Vocabulary
How Light Behaves
Miscellaneous
What Am I?
Name That Energy
100
The energy of motion?
What is kinetic energy
100
The bouncing of a light off a surface
What is reflection
100
A way to describe the loudness of sound
What is decibel (dB)
100
This absorbs the LEAST amount of light energy. metal, clear glass, or wood
What is clear glass
100
You use this type of energy when you turn on a lamp to produce light. Thermal or electrical
What is electrical
200
Energy that is due to the position or condition of an object?
What is potential energy
200
Allows almost all light to pass through
What is transparent
200
A wave that humans can't see, but cameras can record. No bones about it! Handy when you break one!
What is an x-ray
200
Diffracts or Refracts. The surface of a music CD does this with light.
What is diffracts
200
You produce this type of energy when you whine about a science test. Thermal or sound
What is sound energy
300
The low part of a wave
What is trough
300
Allowing SOME light to pass through
What is translucent
300
The part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum that you CAN see
What is visible light
300
Green or purple. This is the color that grass reflects. All others are aborbed.
What is green
300
This type of energy changes your food into something your body can use. . . so you can TAKE the science test :0) Thermal or chemical
What is chemical energy
400
a disturbance that carries energy through matter or space
What is a wave
400
Bending of light AROUND the edge of an object (sunlight)
What is diffraction
400
Not allowing any light to pass through. Good choice for curtains if you want to sleep in on Saturday morning!
What is opaque.
400
Kinetic to potential or potential to kinetic. This is the energy transformation of a boulder (big rock) as it rolls down a hill.
What is potential to kinetic
400
You use this type of energy when you make toast. Sound or thermal
What is thermal energy
500
The number of vibrations or waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time
What is frequency
500
Bending of light as it passes from one material to another (straw in a water)
What is refraction
500
Smooth or rough. . this surface will REFLECT MORE of the light that strikes it
What is smooth
500
This is the form of energy given when you touch a HOT firework! electrical, light, or thermal energy.
What is thermal
500
List three forms of energy produced when fireworks go off!
What is sound (noise); thermal (ouch. . don't touch); light (ooh aah it's so purdy);
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