Key words
The science, maths and programming words used in the labs, explained simply. In a lab, tap an underlined word to see what it means.
22 words
- acid अम्ल
- A substance that tastes sour, like lemon juice or vinegar. It turns blue litmus red.
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- carbon dioxide कार्बन डाइअक्साइड
- A gas we breathe out. Plants take it in to make their food.
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- condensation सघनन
- When a gas cools and turns back into a liquid, like drops on a cold glass.
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- dissolve घुल्नु
- To mix into a liquid so completely that you can no longer see the pieces.
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- energy ऊर्जा
- What is needed to make things move, heat up, light up or grow.
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- evaporation वाष्पीकरण
- When a liquid slowly turns into a gas (vapour), like puddles drying in the sun.
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- evidence प्रमाण
- What you saw or measured that shows whether an idea is right.
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- fair test निष्पक्ष परीक्षण
- A test where you change only one thing, so you know what caused the result.
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- filtration छान्ने विधि
- Separating solid bits from a liquid by pouring it through filter paper or cloth.
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- food chain खाद्य शृङ्खला
- Who eats whom: grass is eaten by a goat, and the goat by a tiger.
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- habitat बासस्थान
- The natural home of a plant or animal, like a pond or a forest.
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- indicator सूचक
- A substance that changes colour to show whether something is an acid or a base.
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- microorganism सूक्ष्मजीव
- A living thing too small to see without a microscope, like bacteria.
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- mixture मिश्रण
- Two or more substances mixed together, which can be separated again.
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- neutral तटस्थ
- Neither an acid nor a base, like pure water.
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- oxygen अक्सिजन
- A gas in the air that living things need to breathe and that fire needs to burn.
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- photosynthesis प्रकाश संश्लेषण
- How green plants make their own food from light, water and carbon dioxide.
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- prediction अनुमान
- What you think will happen before you try it. It is fine if it turns out wrong.
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- sediment थिग्रिएको
- Heavy bits that sink and settle at the bottom of a liquid.
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- solution घोल
- A mixture where one substance has dissolved completely in a liquid, like salt water.
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- temperature तापक्रम
- How hot or cold something is, measured in degrees Celsius (°C).
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- variable चर
- Something that can change in an experiment. Change one, measure another, and keep the rest the same.
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