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This 12-word word search covers thermal energy and temperature changes for elementary students. Hidden words include vaporization, expansion, contraction, and states of matter (solid, liquid, gas), connecting heat, pressure, and volume. Use it as a vocabulary review following a temperature unit, a science warm-up, or a sub-plan activity in a physical science class.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Physics
Grade Level:
3rd – 5th Grades
Updated August 2025

Word List

  • THERMALENERGY
  • VOLUME
  • GAS
  • PRESSURE
  • CONTRACTION
  • EXPANSION
  • HEAT
  • TEMPERATURE
  • LIQUID
  • SOLID
  • VAPORIZATION
  • CHANGES

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