| Question | Answer |
| Why do you think the wire contracted after we caught it on fire? | Because hot objects expand. |
| Do all objects/substances heat up at the same rate? | No - each has it's own specific heat |
| What is kinetic energy? | Energy in motion |
| Does hot move to cold or cold moves to hot? | hot moves to cold |
| Energy exchange between objects that are touching. | Conduction |
| Energy exchange through air or liquids. | Convection |
| Can be proven true anywhere in the universe. | Law |
| An answer to a question based on observations. It cannot be proven. | Theory |
| The point that matter is so cold its molecules don't move | Absolute Zero |
| Materials that heat up quickly.(metal) | Conductors |
| Materials that do not transfer energy rapidly. (rubber, foam) | Insulators |
| What is potential energy? | Stored energy - Weight x Height |
| Energy cannot be created or destroyed. | Law of conservation of Energy |
| 98.6 | Temperature of Human Body |
| Molecules moving very quickly | High Energy |
| Molecules moving very slowly | Low Energy |
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