Forms of Energy
States of Matter
Miscellaneous Vocabulary
Movement of Thermal Energy
Changing States
100
This is the energy all living things obtain in order to live.
What is chemical energy?
100
It is composed of molecules with no definite shape or volume.
What is a gas?
100
Particles in matter are constantly in __________.
What is random motion?
100
Energy movement that causes a sunburn during a long day outside.
What is radiation?
100
When the ice in your drink melts, the ice _______ energy.
What is gains?
200
A soccer ball is part of a system when it interacts with the net. The height and speed at impact provide ____________.
What is mechanical energy?
200
The smallest particle of a single element.
What is an atom?
200
It transfers energy without transferring matter.
What is a wave?
200
A hot air balloon flies using __________.
What is convection?
200
When condensation occurs on grass, the water vapor _________ energy.
What is loses?
300
It is stored and released from the nucleus of an atom.
What is nuclear energy?
300
Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.
What is a liquid?
300
Fur is a good _________ because it traps air between the hairs and forms a layer.
What is an insulator?
300
The movement of thermal energy from hot sand to your feet is an example of _____________.
What is conduction?
300
This change occurs when a liquid loses energy.
What is freezing?
400
It is calculated using mass and velocity.
What is kinetic energy?
400
It is composed of tightly packed molecules, with definite shape and volume.
What is a solid?
400
The average kinetic energy of particles.
What is temperature?
400
Roasting a hot dog over a bonfire is an example of _________ .
What is radiation?
400
Boiling causes water to gain energy, this process causes _________.
What is vaporization?
500
The sum of kinetic and potential energy in the particles of an object.
What is thermal energy?
500
Salt is composed of particles of sodium and chloride, a single sodium chloride is a _____________.
What is molecule?
500
Metal is considered a good ___________ because it is solid and the atoms are very tightly packed.
What is a conductor?
500
When soup is cooking, the soup ingredients will mix themselves to a degree using ______________.
What are convection currents?
500
When sublimation of iodine occurs, the iodine _______ energy.
What is gains?
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