Arson/Mystery Unit List #2

Use slideshows: "TWG Chapters 14-16" Lessons and "04 Buiding Construction and Forces"

alias

alias

a nickname or another name someone takes on to hide one's true identity

alibi

an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

alliteration

Repetition of initial (beginning) consonant sounds

bending

a combination of tension and compression

circumstantial evidence

evidence that relies on inference

compression

A force that pushes on or squeezes a material.

conduction

The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.

convection

The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

homophones

sound exactly alike, but have different spellings and meanings

incriminating evidence

evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault

physical evidence

tangible items that tend to prove some material fact (like fingerprints or a murder weapon)

radiation

Heat transfer through infrared emission; radius = from the center, outward

substructure

an underlying or supporting structure (the prefix, sub = under, below)

superstructure

something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base (the prefix, super= above or beyond)

shear

forces pushing on an object from opposite directions.

suspect

Person thought to be capable of committing a crime.

symbol

an object or an image in a literary work that means more than its literal meaning. It is used by the author to communicate a more complex idea. (In The Westing Game, chess is a symbol.)

tension

stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object

torsion

a twisting force

wordplay

clever and witty use of "play on words" like puns, rhymes, homophones, alliteration, and other creative uses of words.