English and Scientific terms

Salah Jameel Jabrael

Confused words ; physics terminologies

Words that are often confused

word order listening and reading

comprehension Some academic terms in

physics homework

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English and Scientific terms

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Confused words Words that are often confused  each other : its is used when

only two objects are involved: The twins love each other.

One another in referring to more than two objects: The triplets all love one another.

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Confused words

Irrelevant : not relevante.g. The student used some irrelevant sentences. Irreverent : not reverent , not connected Genius : mastermind Genus : kind , sort

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listening and reading comprehension

listening : Interview with Beth Taylor p 112

Reading : Twins reunite after forty years p 110

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Some academic terms in physics

Ampere :Full name of the unit Amp

Barometer : An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, used in weather forecasting and in determining elevation above sea level

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English and Scientific terms

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Some academic terms in physics

Boiling point The temperature at which a phase change of liquid to gas takes place through boiling. It is the same temperature as the condensation point.

Centrifugal force : An apparent outward force on

an object following a circular path that. This force is a consequence of the third law of motion.

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English and Scientific terms

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Some academic terms in physics

Direct current : An electrical current that

always moves in one direction. Electron configuration : The arrangement of electrons

in orbits and sub-orbits about the nucleus of an atom

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