Energy
The ability to cause change in matter.
Energy
Vibrating electric and magnetic fields that carry energy.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
The transfer of thermal energy from warmer objects to colder.
Heat
At what temperatures does water freeze and boil on the Celsius scale?
At 0 and 100 degrees Celsius
A person skiing down a snowy slope is an example of...
Potential Energy or Kinetic Energy
Stored energy.
Potential Energy
A disturbance that carries energy through matter or space.
Wave
The kinetic energy of the moving particles of a substance or object.
Thermal Energy
When you touch the hot handle of a pot on the stove, what do you experience?
Conduction Convection Insulation Radiation
Conduction
What kind of energy is stored in a battery?
Chemical or Kinetic
Chemical
The total amount of energy in a system is always the same - energy cannot be created or destroyed.
Law of Conservation of Energy
The distance from the resting position to either the top of the crest or the bottom of the trough.
Amplitude
Transfer of thermal energy through a liquid.
Convection
Which of the following is NOT a good conductor of thermal energy?
Copper Fiberglass Steel Water
Fiberglass
What are the 2 parts of a wave?
Peaks and Valley
Crest and Trough
Crest and Trough
The energy of motion.
Kinetic Energy
The number of times the string vibrates in a given amount of time.
Frequency
Transfer of thermal energy as waves.
Radiation
Which energy source uses steam from supplies of hot water lying deep underground?
Geothermal Energy Hydroelectric Energy
Nuclear Energy Solar Energy
Goethermal Energy
What are the 2 properties that can be used to describe a sounds?
Pitch and Loudness
Frequency and Length
Pitch and Loudness
What are 3 main forms of energy?
Any of these: chemical, nuclear, light, thermal electrical, sound, solar
The distance of the middle of the crest of one wave to the middle of the next crest.
Wavelength
The transfer of thermal energy that results from the collision of particles.
Conduction
What is the primary source of electric energy in the United States?
Sun Wind Water Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels
Thermal energy transfer only from _______ objects to ________ ones.
Cooler to Warmer
Warmer to Cooler
Warmer to Cooler