🦠 Science

solidify

to change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form

pliable

bends easily without breaking or cracking

echolocation

animals find their way in the dark by producing sound waves that echo and reflect

herbivore / carnivore / omnivore

an animal that eats only plants / meat / both

clog

to become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped

flammable

burns easily

national power grid

a system of wires through which electricity is connected to different parts of a region

air / water circulation

the movement of air or water in a space system

rigid

(material) stiff or fixed, not able to be bent or moved

prospecting

searching for valuable substances or resources on Earth

pupa

an insect in the stage of being protected by a hard covering, and does not move

accelerate ecosystem senescence

the fact of becoming older, and therefore being in less good condition

heat / sound-insulated

used in covering something for heat or sound

hemisphere

one of two halves of the Earth

pedigree

a list of the parents and other relations of an animal

photovoltaic systems

able to produce electricity from light

the Earth’s thermal balance

connected with heat

fatigue

weakness in a metal structure due to repeated bending

shaft

a long, either vertical or sloping, passage through the ground

ventilation

the movement of fresh air around a closed space

plant

machines used in industry

lethal

able to cause death; extremely dangerous

amphibious

able to live or operate on land or in water

specimen

a single example of something, especially an animal or plant

genetic mutation

the way in which genes change and produce permanent differences

enigma

something or someone mysterious and impossible to understand

solar radiation intensity

the strength of something

infestation

a large number of insects, rats, etc., causing damage

stamina

the physical or mental strength to do something difficult and will take a long time

hydraulic

machines operated by using power from the pressure of water or another liquid

terrestrial

animals living on the land rather than in the water or air

instinctive

automatically natural reaction

intuitive

based on feelings without analysis

the interplay between heat and pressure

the effect that two or more things have on each other

unravel

make a complicated subject known or understood

impurity

the fact that a substance is dirty or lower in quality

resonate

to continue to have a powerful effect or value

devise

to invent a plan, system, etc., using your intelligence

biologically hardwired for STH

the way your brain is made, not learned from experience