Scientific name: class: Chilopoda
Centipedes are crawling creatures with many pairs of legs. They are most active at night time, and hide under things during the day. Centipedes can move very fast, and eat insects. Their bite is poisonous and can be very painful, but isn't strong enough to kill a person. Centipedes are often confused with millipedes.
Ceramic is a material that is made from another material by heating it up so it changes its internal structure, and then letting it cool off again. Most ceramics are made from clay, which is soft and brittle before it is fired, and much harder and stronger afterwards.
Glass is another example of a ceramic. It is made by heating sand.
Cereal in its widest definition means any edible crop that grows on a type of grass, which includes plants like wheat, rice and corn.
Most people know cereals as breakfast cereals, which are cereal grains processed so that you can eat them for breakfast with milk and fruit. The cereal in the picture is corn flakes, with blueberries.
A ceremony is a ritual or celebration that marks the completion of a major life event such as a wedding or graduation from school.
A chain is made of links - each link goes through the next link to make one long chain. Chains are usually made from a metal like steel, and are used where rope isn't strong enough. Chains are used to lift heavy containers with a crane, or to pull very heavy loads behind a truck or tractor.
Very small chains are used for jewellery. Decorative chains are usually made from gold or silver.
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A chainsaw is a tool made for cutting wood. Chainsaws work best on fresh wood, and are often used for cutting down trees. The end of the chainsaw has a chain of cutting blades looped around it, and when the chainsaw is turned on the chain moves around in its loop very fast. Chainsaws are very dangerous tools and should be used with care.