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the last batch of the 100 science vocab words
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Flavors of Quarks
just up, down, bottom, and top
up, down, strange, charm, bottom and top
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protein folding
protein preparing themselves to be stored away for future use
multi-step process in which protein forms a functional shape
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Daughter
cells that are the result of a single dividing parent cell
the atom that’s left after an existing, radioactive atom decays
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theory
a New York–based men's and women's contemporary fashion label
same as hypothesis - an educated guess as to why something will happen
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protolanguage
the original computer language used in the 1950's
hypothetical language that led to other languages
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rain shadow
a desert forming on one side of a mountain.
darkness caused by sunlight being blocked by rain and clouds
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Thorium
Thor was named for this element
a radioactive element with an atomic number of 90
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zero
denotes the absence of all magnitude or quantity
more than one but less than five
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refraction
throwing back by a surface of light, heat, or sound without absorption
change in direction of light, heat, or sound passing into a new medium
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radiometric dating
old school style of finding dates by using radios that run on metric waves
determining the age of an object by examining radioactive isotopes
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quantum mechanics
describes the behavior of nature at and below the scale of atoms
describes the behavior of nature above the scale of atoms
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sociobiology
study on how living in a society affects the laws of physics
study of the biological aspects of social animals
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Universal Time
the age of the universe
the most precise and commonly referred to time standard.
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time dilation
when time moves slower or faster because an object's speed
when the pupil of an eye enlarges due to time passing slowly
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xerophyte
a plant which needs very little water
a plant that lives above ground, often on the branches of tropical trees
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vestigial
organs that have seemingly lost their original function
organs used for same function in unrelated species
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urea
used in skin care products for its moisturizing and exfoliating properties.
an essential fertilizer needed to meet the global demand for food
the main organic component in human urine
a nitrogenous waste product
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superposition
ability of a quantum system to be in multiple states at the same time
ability of certain super heroes to bend their body into unique shapes
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solar wind
wind on the sunny side of mountains - used by hawks to gain elevation
stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun
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roentgenium
the least radioactive element
A man-made element of which only a few atoms have ever been created
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REM sleep
the stage of sleep that takes up 25% of sleep - when most dreams happen
stage of sleep when eyes are very still and all dreams turn into nightmares
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datum
one bit of data (singular)
more than one bit of data (plural)
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yolk
the yellow internal part of a bird's egg
the yellow internal part of a reptile's egg
oily material in unprocessed sheep wool
the yellow internal part of a fish's egg
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wave function
Dude, the waves are for surfing
written as Ψ(x,t)=C(0<x<L), where C is a constant, and Ψ(x,t)=0
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teratogens
anything that causes abnormalities in a fetus
babies that are born without any abnormalities due to proper diets
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retrovirus
viruses that often mimic viruses that were common in the past
viruses that carry their genetic material in the form of RNA
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telomere
coating that covers the membrane that surrounds DNA
cap that protects the end of a chromosome like the end of a shoelace
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Van Allen belts
where the charged particle blocked by the magneosphere are found
major band of asteroids found in the Kuiper belt
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tidal force
causes high tides but not low tides
a difference in the strength of gravity between two points
