Science 9 Definitions

Unit 1

Lab Safety Rules

  1. No eating, smelling, or drinking in the lab or your lab.
  2. Respect your classmates.
  3. Follow all directions.
  4. Handle glassware and equipment with care.
  5. Wear appropriate clothing and safety gear.
  6. Walk carefully in the lab.

Cellular Processes:

  • Mitosis
  • Chromatid
  • Chromosome
  • Double-stranded chromosome
  • Single-stranded chromosome
  • Centromere
  • Replication
  • Cell cycle
  • Meiosis
  • Homologous Pairs
  • Tetrad
  • Synapsis
  • Chromatin
  • Cytokinesis
  • Diploid
  • Haploid
  • Gametes

Reproduction

  • Asexual Reproduction
  • Binary Fission
  • Fragmentation
  • Budding
  • regeneration
  • Vegetative Propogation

  • Sexual Reproduction
  • Mating
  • External Fertilization
  • Internal Fertilization
  • Incomplete Metamorphosis
  • Complete Metamorphosis
  • Hermaphrodite

Genetics

  • DNA
  • Nucleotide
  • Amino Acid
  • Protein
  • Codon

  • Traits
  • Heredity
  • Genetics
  • Alleles
  • Hybrid
  • purebred
  • Dominant
  • Recessive
  • Heterozygous
  • Homozygous

Unit 2

Physical/ Chemical Properties & Changes

  • Quantitative Physical Property
  • Qualitative Physical Property
  • Chemical Property
  • Physical Property
  • Physical Change
  • Chemical Change

Atomic Theory

  • Proton
  • Electron
  • Neutron
  • Stable Octet
  • Valence Electrons
  • Period
  • Group

Compounds & Elements

  • Compound
  • Element
  • Miture
  • Ion
  • Cation
  • Anion

Unit 3

Static Electrictiy

  • Static Electricity
  • Electrostatics
  • Condutor
  • Insulator
  • Induction
  • Grounding

Current Electricity

  • Circuit
  • Series Circuit
  • Parallel Circuit
  • Resistance
  • Voltage
  • Power
  • Charge
  • Current

Unit 4

Solar System Objects

  • Planet
  • Dwarf Planet
  • Asteroid
  • Comet
  • Meteor
  • Meteorite
  • Meteoroid

Satellite Basics

  • Orbit
  • LEO
  • MEO
  • GEO