Magnets
All magnets have a _______ pole and a _________ pole.
north & south
What kind of energy does a stretched rubber band have?
elastic potential energy
Thermal energy is measured in ____________
Joules
True or false? The summer solstice is the longest day of the year.
true
What is the third planet from the sun?
Earth
Which two poles of a magnet attract each other?
north & south
opposite
What type of potential energy does a ball have that is held high in the air?
gravitaional potential energy
What type of heat transfer occurs when I hold a hot cup of cocoa in my hands?
conduction
What event happens when the moon moves in between the sun and the earth?
solar eclipse
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
heating, hammering, or dropping
Which object has more kinetic energy? A bowling ball rolling down a hill, or a tennis ball rolling down a hill?
bowling ball
what type of heat transfer occurs in a lava lamp?
convection
What two factors affect gravitational pull between two objects?
Mass and distance
What are the 4 planets called that are closest to the earth?
inner planets
most magnets are made of what materials? (must name two of the 4)
iron, nickel, cobalt, steel
Which object has more kinetic energy? A racecar driving across the finish line, or a racecar that is turning a corner? WHY?
driving across the finish line because it is going faster (more speed=more kinetic energy).
radiation
What are the two main causes of our seasons?
The tilt of the earth on its axis and the earths revolution around the sun
What are the four outer planets made of?
gas
size of the magnet
what the magnet is made of
distance from the magnet
A boy drops a ball from 10 feet in the air and it falls towards the ground. What type of energy does the ball have when it is 5 feet in the air?
half potential and half kinetic energy
What are the 3 important processes that generate heat?
friction, sunlight, and chemical reactions
Name the 8 lunar phases in order.
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent
Name the 8 planets in order from the closest to the sun to the farthest.
mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune