
• A scientific statement using letters only

R

• R is for roots
• The part of a plant the roots the plant into the ground

S

• S is for screw
• A simple machine that holds two or more things together

T

• T is for troposphere
• The layer of the atmosphere which we live in

U

• U is for UV radiation
• A type of radiation that can cause burns

V

• A animal that has a spinal-chord (backbone)

W

• W is for weather
• The condition of Earths atmosphere

X

Z

• Z is for zebra
• A vertebrate animal belonging in the kingdom of animalia