Energy
When you stand a domino up you are giving it what kind of energy?
Height energy
Are circuits open or closed?
Closed
Primary source for heat and light on the Earth
The Sun
Energy that can be heard
Sound
When two dominoes collide, what energy type usually occurs
Sound energy
What is needed for a light bulb to turn on?
A circuit
This color clothing would heat up the fastest in the sun.
Black
What are three renewable energy sources we learned about in this unit?
Water (hydro), wind, and sun (solar)
Where does a roller coaster have the MOST energy?
At the top of the hill
Heat, solar, wind, and water energy can be transformed into what kind of energy?
Electrical energy
When an object is heated up, do the particles inside it move faster or slower?
Faster
When 1 object hits another
Collision (collide)
When energy travels from 1 place to another
Energy transfer
An object that does not let electricity to travel through it.
or
An object that does let electricity travel through it.
An insulator
A conductor
This type of energy can change the state of matter
Heat
Why is it important to run several trials in an experiment?
It proves something as a fluke or an actual result (in case there's an error made along the way).
*two part question*
How could I make a slingshot go further?
Explain why your answer would work.
You could pull the rubber band back more.
It gives the rubber band more stored energy
What converts energy into motion?
A motor
What does water become when it is heated up?
Bonus: When water becomes ____ (the answer to the question above), what can it be used to do?
Steam
Provides a form of transportation, such as a steam engine in trains
What are some things a town/city would think about before building renewable resources for their towns/cities? List three things.
1) Cost
2) How is it going to impact the animals/environment?
3) Do we have enough of this energy source to make it beneficial for our town/city?