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Key Vocab.
Key vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conductor/ Conduction | Allows heat and electricity to pass through an object |
| Insulator/ Insulation | Unable to carry heat, electricity , or sound through it |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| Evaporation | the process of liquid changing to a gas |
| Condensation | the process of gas changing to a liquid |
| Solubility | ability for a substance to dissolve into another substance |
| Refraction | Light bends as it goes through an object |
| Reflection | Light bounces off of a surface |
| Renewable Resources | resources that can be replaced within a lifetime |
| Nonrenewable Resources | resources that CANNOT be replaced within a lifetime OIL, COAL, NATURAL GAS |
| Rotation | Spinning on its axis - The Earth rotates every 24 hours |
| Revolution | Earth moves around the sun (1 revolution = 365 days) |
| Alternative Resources | Clean Energy - Solar, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Wind, Biomass |