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Dieses Kapitel bietet praktisches deutsches Wortschatzwissen rund um Wissenschaft im Alltag: Begriffe aus Naturwissenschaft, Technik, Messung, Experimente und Alltagsgespräche mit Beispielen.

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This chapter offers practical German vocabulary knowledge about science in daily life: terms from natural science, technology, measurement, experiments and everyday conversations with examples.

Science vocabulary helps you describe experiments, discoveries, and natural phenomena. This guide focuses on common German terms used in various scientific fields.

Vocabulary

Science vocabulary is organized here by general terms and specific fields like biology, physics, and chemistry.

	German Word(s)	English Word(s)
	die Wissenschaft	science
	das Experiment	experiment
	die Theorie	theory
	die Forschung	research
	der Wissenschaftler / die Wissenschaftlerin	scientist
	die Entdeckung	discovery
	das Labor	laboratory
	die Hypothese	hypothesis
	das Ergebnis	result
	die Methode	method

Fill in the BlankIm Labor führen wir ein neues(experiment) durch.

In the laboratory, we are conducting a new experiment.

Fill in the blank with the German word for 'experiment'.

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Fields

Here are key vocabulary terms for major scientific fields.

Biology

Vocabulary for studying living organisms and life processes.

	German Word(s)	English Word(s)
	die Biologie	biology
	der Organismus	organism
	die Zelle	cell
	die DNA	DNA
	die Evolution	evolution
	die Gene	genes
	der Virus	virus
	die Pflanze	plant
	das Tier	animal

Fill in the BlankUnter dem Mikroskop sieht man die(cell).

Under the microscope, you can see the cell.

Fill in the blank with the German word for 'cell'.

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Chemistry

Terms for substances, reactions, and laboratory work.

	German Word(s)	English Word(s)
	die Chemie	chemistry
	das Molekül	molecule
	das Element	element
	die Reaktion	reaction
	das Atom	atom
	die Verbindung	compound
	der Stoff	substance
	der Katalysator	catalyst
	das Experiment	experiment

Fill in the BlankDer(catalyst) wird dem Reaktionsgemisch hinzugefügt.

The catalyst is added to the reaction mixture.

Fill in the blank with the German word for 'catalyst'.

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Physics

Vocabulary for forces, energy, matter, and physical laws.

	German Word(s)	English Word(s)
	die Physik	physics
	die Energie	energy
	die Kraft	force
	die Geschwindigkeit	speed
	die Masse	mass
	das Teilchen	particle
	die Bewegung	motion
	die Schwerkraft	gravity
	das Magnetfeld	magnetic field

Fill in the BlankDie(speed) des Teilchens wurde genau gemessen.

The speed of the particle was measured precisely.

Fill in the blank with the German term for 'speed'.

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Verbs

Common verbs for describing scientific actions like observing, measuring, and analyzing.

	German Word(s)	English Word(s)
	beobachten	to observe
	messen	to measure
	analysieren	to analyze
	experimentieren	to experiment
	forschen	to research
	testen	to test
	entdecken	to discover
	beweisen	to prove
	entwickeln	to develop
	erklären	to explain

Fill in the BlankWir(sehen) die Veränderungen im Experiment.

We observe the changes in the experiment.

Omit the conjugated verb (sehen) present tense for 'wir'.

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Adjectives

Useful adjectives to describe scientific phenomena, results, and materials.

	German Word(s)	English Word(s)
	wissenschaftlich	scientific
	genau	precise, exact
	experimentell	experimental
	theoretisch	theoretical
	zuverlässig	reliable
	neu	new
	komplex	complex
	interessant	interesting
	natürlich	natural

Fill in the BlankDer Bericht ist(scientific) und gut dokumentiert.

The report is scientific and well documented.

Fill in the blank with the German adjective for 'scientific'.

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Summary

Science vocabulary is most useful when you learn terms for general concepts, key fields like biology and chemistry, and common verbs for scientific actions.

Science

Vocabulary

Fields

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Verbs

Adjectives

Summary

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