Energy Transformation
light
sound
thermal energy
potential & kinetic energy
100
The type of energy that transformation that happens when you turn on a radio.
What is electrical to sound energy?
100
The scientific term for all kinds of light.
What is electromagnetic energy (spectrum)?
100
This has to happen before we can have sound.
What is particles vibrating?
100
Transfer of heat between objects that are touching.
What is conduction?
100
Stored energy.
What is potential energy?
200
The type of energy that is always released when energy is transformed.
What is thermal energy?
200
The small part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we see.
What is visible light?
200
The material sound moves most slowly through.
What is gas?
200
Convection.
What is transfer of heat by moving liquid or gas.
200
The energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
300
Food that has more energy in it.
What is food that has more calories?
300
Light bends & focusses to a point.
What happens when light travels through a convex lens?
300
The material sound moves most quickly through.
What is solid?
300
Transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves.
What is radiation?
300
An object has more kinetic energy is it has this.
What is more (greater) mass?
400
This is the type of energy transformation that happens when eat food.
What is chemical energy to kinetic (or potential) energy?
400
Something that causes light to refract so we can see all the colors of a rainbow.
What is a prism?
400
This causes sound to have a higher pitch.
What is greater frequency?
400
Warmer to cooler.
What is the direction thermal energy always flows?
400
This is where a roller coaster car has the most potential energy.
What is at the top of the biggest hill?
500
Three energy transformations when a firework goes off
What is heat energy to light energy to sound energy?
500
This is the reason that infrared waves have lower energy than visible light.
What is lower frequency?
500
The measure of loudness.
What is decibles?
500
Microwave heating food.
What is an example of radiation?
500
This is what happens with potential energy and kinetic energy when a ball rolls down a hill.
What is the ball has the most potential energy at the top of the hill and it changes into kinetic energy as it rolls down the hill.
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