Bicycles that have been left outside in the summer will rust faster than bicycles kept inside. What causes the bicycles that are left outside to rust faster? Bikes that are kept outside are not used as often, speeding up the chemical reaction of metal rusting.
Heat energy from the sun slows down the chemical reaction of the metal rusting.
Moisture and oxygen cause oxidation, which speeds up the chemical reaction of the metal rusting.
Wind energy outside speeds up the chemical reaction of the metal rusting.

Match the vocabulary terms to their definitions. 1 . a long, chain-like set of molecules made up of repeating units joined end to end polymer 2 . a hard, brittle, heat- and corrosion-resistant material made by subjecting a nonmetallic mineral mixture to intense heat ceramic 3 . a plastic with low elongations that cannot be recycled thermoset 4 . a carbon fiber embedded in a polymer resin matrix thermoplastic 5 . a plastic with high elongations that can be recycled crystal 6 . a solid form resulting from the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in definite geometric patterns composite