Vocabulary
The ability to do work or cause something to happen
Energy
What is the part of an electrical circuit that gives it energy called? (ex a battery)
Source
Another name for heat energy
Thermal energy
This is the scientific term when 2 things crash or run into each other
Collide or collision
The type of energy that is stored
Potential energy
The part of an electrical circuit that lets the energy flow from the source to the load
Path
An instrument that is used to measure temperature
Thermometer
The movement of energy from one place to another
transfer
Another word for motion energy (Running)
Kinetic energy
This type of circuit has a break in the path
Open circuit
This color absorbs more energy from light and makes you hotter if you wear it in the sun.
Black
This is measured in Celcius and Farenheit
Temperature
Sound is heard with this motion
Vibration
This type of circuit has a complete path where energy can flow.
Closed circuit
This is the rubbing of surfaces and can produce heat
Friction
When bowling should you roll the ball fast or slow and why?
fast because it has more energy to knock down more pins.
These are regular patterns of motion
Waves
The part of an electrical circuit that does something (ex. Lightbulb)
Load
What happens to the energy when you heat a hot dog over a fire (write the 3 steps)
Step 1: Chemical energy comes from the burning wood
Step 2: The fire creates thermal energy
Step 3: The thermal energy transfers through the air to the hot dog
Draw and label a picture of what happens when a ball rolls down a ramp and collides with another ball