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Vocabulary Words for
Chapter 3/ Section 2:
Heat and Energy
(1) Kinetic Energy
Sentence:
An object in motion exhibits kinetic energy.
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Apposition:
None.
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Context Clues:
Object in motion
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Kinetic Energy: [noun] the energy possessed by
a body because of its motion. (page 90)
Synonyms:
Driving force; locomotion; motivity
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Antonyms:
None.
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(2) Temperature
Sentence:
Every morning, I check the Weather Channel to find out
the day’s expected temperature.
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Apposition:
None.
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Context Clues:
Weather Channel
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Temperature: [noun] a measure of how hot (or
cold); a measure of the average kinetic energy of
the particles in an object. (page 91)
Synonyms:
climate; condition; heat
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Antonyms:
None.
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(3) Heat
Sentence:
As our science demonstrations showed, the heat given
off by a source can cause convection currents in both
air and water.
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Apposition:
None.
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Context Clues:
Convection currents; air; water
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Heat: [noun] the energy transferred between
objects that are at different temperatures. (page
92)
Synonyms:
Warmness; warmth; hot; calidity
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Antonyms:
Cold; coolness
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(4) Thermal Energy
Sentence:
Thermal energy, the kinetic energy of a substance’s
atoms, depends greatly on the substance’s
temperature.
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Apposition:
…the kinetic energy of a substance’s atoms…
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Context Clues:
Substance’s temperature
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Thermal Energy: [noun] the kinetic energy of a
substance’s atoms. (page 93)
Synonyms:
None.
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Antonyms:
None.
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(5) Conduction
Sentence:
Metals are excellent materials for the conduction of heat.
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Apposition:
None.
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Context Clues:
Metals; heat
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Conduction: [noun] the transfer of heat from one
object to another through direct contact. (page 94)
Synonyms:
Displacement; move; transmit
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Antonyms:
Hold; keeping
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(6) Convection
Sentence:
Water repeatedly rises and sinks during boiling because
of convection.
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Apposition:
None.
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Context Clues:
Rises and sinks;
boiling
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Convection: [noun] the movement of matter due
to differences in density; the transfer of energy due
to the movement of matter. (page 94)
Synonyms:
Displacement; move; transmit
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Antonyms:
Hold; keeping
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(7) Radiation
Sentence:
The sun transfers energy through space by radiation.
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Apposition:
None.
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Context Clues:
Sun transfers energy;
through space
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Radiation: [noun] the transfer of energy as
electromagnetic waves (i.e. visible light). (page 94)
Synonyms:
Solar power/energy
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Antonyms:
None.
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