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Science and Technology
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
VOCABULARY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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CHAPTER 1 : TAXONOMY
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
1 characteristics (n.) ลักษณะเฉพาะ Classification is a method of grouping things according to certain characteristics or properties
2 unicellular organism (n.) สิ่งมีชีวิตเซลล์ เดียว Bacteria are unicellular organisms made up of only one cell.
3 multicellular organism (n.) สิ่งมีชีวิตหลาย เซลล์
4 autotrophic (adj.) สร้างอาหารเองได้
5 heterotrophic (adj.) สร้างอาหารเอง ไม่ได้
6 locomotion (n.) การเคลื่อนไหว Plants and animals are multicellular organisms consist of more than one cell
Protists that resemble plants are autotrophic in nutrition because they can make their own food.
Protists that resemble animals are heterotrophic in nutrition because they cannot make their own food.
Some protist move with organs of locomotion like cilia, flagella or pseudopodia.
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
7 nutrition (n.) โภชนาการ Organisms can be classified on the basis of nutrition which is what they eat or how they make food
8 saprophyte (n.) ผู้ดูดซึมสารอาหาร จากสิ่งเน่าเปื่อย Monera are saprophytes because they get food from dead and decaying matter.
9 vascular (adj.) มีท่อล�าเลียง Vascular tissues also provide support to the plants
CHAPTER 2 : LIVING THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
1 environment (n.) สิ่งแวดล้อม The environment is made up of everything surrounding an organism.
2 factor (n.) ปัจจัย Giraffes are affected by factors in the grassland they live in.
3 leaf litter (n.) กองขยะใบไม้ The condition in the leaf litter community is usually damp, cool, and dark.
4 rotting log (n.) ขอนไม้ผุ
5 biological (adj.) ชีวภาพ Jew’s ears and bracket fungus are seen in a rotting log community.
Biological components of any environment include all plants, animals and fungi in that environment.
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
6 physical (adj.) กายภาพ The physical components of an environment are temperature, light and water.
7 global warming (n.) ภาวะโลกร้อน One of the reasons for climate change is global warming.
8 acid rain (n.) ฝนกรด
9 pesticide (n.) ยาปราบศัตรูพืช
10 percolate (v.) แพร่กระจาย Harmful gases dissolve in rain water to produce acid rain which is damaging to buildings, plants, and aquatic life.
Fertilizers and pesticides get washed off by rain into rivers and lakes, thereby causing water pollutio(n.)
Some of the effluents percolate down to reach the groundwater and pollute it.
CHAPTER 3 : FOOD AND NUTRITION
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
1 nutrient (n.) สารอาหาร
2 starch (n.) แป้ง Fish is a source of many important nutrients including protein, vitamins, and minerals.
Potato and tapioca contain starch.
3 structure (n.) โครงสร้าง Proteins form the main structures of our body.
4 ricket (n.) โรคกระดูกอ่อน A lack of calcium leads to rickets in childre(n.)
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
5 anaemia (n.) โรคโลหิตจาง Lack of iron mineral in our meal can lead to anaemia.
6 soluble (adj.) ละลาย Many substances that our body needs are soluble in water.
7 scurvy (n.) โรคเลือดออก ตามไรฟัน Vitamins protect our body from scurvy.
8 protein (n.) สารอาหาร ประเภทโปรตีน
9 carbohydrate (n.) สารอาหารประเภท คาร์โบไฮเดรต Proteins are one of the building blocks of body tissue and can also serve as a source of energy for our body.
Cellulose is also a complex carbohydrate.
10 disease (n.) เชื้อโรค Lack of any of the vitamins can lead to diseases.
CHAPTER 5 : PARTICLE OF MATERIALS
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
1 material (n.) วัสดุ We use different materials to make different objects based on the purpose of the object.
2 property (n.) คุณสมบัติ Each pure substance has fixed properties like melting and boiling points.
3 sediment (n.) ตะกอน Sand settle down as sediment at the bottom of a liquid.
4 density (n.) ความหนาแน่น It is the density that decides if an object floats or sinks in a liquid.
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
5 sieving (n.) การกรอง We can separate flour and sugar by using the sieving method.
6 malleability (n.) การตีแผ่ออก เป็นแผ่น Copper is an example of a malleability.
7 durable (adj.) ทนทาน Wood is naturally very durable and can last for hundreds of years.
8 resistant (adj.) ต้านทาน Non-metal materials are electrical resistant.
9 insulator (n.) ฉนวน Poor conductors of electricity are called insulators.
10 conductor (n.) ตัวน�า Metals are described as good
conductors of heat.
CHAPTER 6 : ROCKS
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
1 mineral (n.) แร่ธาตุ Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.
2 Igneous rock (n.) หินอัคนี
3 granite (n.) หินแกรนิต Igneous rock can be of different types depending on how the magma or lava cools.
Granite is formed when magma cools slowly under the surface of the Earth.
4 basalt (n.) หินบะซอลต์ Basalt is a fine-grained and glassy igneous rock.
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
5 pumice (n.) หินพิมมิส Pumice is a light coloured igneous rock.
6 Shale (n.) หินดินดาน Shale is formed when layers of clay harden.
7 conglomerate (n.) หินกรวดมน Conglomerates look like pebbles cemented together with minerals.
8 limestone (n.) หินปูน Limestone consists mainly of a mineral called calcite.
9 marble (n.) หินอ่อน Marble is formed when limestone, a sedimentary rock, undergoes changes.
10 gneiss (n.) หินไนส์ Gneiss is formed by the metamorphosis of granite.
CHAPTER 7 : GEOLOGICAL DISASTERS
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
1 crust (n.) เปลือกโลก The crust of the Earth is made of many plates.
2 tsunami (n.) สึนามิ Tsunami can cause devastation all over South-east Asia.
3 landslide (n.) แผ่นดินถล่ม A landslide is the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.
4 avalanche (n.) หิมะถล่ม An avalanche is similar in mechanism to a landslide.
No. Vocabulary & Parts of speech Thai Definition Sentence
5 cyclone (n.) พายุไซโคลน In coastal areas, flooding is often caused by cyclones.
6 damage (v.) ท�าลาย The strong winds, rain and tidal waves damage houses and spoil crops.
7 drought (n.) ภัยแล้ง A drought is a dry period, with rainfall far below the normal rate.
8 earthquake (n.) แผ่นดินไหว Earthquakes occur when earth’s plates slip past each other.
9 geological disaster (n.) ธรณีพิบัติภัย Geological disasters are natural events that cause great damage to human life and property.
10 volcanic eruption (n.) ภูเขาไฟระเบิด Volcanic eruption can lead to threats to health, flood, mudslide, and power outages.
