Thermal Energy

3. to move from one object to another or one place to another
6. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
9. the thermal energy of an object largely depends on its ____________.
12. a number that summarizes a set of data and that can be computed by adding all the numbers in a list and then dividing by the number of numbers in the list
14. a measure of hot or cold, also the average kinetic energy of the molecules in an object
15. when something stays mostly the same over time
16. anything that has mass and takes up space

1. a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
2. to reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning
4. 6th grade lightning science teacher
5. 6th grade thunder science teacher
7. a balanced state in which a system is stable, such as when two or more samples are at the same temperature
8. the total kinetic energy of all the molecules in a sample
10. the ability to make things move or change
11. the energy something has because it is moving
13. the moment when two objects hit each other