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Vocab for quiz on 10/26/12

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Insulator   a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible ( glass )  
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Conductor   Something that passes heat well ( metals are good conductors )  
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Thermometer   Device used to measure temperature  
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Temperature   The measure of how hot or cold something is  
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Freeze   A liquid turning into a solid  
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Melt   A solid turning into a liquid  
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Conduction   the transfer of heat between two parts of a Stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts  
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Convection   The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas  
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Radiation   The process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves  
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Heat   The state of the particles in an object, the more particles, the more heat.  
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Matter   The substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed - anything that takes up space is made of matter  
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Vaporization   A liquid turning into a gas  
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Condensation   A gas turning into a liquid  
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