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Chapter 6 Heat

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Heat   A form of energy resulting from the motion of particles in matter;heat-energy flows from a warmer object to a cooler object  
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Heat Source   A place from which heat energy comes  
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Evaporate   From a liquid to a gas  
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Contract   To become smaller in size  
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Expand   To become larger in size  
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Thermometer   A measure of how fast an object's particles are moving and a device that measures temperature  
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Celsius scale   The metric temperature scale used by scientists and by people in most countries in which water freezes at 0 and boils at 100  
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Degree   A unit of measurement on a temperature scale  
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Fahrenheit Scale   The temperature scale commonly used in the United States,in which water freezes at 32 and boils at 212  
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Boiling Point   The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas  
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Freezing Point   The temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid  
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Melting Point   The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid  
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Radiation   The movement of energy through a vacuum  
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Vacuum   Space that contains no matter  
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Conduction   The movement of heat energy from one molecule to the next  
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Conductor   Material through which heat travels easily  
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Insulator   Material that does not conduct heat well  
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Convection   Flow of energy that occurs when a warm liquid gas rises  
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