Page No. 18-19 Flashcards
The liquid portion of blood, a straw coloured fluid with over 90% water content
Plasma
A process of passing an electric current through a substance to cause a chemical change
Electrolysis
A stirrup shaped bone in the middle year, which is also the smallest bone in the human body
Stapes
The instrument which measures both direct and alternating electric current
Ammeter
The only element to be found in a liquid state at room temperature
Mercury
A toxic gas made up of three molecules of oxygen
Ozone
The – tube connects the middle ear with the pharynx and helps the ventilation of the middle ear space in the human body
Eustachian
– Is the process of conversion of a substance directly from solid state into gases state without ever passing through the liquid phase
Sublimation
– Is carbon dioxide in solid state
Dry ice
– Is known as the powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
The head of the femur bone forms a – joint with the hip
Ball and
socket
– Is the plant which has become the main source of biodiesel in India
Jatropha
Light is in the form of – radiation
Electromagnetic
– Are only found in plant cells, which contain the chlorophyll pigment
Chloroplasts
A – is an optical instrument used in warfare, which utilise the properties of reflection of light
Periscope
