Energy
What is energy?
the ability to do work (or make a change)
What is a collision?
when one object bumps into another object
What is heat?
the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another
If two positively charge objects came near each other would they be attract or repel each other?
repel
resistor
Stored Energy in an object at rest is what kind of energy?
Potential
What does simulate mean?
to demonstrate or copy
Fast or quickly
Name a good conductor.
copper or wires
What does it mean to change from one type of energy to another?
Transform
Energy of motion is what type of energy?
Kinetic
When objects collide do they compress or stretch?
compress (think about the baseball and bat slow motion video)
What does generate mean?
to produce
Why does a light bulb glow in an electric circuit?
the electrical energy is changed into Light energy
What does it mean to move from one object to another?
transfer
What two types of energies does a candle give off?
1. Light
2. Thermal
What types of energy occurs when a bowling ball strikes the pins?
Sound and Kinetic
Which way does heat flow between a hot pot and a cool table?
from hot to table (from warmer object to cooler object)
Name an insulator
plastic
What is an electric current?
the flow of charged particles in the same direction
40miles per hour is an example of what?
Speed
Why do the spheres in the center of Newton's cradle barely move?
Which type of energy can we hear?
sound
a battery
What is radiation?
energy that travels in a wave