Trace - Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences

  • Trace radioisotope, an element that is found in small quantities because it undergoes radioactive decay
  • Trace evidence, material found at a crime scene
  • Trace element, in geochemistry, an element which composes less than 0.1% of a sample
  • TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer), a NASA satellite
  • Trace fossil, fossil record of biological activity
  • Seismic trace, in seismology, record of ground movement from a seismograph.

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