| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Hypothermia | a condition of a body when it loses so much heat, the core temperature drops |
| Extremities | ends of arms and legs; the parts of the body furthest from the heart |
| Glucose | a sugar found in many fruits and animal tissues |
| Insulation | wrapping, covering, or in some other way protecting something from losing heat |
| Wind Chill | the effect of wind in creating a sensation of lower temperature |
| Condensation | the process of which gas or a vapor such as steam, cools and is reduced to liquid |
| Evaporation | the process of which moisture is heated and turns into gas |
| Solar Still | a device for using the suns energy to purify water by means of evaporation and condensation |
| Vapor | an element thats has been changed to a gas and mixed with air |
| Molecule | the smallest physical part of something, too small enough to be seen without special equipment such as a microscope |
| Physicist | a scientist who specializes in matter and energy |
| Compost | a mixture of decayed organic matter, such as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing land |
| Tilapia | a hardy tropical fish well-suited for fish farming |
| Electromagnet | a magnet made by surrounding an iron or steel core by a coil through which electricity flows |
| Nuclear fission | the splitting apart of the nucleus of an atom, resulting in the release of energy |
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