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Understanding Heat Waves: Causes, Impacts, and Preparation
This video discusses the definition and causes of heat waves, as well as the increase in their frequency due to global warming. It provides tips on how to stay cool during a heat wave, emphasizing the importance of staying hydrated and...
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Convection
The transfer of heat in a fluid by movement of the fluid itself. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Embryo
An animal foetus in the earliest stages of development - in humans, in the first eight weeks after fertilisation. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Oscillate
To vary from one extreme to another, generally with a regular interval. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Seismic waves
Sound-like waves that travel through the ground from an earthquake or other source of vibration. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Absorption
In digestion, absorption is the movement of nutrients and other food chemicals from the gut into the bloodstream, which takes place in the small intestine. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds...
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Transform boundary
Also called a conservative boundary, a region where two tectonic plates slide against each other. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Epicentre
The position on the Earth's surface directly above the point at which an earthquake originates. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Seafloor spreading
The spreading of the seafloor around mid-ocean ridges as new rock is formed in between two tectonic plates. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Magnetic force
A force acting between magnets or moving electric charges. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Peristalsis
Wave-like muscle contractions, such as those used to move food through the digestive system. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Dark matter
Believed to make up most of our Universe, we cannot see dark matter, and nobody knows what it is. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Continental Drift
The theory that the continents are not fixed in place but move around the planet. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
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Antagonistic muscles
Opposing pairs of muscles that move the same bone in opposite directions. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Diffusion
The spread of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
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Motion
Or, movement. In physics, motion is a change in position in space, over time. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
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Air resistance
The frictional force exerted on a moving object by air. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
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Antibiotic resistance
The ability of bacteria to survive exposure to an antibiotic, often by producing a protein that disables or prevents transport of the antibiotic into the cell. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds...
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Subduction
The process that takes place when two tectonic plates collide together, and one is pushed under another. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
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Brownian motion
The random movement of small, visible particles suspended in a liquid or gas, when viewed under a microscope. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Doppler Shift: Frequency and Motion
A change in the observed frequency of a wave when it is emitted from a moving object and observed from a stationary point, or vice versa. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images...
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Hot spot
A fixed place within the mantle or oceanic lithosphere where rocks melt to generate magma. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
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Plate boundary
Boundaries where the Earth's tectonic plates meet, where crust can be made, destroyed, and deformed as adjacent plates move. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise...
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Factpack: Redshift
Discover how different wavelengths allow scientists to measure the distance to the stars. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention...