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Grade 6
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List of Words for Letter āIā
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insulation
a material used to prevent heat from flowing into or out of a substance
insulator
an object that absorbs heat but does not distribute it evenly; one example is wood
intensity
the strength of an earthquake that can be felt at the surface
intermittent
type of volcano that erupts at fairly frequent intervals
intertidal zone
the shallowest part of the ocean, lying between the high-tide line and the low-tide line