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THE LOST SPACE TREASURE SERIES:
SCIENTIFIC GLOSSARY AND COOL FACTS
Android:
"An android is a robot that looks very similar to humans."
Find out more: https://kids.kiddle.co/Android_(robot)
Artificial Intelligence (AI):
"Artificial intelligence is a tool whereby a computer is given the ability to think and learn like the human brain. It is already used in self-driving cars, search engines like Google, etc. and will be used extensively in the near future. Some people are worried AI will be a danger to humans once they tart learning faster than us."
Find out more: https://kids.kiddle.co/Artificial_intelligence
Biotechnology:
"Biotechnology is a technology that uses living organisms to make
useful chemicals and products. The technology is used in medicine,
food science and agriculture. A simple example is the use of yeast
to make beer, but the technology is also used to improve crops,
make biodegradable plastics, clone animals, etc."
Find out more: https://kids.kiddle.co/Biotechnology
Carbon Fiber:
"A type of fiber that is made of carbon atoms. It is a lightweight material that is five times stronger than steel. It is used to make bike frames, car components, etc."
Find out more: https://www.innovativecomposite.com/what-is-carbon-fiber/
Clone:
"Cloning is the creation of a copy of a cell or of an entire living thing. The copy is called a clone. A clone has exactly the same DNA as the original cell or living thing."
Find out more: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/cloning/574603
Cryogenic Sleep:
"Cryogenic sleep means that an astronaut will be put into a very deep sleep that is comparable to hibernation. Placed in very low temperatures, the metabolism slows down so that the astronaut can survive a long time while he/she travels long distances in space. Cryogenic sleep is not yet possible but is currently being researched by NASA."
Find out more: https://www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matters-club/will-cryogenic-sleep-ever-thing
Cyborg:
"A cyborg is a being with both organic and mechanical body parts. A cyborg is a living entity with a soul, which is not the case with an android."
Find out more: https://kids.kiddle.co/Cyborg
Dwarf Sun:
"Dwarf suns are stars that are dimmer than our Sun."
Find out more: https://kids.kiddle.co/Dwarf_star
Gas planet:
Planets that are mostly made up of gases like hydrogen and helium.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are gas planets.
Goldilocks Zone:
"The Goldilocks Zone refers to a zone around a star where planets could hold life. If the planet is too far from the star, it would be too cold to hold life. If it is too close to the star, it would be too hot to hold life. Hence the "perfect temperature zone" - not too hot and not too cold!"
Find out more: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/faq/15/what-is-the-habitable-zone-or-goldilocks-zone/
Hologram:
"A hologram is like a three-dimensional photograph
and is created with a laser that can split light."
Find out more: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/hologram/399502
Hover train:
"A hover train is based on magnetic levitation (Maglev). This type of train uses one set of electromagnets to repel and push the train up off the track, and another set to move the elevated train ahead. The lack of friction means the train can go very fast. The fastest Maglev trains are in Shanghai (China) and Yamanashi (Japan)."
Find out more: https://kids.kiddle.co/Maglev_train
How fast does the Earth hurtle through space?:
Earth spins at 1000 miles per hour, so even when we are sitting still, we are in fact flying through space at incredible speed.
Ion:
"An atom or group of atoms that carries a positive or negative electric charge as a result of having lost or gained one or more electrons."
https://kids.britannica.com/
Lab grown biotechnological skin or artificial skin:
"A team at the University of Tokyo has created a material that resembles human skin. It is made from human skin cells and collagen, and could be used to cover human-like robots."
Find out more: https://www.iotworldtoday.com/robotics/researchers-develop-living-skin-for-robots-
Light spectrum or visible light:
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see with our eyes.
It’s all the colors of the rainbow.
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/glossary/en/#vis
Magnetic Field:
"A magnetic field is the area around a magnet that attracts and repeal objects."
Find out more: https://www.generationgenius.com/static-electricity-and-magnets-for-kids
Pneumatic vacuum:
"Pneumatics uses air pressure to do work."
Find out more: https://sciencewithkids.com/science-facts/facts-about-pneumatics.html
"A vacuum is a space with nothing in it—not even air."
Find out more: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/vacuum/400196
"Pneumatic tubes (or capsule pipelines, also known as pneumatic tube transport or PTT) are systems that propel cylindrical containers through networks of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum. "
Find out more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tube
Pulsar:
An object, thought to be a rapidly rotating neutron
star. It releases short pulses of radio waves and
other electromagnetic radiation.
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/glossary/en/#N
Quantum superposition:
"Tiny quantum particles, such as atoms, electrons, and photons can exist in more than one place at the same time through a phenomenon known as quantum superposition."
Find out more: https://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/quantum-physics-for-kids.html
Quantum theory:
"A theory in physics based on the idea that radiant energy (as light) is composed of small separate packets of energy."
Find out more: https://kids.britannica.com/
Quark:
"Any of several particles that are believed to be components of heavier particles (as protons or neutrons)."
Find out more: https://kids.britannica.com/
Sentient:
"Sentience is being capable of feeling, consciousness or having some form of mind."
Find out more: https://kids.kiddle.co/Sentience
Speed of sound:
"The speed of sound is 1,235 kilometers (767 mi) per hour or
330 meters (1,083 ft) per second in dry air in room temperature.
Supersonic aircraft, such as the Tupolev Tu-144, can travel at
the speed of sound and are used by the military."
Find out more: https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/sound/277144
Star Cluster:
A star clusters is a large group of stars.
Supergiant:
An extremely large star that is between 10,000 and 100,000 times brighter than the sun.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/supergiant
Synthetic:
"A substance or material is synthetic when it is not made up of natural substances, like cotton or wool, and is man-made artificially from chemical reactions."
Find out more: https://www.twinkl.ca/teaching-wiki/synthetic
Tetra:
"Tetra- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “four.” It is used in a great many scientific and other technical terms. In chemistry, tetra- is specifically used to indicate four atoms or four groups of atoms in compounds, e.g., tetrachloride."
Find out more: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/tetra-
Time Dilation:
Gravity on the surface of a planet makes time pass faster than it does in space. So when a twin travels to space for many years, they will find that their twin is older than them when they return to Earth.
Find out more: https://planetary-science.org/astrophysics/time-dilation/#:~:text=Clocks%20on%20the%20International%20Space,behind%20for%20every%20six%20months.
Titanium:
"A hard, light, silvery metal that is twice as strong as aluminum."
Find out more: https://www.ducksters.com/science/chemistry/titanium.php
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