Dr. Overy's KBase: Resources for Teaching and Learning
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  • Saguaro National Park
    Saguaro National Park, located in Tucson, Southern Arizona, is part of the United States National Park System.
  • Scalar
    A scalar quantity is one which has magnitude but no direction.
  • Scalar Quantities
     A quantity, such as mass, length, or speed, that is completely specified by its magnitude and has no direction
  • Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
    Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) is defined as the oscillatory motion of a particle whose acceleration a is always directed towards a fixed point and is directly proportional to its displacement x from that fixed point but in the opposite direction to the displacement.
  • Sketch Graph
    A line graph that shows the general shape of the relationship between two variables. It will not have any points plotted and although the axes should be labelled they may not be scaled.
  • Soil Pollution
    Soil pollution is caused by the presence of  human-made chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment.
  • Solid Waste
    Non-liquid, non-gaseous category of waste from non-toxic household and commercial sources.
  • Species
    The largest group of organisms where two hybrids are capable of reproducing fertile offspring, typically using sexual reproduction.
  • Speed
    The rate of change of distance with respect to time.
  • Sulfur Dioxide
    The chemical compound with the formula SO2. At standard atmosphere, it is a toxic gas with a pungent, irritating, and rotten smell
  • suvat
    These are the equations of motion for a body undergoing constant acceleration





    where..
    s = distance (metres, m)
    u = initial velocity (metres per second, ms^-1)
    v = final velocity (metres per second, ms^-1)
    a = acceleration (metres per second squared, ms^-2)
    t = time (seconds, s)
  • Symbiotic association
    A special type of interaction between species. Sometimes beneficial, sometimes harmful, these relationships are essential to many organisms and ecosystems, and they provide a balance that can only be achieved by working together
  • Synapse
     Junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.
  • Systematic Error
    These cause readings to differ from the true value by a consistent amount each time a measurement is made.
    Sources of systematic error can include the environment, methods of observation or instruments used.
    Systematic errors cannot be dealt with by simple repeats. If a systematic error is suspected, the data collection should be repeated using a different technique or a different set of equipment, and the results compared.