CLSU Science

Cards (52)

  • Alum is known as a settlingagent
  • Chlorine - chemical that is commonly added to sterilize it
  • Precipitation - releases water in the process
  • If heat is continously applied, the atoms of the substance, would begin to lose the attraction which holds them together, then achangeofstate occurs
  • Decay - process where organic matter is broken down and returns to soil
  • Anther - where pollen is produced
  • Filament - male reproductive part of the flower
  • Fertilization in flowering plants results in seeds
  • Strength of turning effect is the pivotpoint
  • Series - circuit arrangement which is more practical to use
  • Oxygen - plays an important role in burning
  • Potential Energy - energy stored
  • Decomposers -plants that feed on dead plants and animals
  • Primary Consumers - eats organisms directly
  • Oxygen - most abudant element on the Earth's Crust
  • Vertebrates - animals with backbones
  • Vertebrae - made up of several bones
  • Spinal Cord - connects to the brain and other parts
  • Convex Lens -makes ovjects appear larger in a magnifying lens
  • Cocci - sphere-shaped bacteria
  • Lactobacillus sp. - bacteria known to help to digest
  • Pathogens - microorganisms that can cause diseases
  • Dormancy - seed enters in a state of being dry
  • Cotyledon - seed tissue that stores food
  • Peristalsis - moves the food down the alimentary canal
  • Gastric Juice - juice inside the stomach containing dilute hydrovhlroric acid and enzymes
  • Digestion - process of breaking down food into smaller molecules
  • Solar Eclipse - Sun, earth, moon
  • Lunar Eclipse - sun, moon, earth
  • Nitrogen - makes up 78% in the atmosphere
  • Radiation - Energy transferred from sun to earth
  • Radiation - particles given by atoms undergoing nuclear decay
  • Endotherms - animals that are able to keep constant body temperature
  • Insects - invertebrates with six legs
  • Fossil - remains or traces of an organism
  • Mixture - Two or mkre substances mixed together but not joined chemically
  • Light travels in 300,000 km/s
  • Gravity - force that keeps the earth in the sun's orbit
  • Carbon Monoxide - layers of pollutants in the air caused bt exhaust gases
  • Dispersion - spreading out of colors when light shines