Glossary
- J & K
Taken
from the new Key Stage 3 Exploring Science textbook
by Mark Levesley, Sandra Baggley, Julian Clarke,
Steve
Gray, Marc Pimbert
| Joule |
jool |
The
unit for measuring energy (J). |
| Key |
|
Branching
and statement keys. Both are used to find out what something is. |
| Kidneys |
|
Organs
used to clean the blood and make urine. |
| Kilogram |
kill-o-jool |
A
unit for measuring mass (kg). There are 1000 g in 1 kg. |
| Kilojoule |
|
There
are 1000 joules (J) in 1 kilojoule (kJ). |
| Kinetic
energy |
kin-et-ick |
The
kind of energy in moving things. |
| Kingdom |
|
Largest
groups that living things are sorted into. The two biggest are the
plant kingdom and the animal kingdom. |
|