Thermal Energy Vocabulary

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average

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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

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change

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when something becomes different over time

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collision

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the moment when two objects hit each other

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energy

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the ability to make things move or change

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equilibrium

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a balanced state in which a system is stable, such as when two or more samples are at the same temperature

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kinetic energy

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the energy that an object has because it is moving

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matter

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anything that has mass and takes up space

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molecule

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a group of atoms joined together in a particular way

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sample

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a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like

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stability

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when something stays mostly the same over time