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Energy and Matter Quiz

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electricity
noun
science of electric charges and currents
electron
noun
elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge
element
noun
component of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis
energy
noun
capacity to move an object by the application of force
evaporate
verb (used with
change from a liquid or solid state into vapor
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fahrenheit
noun
temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers
food
noun
nourishing substance taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth
fossil fuel
noun
combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life
fuel
noun
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil or gas, in order to create power
gas
noun
substance with perfect molecular mobility and indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid
gram (g)
noun
metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram
heat
noun
external energy that causes a rise in temperature, expansion, evaporation, or other physical change
light
noun
something that makes things visible or affords illumination
light source
noun
any device serving as a source of illumination
liquid
adjective
composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like a gas
matter
noun
substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed
motion
noun
action or process of moving or of changing place or position
periscope
noun
optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight
plasma
noun
liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements
reaction
noun
action caused by the resistance to another action
solid
adjective
having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure
sound
noun
sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through air
sun
noun
star that is the center of the solar system, planets revolve around and receive light and heat from
synthetic
adjective
pertaining to compounds formed through a chemical process by human agency
temperature
noun
measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value
vibration
noun
periodic motion of a rigid or elastic body or medium forced from a position or state of equilibrium
volume
noun
amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies
wave
noun
disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea, in the form of a moving ridge or swell
wind
noun
air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface

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