Science Vocabulary
deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit.
ores
the lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires
Nirvana
Gravity, pressure, and pumps the liquid through the pipeline.
How do you think oil moves through this 1,200 km system of pipes?
This animals is long-bodied, with short legs and a broad girth. They have very loose and thick skin, giving them the ability to turn freely and fight when grabbed. They have long, coarse fur that lacks an undercoat.
Honey Badger
In this sport, there are two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. A point is scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules.
Table Tennis
cutting of large areas of forests for human activities.
Deforestation
Indian empire founded by Chandragupta, beginning with his Kingdom in northeastern India and spreading to most of northern and central India.
Maurya Empire
Ethanol is an alcohol made from sugars in plants such as corn. Adding ethanol to gas reduces the amount of oil needed to make gas. This mixed together reduces pollution.
What is ethanol and why is it added to gasoline?
long bushy tails that are often black-tipped. Their coat color is typically a mix of gray and brown with buffy facial markings and undersides, but the color can vary from solid white to brown or black. They also look somewhat like a large German shepherd.
Grey wolf
This sport is an outdoor game played by two opposing teams of 11 players each who use sticks curved at the striking end to hit a small, hard ball into their opponent's goal.
Field Hockey
is the energy from the sun.
Solar energy
to change one’s beliefs in particular, to change from one religion to another.
Convert
Extended family lived together or close by, important decisions were made by the oldest male in family, and family names came first.
In what ways did a traditional Chinese household illustrate the importance of family in Chinese Culture?
This animals has a large head with a long, thick, muscular neck and powerful jaws. They also live in savannas, grasslands, sub-deserts, forests and mountains of Africa and Asia.
Spotted Hyena
This sport is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net.
Badminton
a process in which mined land must be recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation
Reclamation
Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life.
Confucius
China’s civilization began along Huang. Its floods created excellent farmland, but also killed thousands of people and cut new path over near rivers.
How did the Huang River affect ancient Chinese civilization?
This animal has a pig shape body with a long, blunt snout, small eyes, and large ears. They have a very coarse coat with thick, short hairs, and some sub-species have a tall, erect mane which can extend down the entire length of the body.
Wild Boar
In this sport, they have two teams, usually of six players on a side. they use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a high net to hit the other teams court.
resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time.
Renewable resources
group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government.
Civil service
He was more concerned about the welfare of his people, he promoted tolerance and discouraged killing of living things.
How did Asoka’s ruling style change when he became a Buddhist?
This animal has a long, bushy tail, elongated muzzle, and trademark flicking tongue. They are large, insectivorous mammals. They are native to South and Central America.
Anteater
This sport is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-meter) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
Cricket