When light bounces off of a shiny object, what is it called?
How long does it take for the Earth to spin on its axis to create the day/night cycle?
24 hours
A complete circuit has to have a switch.
No it does not.
Name three household objects that could be used to show how electrical energy is transformed into mechanical, light, or thermal energy?
Fan Toaster TV
Where does run off come from in the water cycle?
Any type of precipitation that falls from the atmosphere and runs down the side of a mountain.
Light travels in a zig zag line until it hits a medium and then it travles straight.
True or False
False
If it is daytime in Texas, is it daytime on the other side of the world?
No
Closing a pathway is how electricity flows.
true or false
True
When electrical energy flows through a light bulb in a complete circuit, the energy is transformed into what type of energy?
Light Energy
What is the vocabulary word for water vapor that exits plants and trees through stomata?
Transpiration
Name the color spectrum using the acronym that we use here at SIS.
ROYGBIV
One rotation takes 29 days to complete.
False, it takes 24 hours
If the circuit is not lighting up, what could be a possible reason why?
Broken or disconnected wire.
Switch is open.
Light bulb is broken.
Electrical energy in a complete circuit can be transformed into which types of energy?
Light and Sound
What are the three main parts of the water cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
What is opaque mean?
No light passes through
Is the axis a real line that runs through the middle of the Earth?
No it is an imaginary line
Electrical energy is stored in batteries and is called clean energy.
False, it is called chemical energy
What does an insulator do?
It stops the flow of energy.
Where does water vapor come from?
Any type of accumulation of water outside
Refraction means that light travels in a straight line.
False, refraction means that light bends when it hits a medium.
The Earth revolves around the Sun in approximately 24 hours.
False, it takes 365 days
When a circuit is closed the electricity will not flow.
False, it will flow
Name three types of conductors.
Metal, Copper, Nickel
Name four types of precipitation that falls from the atmosphere.
Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail