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Thermal Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Average | A number that summarizes a set of data and that can be computed by adding all the numbers in a list and then dividing by the number of numbers in the list. |
| Bacteria | Tiny organisms that are made of a single cell. |
| Change | When something becomes different over time. |
| Collision | The moment when two objects hit each other. |
| Energy | The ability to make things move or change. |
| Equilibrium | A balanced state in which a system is stable, such as when two or more samples are at the same temperature. |
| Groundwater | Water that is underground. |
| Infer | To reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning. |
| Kinetic Energy | The energy that an object has because it is moving. |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| Molecule | A group of atoms joined together in a particular way. |
| Pasteurize | To make something safe to eat or drink by heating it. |
| Sample | A small part that is meant to show what the whole is like. |
| Stability | When something stays mostly the same over time. |
| System | A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole. |
| Temperature | A measure of how hot or cold something is. |
| Thermal Energy | The total kinetic energy of all the molecules that make up a sample. |
| Transfer | To move from one object to another or one place to another. |
| Water Heater | A heating unit that stores and warms water. |