Glossary

Intermediate School Level

Science
Glossary

English / Arabic

Translation of Science Terms

Based on the Coursework for
Science Grades 6 to 8.
Word-for-word glossaries are used for
testing accommodations for ELL/LEP
students.

Last Updated: 08/10/09

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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234
Education - P-16
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Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies
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MERRYL H. TISCH, Chancellor, B.A., M.A., Ed.D. .......................................................................
MILTON L. COFIELD, Vice Chancellor, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. .........................................................
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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

Arabic

English
A

absorb
acceleration
acid rain

action

adapt

adaptation

adjust

adult

advantage

affect
air mass

air pressure

air resistance

)(

) (

alternate
alto

amount

amphibian

) (

amplitude

analyze

anatomy

ancestor

ancient
anemometer
angle

Animalia

antibiotic

antibody

appliance
apply
appropriate
approximately

Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

arrange

artery

arthropod

asexual
assemble
asteroid

astronomer

atmosphere

atom
atomic number
attract
automatic

available

axis
B

bacteria

balance

balanced forces

bar graph

barometer
battery
bed
behavior

beneficial

benefit

bare

best
big bang
binary fission
biomass
bird
blink
blizzard

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block

blood tissue

blood vessel

blossom

boil
boiling point
bone tissue
bounce
brain
bronchi
bundle
buoyant force
C

calculator

calorie

camera

) (
) )((C

camouflage
cancer
capillary
capture
carbohydrate
) carbon ( C

) )((CO2

)carbon dioxide (CO2

cardiovascular system

)
(

calcium

carnivore
category
caterpillar
cell

cell cycle

cell division

cell membrane

cell wall

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)
)((Co

)Celsius (Co
cement

)
)(cm

central nervous system

change

)centimeter (cm

change of direction

change of motion

change of speed

characteristic
chemical
chemical bond

chemical change

chemical energy

chemical equation

chemical property

chemical reaction

chemical system

)(

chemical weathering

chlorophyll

chloroplast

choose
chromosome
cinder cone volcano
circuit
circulatory system
cirrocirrus cloud
classification

classify

climate

cloning

cellular respiration

cloud
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coal

code

cold front

collect

collide

color

column

comet

comfortable

community

compare

compass

competition

complex carbohydrate

compose

composite volcano

composition

compost pile

compound
compound microscope

compress

compression

computer

conclude

conclusion

condensation

condense

condition

conduct

conduction

conductors

consequences
conservation

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

conservation of energy

conservation of mass

conserve

consist of

consistent

constant
consumer
contain
container
content
continent
contrast
control
controlled experiment

convection

coordinate

core

covalent bond

create

crest

crop

crust

crystal
crystallization

cubic

cubic centimeter

)
(

cure
cycle
cytoplasm
D

dam

data

data table

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daughter cell
decay
decomposer
decrease
defend
deficient

define

definite

delta
density
dependent variable
deposition

)
(

derived

descend

describe

desert

design

develop
development
diagram
dichotomous key
difference
digest
digestive system
directly
disappearing trait
discuss

( )
( )

disperse

dissolve

distance

distinctive

distribute
disturb

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

diversity
DNA
dominant gene

draw

dump

E
earthquake

earthworm

echo
eclipse
ecological succession

ecology

ecosystem

effect
efficient
egg

electric current

electrical energy

electricity
electromagnet

electromagnetic spectrum

electromagnetic wave

electromagnetism
electron

( )

elements

elevation

elliptical

emit
endangered species
endothermic
energy
energy resources
ensure

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environment
environmental changes
epithelial
equal
equation
equator
equilibrium
erosion
error
esophagus

( )

establish

estimate

estimatipn

eukaryotic

evaluate

evaporate

evaporation

evidence

evolution

example

excrete

exoskeleton

exothermic

expand
experiment

explain

explanation

express

external

extinct

F
fact

factor

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)
32 212
)((oF

)Fahrenheit ( F
fat
fault
feature
features
fertilization
fertilizer
fiber
fish
fixed pulley
flood
flower

fluid

food

food chain

food web

force
forecast
form

former

formula

fossil

fossil fuel

freezing point

)(

10

frequency
friction

front

fruit

fuel

fulcrum

function

filter

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Fungi
G

galaxy

garbage

gas giants

gem

gene

generation
generator
genetic engineering

genetic material

genetic variation

geologist

geothermal energy
germ
germination
glacier

gland

global

)

(

) )((g

global climate
global warming
graduated cylinder
)gram (g
graph

gravitational

gravity

greatest

11

gas

greenhouse gas
groundwater
group

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H
habit
habitat
hand lens
hardness
harmful
healthy habit

heart

heart muscle

heat

heat energy

herbivore

( )

hereditary

hibernation
hormone
host
humid

humidity

hurricane

hydroelectric power
hygrometer
hypothesis

I
identify
identical
igneous
igneous rock

illuminate

illustrate

immune system
inclined plane
increase

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independent variable
indicate
individual

infection

inference

information
ingredient
inherit
inherited adaptation
inherited trait

insect

insulator

interact

internal

) (
) (

interpret
interval
inversion
invertebrate
ion
ionic bond

) )((Fe

)iron (Fe

irregular

isolate
J

jellyfish
joint
K

)
)((kg
) )((kl
)
)((km



13

)kilogram (kg
)kiloliter (kl
)kilometer (km
kinetic energy
kingdom
knowledge
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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

L

landslide

large intestine

larva

) (

laser

latitude
lava
layer
leaf
learned

learned adaptation

least

levee

lever

life cycle

life span

lift

light

light-year

line graph

lines of force

link

) )((L

14

label

liquid
list
)liter (L
liver
location
longitudinal wave
loudness
lunar eclipse

lungs

luster

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M
machine

magma

( )

magnet

magnetic field

magnetic force

magnetism
magnifier
maintain
major
mammal
manage
mantle
mass
material
materials scientist
matter
measure
measurement
mechanical energy
mechanical weathering

( )

)(

medium

meiosis

melting point
metal
metallic bond
metalloid
metamorphic
metamorphic rock
metamorphosis
meter (m)
meter stick
method

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((m) )

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

metric ruler

microscope

)
(

)
(
)
)((mg
)
)((mL
)
)((mm

) (

migration
Milky Way
)milligram (mg
)milliliter (mL
)millimeter (mm
mineral
mitochondria

mitosis

mixture

model

moisture

molecule

)
(

mollusk
Monera
monoculture
moon

motion

motor

mountain
mouth
movable pulley

mucus

muscle

16

mid-ocean ridge

muscle tissue
muscular system
mutation
multicellular

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

natural gas

natural resource

natural selection

)
(

nebula
negative
nervous system
net force
neuron

)(
) (

neutron

) (

Newton

neutral

niche
nimbus
nitrogen

noble gas

nonmetal

nonrenewable
nonrenewable energy resource
nonrenewable resource

nose

nuclear energy

nuclear fusion

nucleus

nutrient
O

17

objective lens
observation

observe

obtained

occur

ocean

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odor

offspring

omnivore

ooze
opinion

orbit

order

organ

organ system

organelle

organism

organize

original

ovary

overabundance
overcome
overpopulation
ovule
oxygen
ozone

( )

P
parallel circuit
parasite
parent cell

particle

pattern

pedigree chart

perceive
percent, percentage
period
periodic table
permanent magnet
pesticide

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

petroleum
phases

phenomena

phosphorus

photosynthesis

physical

physical change

physical property
physical weathering

)(

pie chart

pie graph

pistil

( )

pitch

planet

Plantae

plasma

( )

plate
plate tectonics
poison
polar
pollen

pollinate

pollutant

pollution

population

position

positive

potential energy
precipitation
predator

( )

predict

prediction

presence

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

preserve

pressure

prevailing winds
previous
prey
primary
probable
procedure

process

producer

product

prokaryotic
property

protect

protein

Protista

proton
provide

pulley

Punnett square

pupa

R
radiation
radioactive
radioisotope
rarefaction

rate

ray

react
reactant
rearrange

reason

receive

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

recessive gene
recognize

record

rectum

recycle

( )

reduce

refer
reflect
reflection

reflex

refract

( )

refraction

( )

regulation

relationship

relative humidity

release

relevant

remain the same

remains

renewable
renewable energy resource
renewable resource
represent
reproduce
reproduction
reptile
required
resist
resistant to

( )

resource

respiration

respiratory system
respond

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

response
responsible
restore

result

reuse

reverse
revolution
revolve
rock
rock cycle

role

root

rotate
rotation
runoff
rust

)
(

S
saliva
salivate
scale
scarce
scientific inquiry
scientific investigation
scientific law
scientific name
scientific thinking

scrape

screw

sea floor spreading

sea level

season

secondary

sediment

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

sedimentary rock
sedimentation
seed
seedling
seep
select
selective breeding
sense

sense organ

series circuit

settle

sewage

sex cell

sex cells

sexual

shape

shell
shield volcano
shiver
significant
similarity
simple machine
siren
situation

skeletal muscle

skeletal system

small intestine

smog

smooth muscle

soil
soil texture
solar cell
solar eclipse

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Grade 8 Science Glossary Translation in Arabic

solar energy

solar system

solidification
solubility

solute

solution

sound
sound recorder
source
space
specialize

species

specific

speed

sperm

)
(

spill
spinal cord
spiral
sponge
spore
spring
spring scale

sprout

squint

) (

stable
stages
stamen

star

starch

24

solid

state
static charge

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stem
stigma

stimulus

stomach

""

stopwatch
strain
strategy
strato
stratus cloud
streak

structural adaptation

structure

)

(

sublimation
subsoil
substance
sugar
sulfuric acid

summarize

supernova

support

surface

survey

25

static electricity

survival
survive, survival

swamp

sweat

switch

system

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tadpole
tape measure
technology

telescope

temperate

temperature
temporary magnet
terrestrial planets
test
theory
thermal energy

thermometer

thunderstorm

tide
tilt
time
tissue
tool
topsoil

tornado

trachea

trait
transfer
transform
transport

transport system

transverse wave

) (
26

table salt

trench
trial
tropical
troposphere
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trough

tumor

)
(

turbine
type
U

unbalanced forces
unequal
unicellular
unique

universe

unstable
V

vacuole

valley

vapor

variable

variety
vascular system
vascular tissue
vegetable
vehicle
vein

velocity

vertebrate

vibrate
virus
visible
visible light

vitamin

volcano

)(

27

variation

voltmeter
volume

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W
warm

water

water cycle

water vapor

wavelength

weather
weathering

( )

wedge

weight

wheel and axle

white blood cell
wind
wind vane

wise

work

wrinkle

Z
zone
zygote

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