Term | Definition |
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Conductor/ Conduction | Allows heat and electricity to pass through an object |
Insulator/ Insulation | Unable to carry heat, electricity , or sound through it |
Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
Evaporation | the process of liquid changing to a gas |
Condensation | the process of gas changing to a liquid |
Solubility | ability for a substance to dissolve into another substance |
Refraction | Light bends as it goes through an object |
Reflection | Light bounces off of a surface |
Renewable Resources | resources that can be replaced within a lifetime |
Nonrenewable Resources | resources that CANNOT be replaced within a lifetime OIL, COAL, NATURAL GAS |
Rotation | Spinning on its axis – The Earth rotates every 24 hours |
Revolution | Earth moves around the sun (1 revolution = 365 days) |
Alternative Resources | Clean Energy – Solar, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Wind, Biomass |