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| temperature | The average amount of energy in motion in the molecules of a substance. |
| thermometer | An instrument used to measure temperature. |
| Fahrenheit | Weather reports in the U.S. use this scale to measure temperature |
| Celcius | Scientists use this scale to measure temperature |
| radiation | The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. |
| conduction | The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another that it is touching. |
| convection | The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid. |
| anemometer | An instrument used to measure wind speed. |
| Coriolis | The effect on winds on Earth in the northern hemisphere causing them to curve to the right, with winds in the southern hemisphere curving to the left. |
| doldrums | Regions near the equator with little or no wind. |
| asphyxiated | Unconsciousness due to deficiency of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the blood. |
| ambitious | Desire for power, honor, fame, excellence. |
| fiasco | An utter failure of any kind. |
| leukemia | A disease in which there is an abnormal increase in white corpuscles in the blood which destroys disease-causing organisms |
| genetic | The biochemical basis of heredity of an organism. |
| incubator | An apparatus for hatching an egg. |
| pediatrician | A physician who treats children. |
| profusely | Excessively abundant. |
| derange | To throw into confusion; to make insane. |
| varsity | The principle team representing a high school or university. |
