All Biology Definitions for Leaving Cert
The Scientific Method - Scientific Method is a process of investigation where problems are identified and their explanations are tested by carrying out experiments. - Observation : An unbia...
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Food Processing – Leaving Cert Home Economics Terms
Accelerated Freeze Drying (AFD) – A process whereby food is frozen quickly creating tiny ice crystals. The food is then dried in a chamber (sublimation) so the tiny ice crystals evaporate wi...
Optics Waves & Light Sound – Leaving Cert Physics Terms
Real Image – is an image formed by the actual intersection of light rays. Virtual Image – is formed by the apparent intersection of light rays. Refraction – is the bending of light as it p...
Electricity – Leaving Cert Physics Terms
Coulomb’s Law – states that the force between two point charges is proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Electric...
Healthy Eating – Junior Cert Home Economics Terms
the five senses are – smell, sight , taste, touch and hearing the energy value of food is measured in – kilocalories of kilojoules examples of staple foods are – bread and potatoes what i...
Types of Business and Ownership – Junior Cert Business Terms
Goods – can be physically weighed or measured Services – tasks that people or machines perform Producer – a business that gathers raw products in their natural state Processor – changes r...
Thomas Kinsella’s poetry extends the reader’s understanding of life. – Sample Essay
‘Kinsella’s poetry extends the reader’s understanding of life. Discuss.’ Having studied a selection of poetry by Kinsella on my Leaving Certificate course, I have no hesitation in saying th...
Heat – Leaving Cert Physics Terms
Temperature – of an object is a measure of the hotness or coldness of that object. Thermometric Property – is any physical property that changes measurably with temperature. Specific Heat ...
Mechanics – Leaving Cert Physics Terms
Displacement – is distance in a given direction. Speed – is the rate of change of distance with respect to time. Velocity – is the rate of change of Displacement with respect to time. Acc...