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Label a rarefaction
+5
Identify the transverse wave
+3
Define radiation
When heat transfers without direct contact
+2
Burning your tongue when eating something hot is an example of what kind of heat transfer?
Conduction
+7
Label an amplitude
+4
Label a crest
-3
Define kinetic energy.
Energy that is being used
-2
Cutting a piece of paper with scissors is an example of what kind of energy?
Mechanical
-10
List the 5 types of potential energy.
gravitational, elastic, chemical, nuclear, magnetic
-5
Identify the longitudinal wave
-5
The sun heating the earth is an example of what kind of heat transfer?
Radiation
+1
What kind of energy comes from vibrations through the air?
Sound
+8
What is the definition of energy?
The ability to do work
+5
Give a real life example of a conductor
Metal pot, wire, etc.
+15
Define conduction.
When heat transfers through direct contact
-7
Label a trough
-4
List the 5 types of kinetic energy.
mechanical, light, thermal, sound, electrical
-7
Define equilibrium.
Balance -- heat is always trying to reach it
+10
Label a compression
-10
The energy stored in food is what?
Chemical
-5
Give a real life example of an insulator.
Coat, socks, cooler, etc.
+5
Define convection.
When heat circulates through currents
+15
What is the difference between a mechanical and an electromagnetic wave?
A mechanical wave requires a medium.
+5
Label a wavelength
-1
Define potential energy.
Energy that is not yet being used
-10