Discuss science clearly with these words from biology, physics, and environmental studies.

🔬 Science in the Real World: 50 Upper-Intermediate Terms

checking research by other experts before publishing

an idea you test through study or experiment

studying information to find patterns or answers

descriptions and observations without numbers

a number showing how close results might be to the truth

when results are unlikely to be due to chance

the use of living things to make useful products

a group of living things and their environment

natural things we can use again and again

using resources without harming the future

gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere

the amount of carbon you produce through daily life

serious problems caused by climate change

the rise in the Earth’s average temperature

a sudden event like a flood or earthquake

the area around a magnet that pulls objects

a change when substances form something new

a reaction that happens when something reacts with oxygen

rain that is polluted and harms the environment

a tiny thing like a virus or bacteria that causes disease

a substance that helps protect against disease

the science of very tiny materials and machines

computers that can learn and solve problems

a set of steps a computer uses to solve a task

the ability to understand and talk about science

new ideas and tools from science and technology