Science Vocabulary

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Identify

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establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

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Contaminate

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make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

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Precipitate

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cause (a substance) to be deposited in solid form from a solution.

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Agglutination

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The clumping of particles together.

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Conduction

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The transfer of heat energy by direct contact.

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Radiation

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The transfer of heat energy through waves.

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Convection

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The transfer of heat energy through the movement of particles within a gas or liquid.

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Conservation of energy

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The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, just transformed.

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Endothermic

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A reaction or process that absorbs heat.

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Exothermic

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A reaction or process that releases heat.