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Thermal Energy Vocab
Thermal Energy Vocab CMS
Question | Answer |
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Particle of matter that is made up of two or more atoms that are formed together | Molecule |
Measure of Average Kinetic Energy | Temperature |
energy comes from heat | Thermal Energy |
Anything that has mass and takes up space | Matter |
The Ability to cause change | Energy |
Light reflects off the particles | Reflection |
A change in value over time | Delta |
Water slowly changes from a liquid to a gas and single molecules of water leave the surface to go into the air one at a time | Evaporation |
Water in gaseous form | Water vapor |
Process in which molecules of a gas slow down, come together, and form a liquid. | Condensation |
Smallest piece of anything | Particle |
The energy of motion (how fast or slow particles move) | Kinetic Energy |
Light moves right past the particles | Transmission |
Light transfers energy directly into a particle of matter | Absorption |
No matter can get in or out of the system | Closed system |
The variable to observe for effects caused by the independent variable; it's the variable that can be measured | Dependent variable |
A set of things working together as parts of a whole | System |
An average of a set of numbers | Mean |
The variable in the experiment that changes | Independent Variable |
Matter can get in and out of it through openings in the system | Open System |
Variables that are kept the same to keep each test consistent across an investigation | Control Variable |