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| the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas under normal atmospheric pressure |
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| The temperature scale used by scientists and by people in many countries in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
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| a change from a gas to a liquid |
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| the movement of heat energy from one molecule to the next |
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| material through which heat travels easily |
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| to become smaller in size |
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| flow of energy that occurs when a warm liquid or gas rises |
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| a unit of measurement on a temperature scale |
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| to change from a liquid to a gas |
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| The temperature scale commonly used in the United States, in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees |
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| the temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid |
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| a form of energy resulting from the motion of particles in matter |
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| a place from which heat energy comes |
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| material that does not conduct heat well |
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| the temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid |
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| the reaction that occurs when the nucleus of an atom splits and energy is released as heat and light |
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| The reaction that occurs when atoms are joined together and energy is released |
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| the movement of energy through a vacuum |
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| a measure of how fast an object's particles are moving |
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| a device that measures temperature |
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| space that contains no matter |
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