Different Forces
This force acts at a distance to pull all objects toward the center of the Earth; it's the reason a ball drops when you let go of it.
What is Gravity?
When you throw a rock into a pond, you see ripples. The water moves up and down, but the energy travels in this form across the pond.
What are Waves?
If you leave a glass of water outside on a hot summer day and it becomes empty, this part of the water cycle has occurred.
What is Evaporation?
Without the heat energy from this star, the water cycle would stop completely.
What is the Sun?
During a soccer game, players noticed the ball rolled a long way on the short grass but stopped very quickly when it rolled into a patch of tall, thick mud. The ball stopped faster in the mud because the rough surface increased this force.
What is Friction?
This contact force works against motion. It is the reason a toy car slows down faster on a rough carpet than on a smooth tile floor.
What is Friction?
If you roll a bowling ball and it hits a pin, the pin falls down. This happens because the ball transferred this to the pin upon collision.
What is Energy (Motion Energy)?
Water on Earth is never created or destroyed; it just keeps moving. This is why we call the process a "_____".
What is a Cycle?
You can see this part of the water cycle in action when "sweat" forms on the outside of a cold soda can on a hot day.
What is Condensation?
After a heavy rainstorm in Houston, Ms. Coyne notices the water didn't stay on the school parking lot. Instead, it flowed down the driveway, into the street, and eventually into the storm drains. It is this stage of the water cycle that Ms. Coyne is witnessing.
What is Runoff?
Unlike friction, which requires touching, this force can push or pull an object from a distance, but it only affects certain metals like iron or steel.
What is Magnetism?
This type of energy transfer happens when an object vibrates (like a guitar string), creating waves that travel through the air to your ear.
What is Sound?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail that fall from clouds to the Earth’s surface.
What is Precipitation?
Even though the ocean is salty, the water that evaporates from it and falls as rain is fresh. This is because the salt does not do this.
What is Evaporate?
Mrs. Fisher noticed when the school band plays in the cafeteria, you can feel the table vibrate if you touch it. She is experiencing this type of energy (with this shape).
What is Sound Energy (and Sound Waves)?
Of the three main forces we study (Gravity, Friction, Magnetism), this is the only one that always requires two objects to be in contact (or touching) to work.
What is Friction?
In a game of marbles, a moving marble hits a stationary one. The first marble slows down or stops, and the second marble speeds up. This proves energy was _____ from one marble to the other.
What is Transferred?
After precipitation falls, gravity pulls the water down hills and mountains, flowing over the land into rivers and oceans.
What is Runoff?
This stage happens when invisible water vapor cools down high in the air and turns back into liquid water droplets, forming clouds. It also is included in the CCC acronym.
What is Condensation?
(Condensation Creates Clouds)
Mrs. Barron and Mrs. Cornett went to Swig. They placed their cups on a desk. Ten minutes later, the outside of the cups were wet, even though the cups didn't leak. The water vapor in the air touched the cold cup and turned into liquid droplets due to this process.
What is Condensation?
When you use the "north" pole of one magnet to push away the "north" pole of another magnet without touching it, you are demonstrating this force pattern.
What is Repel?
If you set up a long line of dominoes and push the first one, the last domino eventually falls. This happens because one domino collies with another in a series of these.
What is Energy Transfer?
This is the final step where water gathers together in large bodies like oceans, lakes, and even puddles on the street.
What is Collection?
During the water cycle, water exists in three different states. It is seen in this state of matter in humidity.
What is Water Vapor (or Gas)?
In a game of billiards (pool), the white cue ball moves across the table and hits a stationary 8-ball. The cue ball stops, but the 8-ball suddenly zooms away. The 8-ball moved because the cue ball _____ its energy to the 8-ball upon collision.
What is Transferred?