Fichas Terminologicas

(ingles tecnico)

Chiquinquirá Correa
 Mass
 Term: mass
 Part of speech: non
 Definition: Mass is a measurement of the
quantity of matter contained in a body.
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: masa
 Context: the mass of any one element at the
beginning of a reaction will equal the mass of
that element at the end of the reaction.

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 Chemical Reaction
 Term: chemical reaction.
 Part of speech: noun.
 Definition: a process in which the structure of
atoms or molecules that make up a substance
are changed.
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: Reación Química
 Context: If we account for all reactants and
products in a chemical reaction.

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 Elements
 Term: elements.
 Part of speech: noun.
 Definition: a simple substance that cannot be
reduced to smaller chemical parts.
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: Elementos.
 Context: The Law of Conservation of Mass holds
true because naturally occurring elements are
very stable at the conditions found on the
surface of the Earth.

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 Ecosystem
 Term: ecosystem
 Part of speech: noun
 Definition: the plants, animals, climate, etc. in an
area and their relationships
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: Ecosistema.
 Context: As a result, the amount of material cycling
within the farm "ecosystem" was large relative to
the inputs and outputs to the system (a relatively
closed ecosystem).

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 Combustion
 Term: combustion.
 Part of speech: noun
 Definition: the chemical process in which substances
mix with oxygen in the air to produce heat and light.

 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org

 Translation: Combustión.
 Context: Cities also produce large quantities of waste
products with solid waste sent to landfills, CO2 (and
other pollutants) produced from the combustion of
fossil fuels being released to the atmosphere.

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 Pollutants
 Term: pollutants.
 Part of speech: noun.
 Definition: a substance that pollutes
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: Contaminante.
 Context: Cities also produce large quantities of waste
products with solid waste sent to landfills, CO2 (and other
pollutants) produced from the combustion of fossil fuels
being released to the atmosphere.

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 Balance
 Term: Balance.
 Part of speech: noun.
 Definition: a state where things are of equal weight
or force.
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: balance.
 Context: Mass balance constraints apply
everywhere, even to highly altered ecosystems such
as cities or agricultural fields.

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 Organism

 Term: Organism.
 Part of speech: noun
 Definition: a single living plant, animal, virus, etc.
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: Organismo.
 Context: When an organism dies, the atoms that
were bound in biomolecules return to simpler
molecules in the atmosphere, water and soil through
the action of decomposers.

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 Analysis
 Term: analysis.
 Part of speech: noun.
 Definition: (a) detailed examination of something (a
sentence, a chemical compound etc) especially by
breaking it up into the parts of which it is made up.
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: Análisis.
 Context: Ecologists can apply the law of conservation
of mass to the analysis of elemental cycles by
conducting a mass balance.

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 Hydrogen
 Term: hydrogen.
 Part of speech: noun.
 Definition: a chemical element that is the lightest gas,
has no colour, taste, or smell, and combines with
oxygen to form water.
 Definition source: dictionary.cambridge.org
 Translation: hidrogeno.
 Context: Living organisms are primarily made of six
elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium,
and phosphorus.

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