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Grade 6 Unit B Ch 1
Scott Foresman 6th Science Unit B Ch 1 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Positive Number | A number greater than zero |
Negative Number | A number less than zero |
Heat | A flow of energy from warmer matter to cooler matter |
Thermal energy | The total energy of the particles that make up any matter |
Temperature | A measurement of the average motion of the particles in a substance or object |
Expand | To take up more space; to get larger |
Contract | To take up less space; to get smaller |
Conduction | The flow of heat from one object to another by direct contact between the objects |
Conductor | A substance through which energy flows easily |
Insulator | A substance that slows down the transfer of heat |
Convection | The flow of thermal energy that occurs when a warm liquid or gas moves from one place to another |
Radiation | The transfer of energy from one place to another without the use of matter |