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Words of Science
Do the Math
Car Talk
3-Letter Words
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The NRDC fights for clean energy & against power plants that burn this solid hydrocarbon
coal
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It's a substance capable of reacting with an acid to form salts
base
200
It's the decimal equivalent of 1/8
0.125
200
We all have our these, the areas behind & to the side of a car that are tough to see in a mirror
blind spots
200
This word meaning to recede often precedes "& flow"
ebb
400
The color of its logo shows that Casting for Recovery has fly-fishing retreats for women coping with this diagnosis
breast cancer
400
From the Latin for "full of commotion", it's a violent flow of air like that which a plane might encounter
turbulence
400
9 divided by 3/4 =
this
12
400
Bumpers are at the front & rear of a car; these other protective parts are the frames over the wheels
fenders
400
Time Out New York says Russ & Daughters is one of the best places to get bagels & this
lox
600
This actor's nonprofit sixdegrees.org makes connections between people & local causes
Kevin Bacon
600
In physics, it's a substance that technically can be gas or liquid & that conforms to the shape of the vessel holding it
a fluid
600
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If x2 + 2 = 18, x = this
4
600
Manual shifters used to come in "4 on the floor" & "3 on" this arboreal word for the steering column
tree
600
1992 is the OED's first citation for this word meaning so-so; it described "Melrose Place"
meh
800
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Fighting abuses around the world, HRW stands for this watch
Human Rights Watch
800
This "middle" layer of our atmosphere is where meteors first encounter major air & burn up from the friction
mesophere
800
It's 5% of 400
20
800
At a time when most cars had huge engines & heavy bodies, the speedy & nimble 1913 Mercer Raceabout pioneered the sports car by pairing a small engine with a lightweight one of these; it's a French word for a car's frame
chassis
800
Doing this type of lively dance is synonymous with elation
jig
1000
This medical group was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1999
Doctors Without Borders
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This type of heat is absorbed or released when a substance changes from one state to another w/o a rise in temp.
latent heat
1000
(x + 1)2 expands to this
x2 + 2x + 1
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I love to watch the MacPherson type of this shock absorber do its job
strut
1000
This red, brimless cap is also called a tarboosh
fez