Thermal Energy

2. change, n. a change in global or regional climate patterns revealed by data diverging from averages in continuous trends
5. adj. the characteristic of an object or material that rises upward as a result of its having lower density than its surrounding medium
8. n. a body’s ability to maintain a temperature within a certain range for survival
10. feedback loop, n. a phenomenon in nature in which the more something occurs, the stronger or more likely that thing’s effect becomes
12. fuel, n. a substance, such as coal or petroleum, formed over millions of years from fossilized organisms
14. n. the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance or material
16. n. a graduated series of measurements; a proportion between two sets of measurements
17. v. to send out in a straight line from a center reverse image
20. system, n. a set of factors working together into which no new matter or energy is introduced and from which no matter or energy is removed
22. n. a body of cold, rotating air encircling either of Earth’s polar regions
23. n. a proposed, unproven explanation made as the basis to start an investigation
25. n. reduction in volume (which causes an increase in pressure) constrict, v. to make narrower; the opposite of dilate
27. n. the rising of lower-density fluid in a surrounding fluid
28. n. a mixture of a metal, such as iron, with other metal or nonmetal elements

1. literacy, n. the ability to read, hear, and comprehend information about scientific topics and demonstrate understanding in discussion and through writing
3. n. material that reduces the transfer of energy
4. n. the condition of having a body temperature above normal hypothermia, n. the condition of having a body temperature below normal
6. warming, n. the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities
7. fluid, n. matter that does not hold a fixed shape and is able to flow; gases and liquids
9. adj. the stickiness or thickness of a liquid 8
11. n. a set of factors that work together
13. n. the function of an internet search engine to identify the source of a digital image file
15. n. a layer of dense fat that provides thermal insulation
18. v. to cause to lose water dilate, v. to make wider or more open downwelling, n. the sinking of higher-density fluid in a surrounding
19. n. a slow-moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
21. n. a sediment or rock that contains valuable metals polar
24. media, n. websites and applications that allow users to participate in sharing content on the internet
26. system, n. a set of factors working together into or out of which some new matter or energy can move