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World Museums
Science Terms
All About Animals
Units of Measure
100

the study of the remains of past human lives and activities

archeology

100

The Louvre

Paris, France

100

A place where beehives are kept

Apiary

100

This is the male name for cattle

Bull

100

A customary logarithmic measure most commonly used for measuring sound.

Decibel

200

the study of climate and weather

meteorology

200

The British Museum

London, England

200

This word means of or related to birds

Avian

200

This is the baby name for a kangaroo

joey

200

A temperature scale that sets absolute zero at 0 degrees; its degrees are equivalent to Celsius +273

Kelvin

300

the study of earthquakes

seismology

300

MOMA (the Museum of Modern Art)

New York City, United States

300

Describing an animal whose principal diet is meat-based

Carnivorous

300

This is the name of a group of 3 or more crows

murder

300

What is a "baker's dozen"? 

BONUS: Why is it called that?

13

Because medieval English bakers would add an extra loaf to every dozen to avoid strict penalties for selling underweight bread

400

the study of the earth and it's history

geology

400

The Tate

London, England

400

A great span of time defined by major events

Eon

400

This is the female name for a horse

Mare

400

What is the smallest unit of information used in Computer Engineering?

Bit

500

The study of diseases

Pathology

500

Musee d'Orsay

Paris, France

500

This is the group name for any of these five elements: fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At)

Halogen

500

The adjective 'Simian' is used to describe this type of animal

Chimp/Monkey

500

This unit is a jeweler's measure of weight (for diamonds) or purity (for gold).

Carat