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Science Terms.

Published on Jan 18, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SCIENCE VOCB.

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ABSOLUTE DATING

is the process of determining an approximate computed age in archaeology and geology.

ERA

IS A COMMONLY USED WORD FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

GROUND TRUTHING

THE PROCESS OF GATHERING DATA TO TEST THE ACCURACY, OR OTHERWISE.
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LAW OF SUPERPOSITION

is a key axiom based on observations of natural history that is a foundatioN

RELATIVE DATING

is the science determining the relative order of past events, without necessarily determining their absolute age
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REMOTE SENSING

is the small- or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon

SPECTRAL ANALYSIS

Spectroscopy was originally the study of the interaction between radiation and matter as a function of wavelength
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UNCONFORMINTY

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URBAN SPRAWL

The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.
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OSMOSIS

The tendency of molecules of a solvent to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrate
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ANTI-MOCROBIAL AGENT

capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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CILIA

A short, microscopic, hairlike vibrating structure. Cilia occur in large numbers on the surface of certain cells, either causing
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EPIDEMIC

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time: "a flu epidemic".

IMMUNIZATION

he act of making immune

MICROBE

A BACTERIUM CAUSING DISEASE OR FERMENTATION

MUTAGEN

AN AGENT, SUCH AS RADIATION OR A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE, THAT CAUSES GENETIC MUTATION
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