Key terms & definitions

A fluid that carries thermal energy away from the reactor core.

A routine after exercise that gradually reduces activity intensity and helps the body return towards its resting state.

A graph showing how an object's temperature changes with time as it cools.

An organisation owned and run by its members, who work together for their shared benefit.

A business jointly owned and democratically controlled by members who share common needs or goals.

A business owned and run jointly by its members. Gorbachev permitted cooperatives as part of his economic reforms.

An ordered pair $(x,y)$ giving a point's horizontal and vertical positions.

Numerical values that locate a point relative to a fixed origin; on a flat surface these are commonly an $(x,y)$ pair.

A pair of perpendicular numbered lines used to locate points: the horizontal $x$-axis and the vertical $y$-axis.

Two values that locate a point on a graph, written as $(x, y)$: the horizontal-axis value first, then the vertical-axis value.

A pair of numbers $(x,y)$ giving a point's position: $x$ is its horizontal coordinate and $y$ is its vertical coordinate.

An ordered pair $(x,y)$ that gives a point's horizontal and vertical position on coordinate axes.

Different body parts working together effectively, with appropriate timing, to perform a movement.

The organisation of information and instructions so that appropriate parts of the body work together to produce a suitable response.

The organisation of the activities of different body parts so that they work together to produce an appropriate response.

The grammatical joining of clauses of equal status, often using ‘and’, ‘but’ or ‘or’.

Organising activities across a business so that different people and departments work together towards shared objectives.

The ability to use two or more body parts together smoothly and efficiently.

The organisation and regulation of activities in different parts of the body so that they work together appropriately.

A part of a control system that receives and processes information from receptors, such as the brain, spinal cord or pancreas.

A part of a control system that receives and processes information from receptors, such as the brain, spinal cord or pancreas.

The part of a response pathway that processes information from receptors and sends instructions to effectors; in the nervous system this is the central nervous system.

The Conference of the Parties: the annual meeting of countries involved in the United Nations climate convention.

Lightweight, dimensionally stable paper designed for photocopying and printing documents.

Objects that lie in the same plane.

A network cable that carries data using electrical signals through copper conductors.

A York street whose name means ‘cup-makers’ street’; excavations there provide important evidence of Viking homes, crafts and trade.

A salt made when copper(II) oxide reacts with sulfuric acid; it forms a blue solution and blue hydrated crystals.

Cutting tree stems close to ground level and allowing new shoots to regrow from the remaining stump before a later harvest.

An arrangement in which organisations collaborate to make a media product, sharing resources, expertise and costs.