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English TOEFL: Science & Research Flashcards

40 TOEFL words for science, nature and research, with definitions, example sentences, Vietnamese meanings and audio.

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# Picture Word Part of speech Meaning Tiếng Việt
1 hypothesis noun noun
An idea that is tested by experiments giả thuyết “The data supported their hypothesis.”
giả thuyết
2 theory noun noun
An explanation based on evidence lý thuyết, học thuyết “Darwin's theory of evolution changed biology.”
lý thuyết, học thuyết
3 experiment noun noun
A scientific test thí nghiệm “They carried out an experiment on plants.”
thí nghiệm
4 evidence noun noun
Facts that show something is true bằng chứng “There is strong evidence for this view.”
bằng chứng
5 analyze verb verb
To examine something in detail phân tích “Scientists analyzed the samples.”
phân tích
6 observe verb verb
To watch something carefully quan sát “Researchers observed the birds for a year.”
quan sát
7 phenomenon noun noun
Something that happens and can be studied hiện tượng “Rainbows are a natural phenomenon.”
hiện tượng
8 variable noun noun
A factor that can change in an experiment biến số “Temperature is a key variable.”
biến số
9 sample noun noun
A small part used for testing mẫu “They took a blood sample.”
mẫu
10 conclusion noun noun
A decision reached after thinking kết luận “The study's conclusion was clear.”
kết luận
11 method noun noun
A way of doing something phương pháp “This method is cheap and reliable.”
phương pháp
12 procedure noun noun
A set of steps for doing something quy trình “Follow the safety procedure.”
quy trình
13 accurate adjective adjective
Correct and exact chính xác “The measurements are accurate.”
chính xác
14 precise adjective adjective
Very exact chính xác, tỉ mỉ “We need precise figures.”
chính xác, tỉ mỉ
15 significant adjective adjective
Important or large enough to notice đáng kể, quan trọng “There was a significant difference.”
đáng kể, quan trọng
16 correlation noun noun
A connection between two things sự tương quan “There is a correlation between diet and health.”
sự tương quan
17 cause noun noun
Something that makes something happen nguyên nhân “Smoking is a major cause of cancer.”
nguyên nhân
18 consequence noun noun
A result of an action hậu quả “The consequences were serious.”
hậu quả
19 derive verb verb
To get something from a source bắt nguồn, chiết xuất từ “Many medicines are derived from plants.”
bắt nguồn, chiết xuất từ
20 organism noun noun
A living thing sinh vật “Bacteria are tiny organisms.”
sinh vật
21 species noun noun
A group of similar animals or plants loài “There are thousands of species of beetles.”
loài
22 evolve verb verb
To develop gradually tiến hóa “Birds evolved from dinosaurs.”
tiến hóa
23 adapt verb verb
To change to suit new conditions thích nghi “Animals adapt to their environment.”
thích nghi
24 cell noun noun
The smallest unit of a living thing tế bào “The human body has trillions of cells.”
tế bào
25 molecule noun noun
The smallest unit of a substance phân tử “A water molecule has three atoms.”
phân tử
26 gravity noun noun
The force that pulls things towards the Earth trọng lực “Gravity keeps the Moon in orbit.”
trọng lực
27 orbit noun noun
The curved path around a planet or star quỹ đạo “The satellite is in orbit around the Earth.”
quỹ đạo
28 atmosphere noun noun
The gases around a planet khí quyển “The atmosphere protects us from radiation.”
khí quyển
29 fossil noun noun
The remains of an ancient plant or animal in rock hóa thạch “They found a dinosaur fossil.”
hóa thạch
30 erosion noun noun
The gradual wearing away of rock or soil sự xói mòn “Wind and rain cause erosion.”
sự xói mòn
31 sediment noun noun
Sand and stones that settle at the bottom of water trầm tích “Rivers carry sediment to the sea.”
trầm tích
32 volcano noun noun
A mountain that can erupt with hot lava núi lửa “The volcano erupted last year.”
núi lửa
33 predator noun noun
An animal that hunts other animals động vật săn mồi “Lions are top predators.”
động vật săn mồi
34 prey noun noun
An animal hunted by another animal con mồi “Mice are prey for owls.”
con mồi
35 photosynthesis noun noun
The process plants use to make food from sunlight quá trình quang hợp “Photosynthesis produces oxygen.”
quá trình quang hợp
36 mammal noun noun
An animal that feeds its babies with milk động vật có vú “Whales are mammals.”
động vật có vú
37 reproduce verb verb
To produce young sinh sản “Some plants reproduce without seeds.”
sinh sản
38 dense adjective adjective
Closely packed together đặc, dày đặc “Lead is a very dense metal.”
đặc, dày đặc
39 discovery noun noun
Finding something new sự khám phá “The discovery of penicillin saved millions of lives.”
sự khám phá
40 verify verb verb
To check that something is true kiểm chứng, xác minh “Other labs verified the results.”
kiểm chứng, xác minh

Source: Word frequency: google-10000-english (Google Web Trillion Word Corpus). Definitions: Princeton WordNet 3.0 (WordNet License). Exam word lists: TSL, BSL, NAWL – Browne & Culligan, newgeneralservicelist.com (CC BY-SA 4.0) (opens in a new tab)