Science Definitions Advanced Quiz 5

1. What is the scientific term for the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation?

2. What is the scientific term for the vertical columns in the periodic table?

3. What is the scientific study of the structure and function of the nervous system called?

4. What is the scientific term for the process by which green plants convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen using sunlight?

5. What is the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth called?

6. What is the scientific study of the immune system called?

7. What is the scientific study of the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere called?

8. What is the scientific term for the process by which a solution passes through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one?

9. What is the scientific term for the region around a magnet where its magnetic force can be detected?

10. What is the scientific term for the angle between true geographic north and the direction a compass needle points?