Energy
Energy is the ability to do __________ or cause change.
work
Matter is anything that has ______ and takes up ______.
mass, space
___________ energy is the energy of motion.
kinetic
The Earth is constantly ____________________.
changing
A cat rolled around in a box of Styrofoam pieces and some of the Styrofoam pieces stuck to the cat's fur. This is an example of _______________________.
Sound is a form of ___________________ energy.
Mechanical
What type of energy causes marshmallows to roast over a campfire?
thermal
Which is not an example of matter?
a boat
a loud noise
air in a balloon
water in a glass
loud noise
If a soccer ball is rolling across the playground, what causes it to slow down?
friction
Name the four layers of the Earth.
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Electricity cannot flow when a switch is ____________.
open
What must an object do to make sound?
Vibrate
Cutting paper with scissors causes ______________ energy.
mechanical
____________ is a measurement of the amount of matter.
mass
Ms. McGarvey is pushing an empty cart around the library. Ms. Rittenhouse is pushing a cart full of books. Who has to apply more force to push their cart?
Ms. Rittenhouse
As you get deeper into the Earth, the temperature ____________________.
increases
In electricity, a plastic comb and an eraser may be known as
insulators
The sun gives off _______________ energy.
radiant
When a student throws a basketball, energy is transferred from the student to the _______________.
basketball
Matter will change from a gas to a liquid to solid when temperature ________________________.
decreases
If you push a refrigerator, a desk chair, a sofa, and a washing machine with the same amount of force, which one will move the furthest?
a desk chair
Which event is most likely caused by the movement of the Earth’s crust along transform boundaries.
earthquakes
In a simple circuit, name one item that transforms electrical energy to radiant energy.
light bulb
Energy that can be seen by the human eye is called ___________________.
visible light
What energy transformations take place when we use a hairdryer?
electrical, mechanical, sound, thermal
When liquid water freezes into solid ice, its volume increases. What happens to its mass?
It stays the same.
When a bowling ball hits the pins, the energy from the ball transfers to the pins. This energy transfer changes the pins’ _______________.
speed and direction
According to the theory of plate tectonics, what caused the change in the location of the continents over time?
Thermal energy of the earth.
Turning on a ceiling fan is an example of transformation of ________________ energy to _______________________ energy.
electrical to mechanical
Name one translucent object.
wax paper
Energy _________ be created or destroyed. Energy can only be _______________ from one form to another
cannot, transformed
How can a student separate iron filings from a mixture?
by using a magnet
Ms. Calhoun's class is playing tug of war against Ms. Miller's class at field day. If they are pulling with the same amount of force on both sides, which class will win?
Neither, it will be a tie
Which type of rocks are formed through weathering and erosion?
metamorphic
What can I make with:
1 battery • 50cm of insulated wire • 1 steel nail • 50 small paper clips
electromagnet
List the colors of the visible spectrum from lowest to highest frequency.
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet