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Glossary
- B
Taken
from the new Key Stage 3 Exploring Science textbook
by Mark Levesley, Sandra Baggley, Julian Clarke,
Steve
Gray, Marc Pimbert
| Bacteria |
bac-teer-ry-ah |
Tiny
living things that can cause disease. |
| Balanced
forces |
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When
two forces are the same strength, but working in opposite directions.
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| Biomass |
bi-O-mass
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Any
fuel that comes from plants, animals, or their wastes (e.g. wood,
methane from rotting plants, etc.) |
| Bird
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Vertebrate
with feathers (e.g. eagle) |
| Boiling
point |
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When
a liquid is at its boiling point it is as hot as it can get. It is
evaporating as fast as it can. |
| Bonds
|
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Forces
holding particles together |
| Brain |
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Organ
that controls what the body does. |
| Breathing |
bree-thing |
Taking
in air and blowing out air. |
| Breathing
system |
bree-thing |
Set
of organs that allow breathing to happen. |
| Brine
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A
solution of common salt and water. |
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