meso vocab
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THERMAL ENERGY
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  1. the world’s first system of writing

Cuneiform

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  1. a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside; independent of others

City-state

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  1. the transfer of thermal energy

Heat

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  1. Touching a stove and being burned

Conduction

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What are Mr. McNiels dogs named?

Rock and Onyx

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  1. the belief in only one god

Monotheistic

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  1. and area of rich farmland in Southwest Asia where the first civilizations began

Fertile Crescent

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  1. is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles of matter.

Temperature

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An AC unit cooling a room

Convection

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What is Mr. McNiels favorite color?

Purple

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long poems that tell the stories of heros

Epics

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  1. a set of 282 laws governing daily life in Babylon; the earliest known collections of written laws

Hammurabi’s Code

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  1. Heat made when molecules move; the faster they move, the higher the temperature.

Thermal energy

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Heat from the sun warming your face

Radiation

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Who is Mr. McNiels favorite BASEBALL team

St. Louis Cardinals 

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a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle

Chariot

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  1. a pyramid-shaped temple in Sumer

Ziggurat

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  1. Heat in a warmer object will transfer to a cooler object until they both reach the same temperature.

Thermal Equilibrium

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Ice cooling down your hand

Conduction

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What month is Mr. McNiels birthday in?

April

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  1. a writer; taught to read and write

Scribe

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the worship of many gods

Polytheism

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  1. material that transfers heat easily

 Conductor

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Heat from a fire

Radiation

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What city did Mr. McNiel work in after a major hurricane?

New Orleans