Words from the Science Article
| Word | Meaning | Example |
| altitude | height above sea level | The plane flew at an altitude of 10,000 metres. |
| temperature | how hot or cold something is | The temperature fell below zero last night. |
| factoid | a piece of unreliable information repeated so often that it is accepted as fact; also used for a small, interesting fact | The story that we use only ten percent of our brain is a factoid. |
| vapour | a substance in the form of a gas | Vapour rose from the hot tea. |
| molecule | a group of atoms bonded together | A molecule of water has three atoms. |
| fairly | quite, to a reasonable degree | The test was fairly easy. |
| thermal | connected with heat | Thermal energy makes particles move faster. |
| jiggling | moving quickly up and down or from side to side | He kept jiggling the key until the lock opened. |
| equilibrium | a state in which opposing forces are balanced | The seesaw stayed level in equilibrium. |
| condense | to change from a gas into a liquid | Steam condenses on a cold mirror. |
| vacuum | a space from which the air has been removed | Sound cannot travel through a vacuum. |
| plunger | a rubber cup on a handle for clearing blocked drains; also the part of a syringe that is pushed or pulled | She pulled the plunger back to fill the syringe. |
| induce | to cause or bring about | Too much screen time can induce headaches. |
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