Matter
The three states of matter.
What is solids, liquids, and gases?
Many waves require a _________ in order to transmit energy
What is a medium
Heat energy is also known as this type of energy.
What is thermal?
A material that does NOT allow heat to pass through easily
Insulator
Matter is made up of tiny particles known as these.
What is atoms.
Particles vibrate in place, has definite shape, and definite volume.
What is a solid?
which of the following is an example of an electromagnetic wave (radio, sound, water, seismic)?
What is a radiowave
Heat is transferred in three ways. Name the three ways.
What is conduction, convection, and radiation.
What is another word for empty space?
What is a vacuum
water to an ice cube
What is freezing?
The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid?
What is melting
Which type of wave requires the particles of matter in the medium to vibrate by moving back and forth and perpendicular to the direction of the wave?
What is a longitudinal wave
A material that DOES allow heat to pass through easily
Conductor
What is the wave behavior seen when a wave travels through a material?
What is transmission
What is the measure of the distance from the crest on one wave to the crest on the very next wave?
What is wavelength
gas to liquid
What is condensation
What kind of waves can travel in empty space?
What are electromagnetic waves
The handle of a metal spoon in a bowl of hot soup is hot when you touch it.
Conduction
_______________ is the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object
Temperature
What happens when a spear fisherman sees a fish in the water, but the image is not where the actual fish is?
What is refraction
Particles have a medium attractive force and move slower than gases
What is liquid
Bats use echo to help navigate through its environment, what type of wave behavior is this?
What is reflection
You dip your toe into a pool and it feels warm, but you jump in and the bottom is cold
Convection
The type of heat transfer that happens in a fluid (liquid or gas)
Convection
When working outside, you should want to wear white clothes instead of black clothes because black clothes ___________ light waves from the sun.
What is absorption