4.2.10

Life & Earth

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Bio - Life

Words beginning with 'bio' generally mean something to do with life.

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Biography

  • A biography is a detailed account of a person's life. An autobiography is when someone writes a detailed account of their own life.
    • Example: Walter Isaacson wrote Steve Jobs' biography.
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Biology

  • Biology is the scientific study of living organisms.
    • Example: Stephen learnt about homeostasis by doing the Seneca GCSE biology course.
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Biometric

  • Biometric means referring to measurements of and data on the body.
    • Example: Biometric verification involves identifying people by some aspect of their body.
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Biomass

  • Biomass means the overall mass of all living things in a specific area.
  • In numerical terms, biomass is the total mass of living material in an organism multiplied by the number of organisms.
    • Example: Pyramids of biomass are almost always pyramid-shaped.
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Biofuel

  • Biofuel is fuel that comes from living things and waste from living things.
    • Example: Biofuels are examples of renewable energy sources.
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Biodegrade

  • To biodegrade means to be broken down by bacteria.
    • Example: These plates are biodegradable, so they are more environmentally friendly than non-biodegradable plates.

Geo - Earth

Words beginning with 'geo' generally relate to the Earth.

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Geography

  • Geography is effectively the study of the Earth. It's the study of the physical aspects of the Earth and human activity on Earth.
    • Example: I learnt about volcanoes and earthquakes in my geography lesson today.
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Geology

  • Geology is the study of rocks.
  • Geology also refers to rocks that make up a particular area of the Earth.
    • Example: Geology was always Isaac's favourite science.
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Geothermal

  • Geothermal means connected to the Earth's inner heat.
    • Example: The more Joan learnt about climate change, the more she thought about turning to geothermal energy.
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Geometry

  • Geometry is a branch of mathematics. Geometry is concerned with space and the relationship between curves, points, lines etc.
    • Example: Will passed his geometry exam with flying colours.
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Geospatial

  • Geospatial means relating to data about the locations of particular features of the Earth's surface.
    • The firm wanted to purchase new geospatial technology.

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