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Vocabulary terms for the Lynx Team

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Energy transferred from a hotter object to a colder object.   heat  
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Type of heat transfer that occurs when two objects are in direct contact.   conduction  
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Type of heat transfer that occurs when molecules move within a liquid or gas.   convection  
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Direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves   radiation  
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Drinking a hot cup of coffee. Is this conduction, convection or radiation?   conduction  
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A lizard warming in the sun. Is this conduction, convection or radiation?   radiation  
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Taking a hot shower. Is this conduction, convection or radiation?   conduction (The water is in contact with your skin.)  
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Walking on hot coals. Is this conduction, convection or radiation?   conduction  
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Warming your hands over a fire. Is this conduction, convection or radiation?   convection  
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Holding an ice cube in your hand. Is this conduction, convection or radiation?   conduction  
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Hot air rising from a candle. Is this conduction, convection or radiation?   convection  
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Instrument used to measure temperature.   thermometer  
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Average amount of motion energy in the molecules of a substance.   temperature  
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Type of radiation with a wavelength longer than visible light.   infrared  
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Type of radiation with a wavelength shorter than visible light   ultraviolet  
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Is ultraviolet light visible or invisible?   invisible  
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Is infrared light visible or invisible?   invisible  
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The top of a wave   crest  
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The bottom of a wave   trough  
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The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next.   wavelength  
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Source of earth's energy   sun  
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Form in which energy travels from the sun to earth.   electromagnetic waves  
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Sand heating up in the sun. Is this conduction, convection or radiation?   radiation  
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A blacktop parking lot heats up on a sunny day. Is it conduction, convection or radiation?   radiation  
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A home's furnace heats and circulates the air. Is it conduction, convection or radiation?   convection  
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The number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time.   frequency  
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Temperature scale used by scientists and the rest of the world   Celsius  
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Temperature scale used in the US   Fahrenheit  
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Boiling temperature of water on the Celsius scale   100 degrees  
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Freezing temperature of water on the Celsius scale   0 degrees  
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Boiling temperature of water on the Fahrenheit scale   212 degrees  
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Freezing temperature of water on the Fahrenheit scale   32 degrees  
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Unit used to measure temperature   degree  
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