General Word Meanings
thermal
related to heat or temperature
I talked through the ______ so everybody could hear me
microphone
thermometer
an instrument that measures temperature or heat
Construction
what is built; buildings that are created or produced
What is the largest mammal in the world?
The blue whale
instruct
to build knowledge
the police managed to ______ the crowd (hint: strain)
restrain
thermos
a container used to keep things warm
Destruction
the act of taking down or destroying something that was built
What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
Au
infrastructure
the parts of a city which the rest of the city was built around
he was an army drill ______ (hint: struct)
instructor
thermodynamic
caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy
Reconstruct
To build again
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
cacophony
harsh sound; bad noise
I took a look at the _____ to control the temperature of my house (hint: therm)
thermostat
endothermic
heated from within the body
the base, support, or foundation of a building
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
stringent
demanding strict attention to rules
the avalanche left a trail of _________ (hint: struct)
destruction
exothermic
requires heat to be absorbed from outside the body
Superstructure
Something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong