B - VOCABULARY

One of the important parts of science is learning the vocabulary of science.  We will collect important terms that we are studying here on this page, listed alphabetically with the most recent words in bold.  I will list the terms below, and I would like you to use them as follows:

On paper, make three columns.  Write the term in English in the first column.  Write the synonym for the term in Korean (Hangul) in the second column (unless the only synonym is the Korean equivalent of the English word).  In the third column define the term in English according to its use in class.

List 1

application, biology, cannon, diversity, energy, ethical, fossil, missile, spectrum, strategy, thermal, torpedo 


List 2

atom, proton, neutron, electron, nucleus, electron cloud, valence, subatomic, neutral (electrically), charge (electrically), isotope, ionize, group, family, period


List 3

stable, outline, ionize, net charge, articulate, structure, cation, anion, neutral, malleable, ductile, metalloid, straddle, transition, attract, repel


List 4

jigsaw, bonding, covalent, electrostatic, pool(ing), monatomic, polyatomic, monovalent, current [electrical], resistance [electrical], flow, flowchart, sequence, evaporate


List 5

implying, instrument, significant, digit = figure, scientific notation, constants, counting, measuring, average = mean, infinite, initial



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