Open Sci Ed Thermal Energy 1-14

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What is a Closed System?

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A Closed System is a type of system where matter cannot be transferred between the system and its surroundings, but energy can be exchanged.

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What is an Isolated System?

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An Isolated System is a system that does not exchange matter or energy with its surroundings.

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What is an Open System?

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An Open System is a type of system where both matter and energy can be exchanged with the surroundings.

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What is a Dependent Variable?

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The Dependent Variable is the variable that is measured in an experiment and is affected by changes in the Independent Variable.

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What is an Independent Variable?

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The Independent Variable is the variable that is changed or controlled in an experiment to test its effects on the Dependent Variable.

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What is a Control in an experiment?

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A Control is a variable that remains constant and unchanged throughout an experiment to ensure that the results are valid.

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What is a Solid?

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A Solid is a state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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What is a Liquid?

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A Liquid is a state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is a Gas?

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A Gas is a state of matter that has no definite shape or volume and expands to fill its container.

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What is Thermal Energy?

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Thermal Energy is the total kinetic energy of particles in a substance, related to temperature.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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