Thursday, May 11, 2017

Glossary [Cycles]

Theme: Cycles


Balance
An instrument used to measure mass

Cycle

A pattern that repeats itself continuously

Gas

A substance that has no definite shape or volume

Larva

The young of a butterfly, mosquito or beetle, which hatches out of an egg

Life Cycle

The cycle that represents the different stages in the life of a living thing

Liquid

A substance that has a definite volume but no definite shape

Mass
The amount of matter in an object

Matter
Anything that has mass and occupies space

Measuring Cylinder
A container used to measure volume

Moulting
The process of shedding the old body covering to make space for new growth

Nymph
The young of a cockroach or a grasshopper

Pupa
The stage in the life cycle of a butterfly, mosquito or beetle when it stops feeding and starts developing into the adult

Pupal Case
A covering inside which a pupa develops into an adult
Shoot
The part of the plant that refers to the stems and leaves growing above the ground from a seed
Solid
An object that has a definite shape and volume
Tadpole
The young of a frog

Volume
The amount of space occupied by an object

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