List of Words for Letter ‘T’
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telescope A
device that collects light and magnifies images to make distant objects appear closer and larger.
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temperature A
measurement of how hot or cold something is.
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tetrapod An
animal with four legs or limbs, such as a turtle, salamander, or horse.
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thermal energy The temperature of a substance or the movement of kinetic heat energy from one substance to another.
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thermal expansion An increase in volume that is caused by an increase in temperature.
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threatened Said
of a species whose numbers have declined to the point of becoming endangered if steps are not taken to protect it.
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tide The
twice-daily rise and fall of the water level along a shore, caused by the gravity of the Moon and Sun.
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till A
jumble of many sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier.
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tissue A
group of similar cells that work together to perform the same function.
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tornado A
violent, whirling wind that moves across the ground in a narrow path.
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toxic waste A collection of poisonous materials.
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translucent Matter through which some light can travel and some is blocked or bounces in new directions.
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transparent Allowing light to pass through with almost no distortion.
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transverse waveA wave that moves matter up and down as it travels through a medium.
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tropism The
response of an organism toward or away from a stimulus.
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troposphere The
layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth’s surface.