Definitions
A force that occurs when one object pushes against another object.
What is contact force?
Explain what a transfer of energy is and give an example.
What is a transfer of energy happens when one object gives some or all of its energy to another object?
An animal that is active at night is known as?
What is nocturnal?
The largest flying bird.
Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
What is silver?
The force of attraction that exists between any pair of objects.
What is gravity?
Potential or kinetic energy?
Ex: a running stream.
What is kinetic energy?
What is the largest group of mammals?
What is rodents?
When an animal blends into its surroundings, that is called?
What is camouflage?
What is man's most useful metal?
What is iron?
This force resists motion.
What is friction?
What is another word for burning?
What is combustion?
If a rodent is a plant-eater than that makes it a?
What is a herbivore?
An object that does not allow light to pass through it is?
What is opaque?
A rocklike object that looks like a mudball is called a?
What is a geode?
Energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
Potential of Kinetic energy?
Ex: Water behind a dam.
What is potential energy?
This means "wing-footed".
What is a pinniped?
The bending of light is?
What is refraction?
What type of rock is pumice and what type of rock is limestone?
What is igneous and sedimentary?
The result of a force moving an object is...
What is work?
What two ingredients do you need for combustion?
Mollusk with two shells hinged together.
What is bivalve?
An object that makes its own light is?
What is luminous?
Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
What is mercury?