A | B |
particulates | unburnt carbon |
nitrogen monoxide | pollutant mainly from cars |
combustion | correct term for burning |
atom | smallest particle in a reaction |
hydrocarbon | made from hydrogen and carbon |
molecule | group of atoms |
plate tectonics | this drives continental drift |
galaxy | billions of stars |
sulphur dioxide | dissolves in rain to make acid rain |
Big Bang | start of the Universe |
earthquake | caused by slipping tectonic plates |
erosion | wearing away of rocks |
seafloor spreading | key evidence for continental drift |
asteroid | mini-planet |
nuclear fusion | how stars release energy |
hydrogen | main element in star |
chromosome | most cells have 46 |
Y chromosome | male chromosome |
cystic fibrosis | genetic illness |
recessive | opposite of dominant |
nucleus | where chromosomes are in cell |
alleles | versions of same gene |
gene | our "instructions" |
bb | genetic make-up of a blue-eyed person |
clones | genetically identical living things |