Thermal Energy Amplify Vocabulary

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Average

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A number that summarizes a set of data by adding all the numbers in a list and then dividing by the quantity of numbers.

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Stability

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When something stays mostly the same over time.

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Thermal Energy

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The total energy of all the particles of an object measured with temperature.

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Transfer

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To move from one object to another or one place to another.

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Infer

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To reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning.

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Energy

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The ability to make things move or change.

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Kinetic Energy

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The energy that an object possesses due to its motion.

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Potential Energy

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The energy held by an object because of its position relative to other objects.

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Conduction

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The process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or molecules.

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Convection

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The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by differences in temperature.

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