Types of Energy
Energy that can be heard
When a baseball bat strikes a ball, some kinetic energy _________ from the bat to the ball.
transfers
In an electrical circuit, what is the power source?
What is the ability to do work or to cause change called?
energy
What is the device called in a circuit that starts and stops the flow of electric current?
switch
A form of energy we can see
light energy
When a falling domino collides with a stationary one, some kinetic energy _________ into sound energy and you hear a clicking sound.
transforms
What do we call a material that allows electric current to flow through it easily?
conductor
Stored energy in an object at rest
potential energy
Light and sound energy travel in _______.
waves
kinetic energy
If a hot mug of cocoa is placed on a cool table, the heat will transfer from the _____ to the ______.
mug to the table
Electricity does not flow well through a/an _______.
insulator
collision
Sound is energy in the particles that ______ as they pass through matter.
vibrate
Energy caused by charged particles that flow through a path
electrical energy
True or False: When heat is transferred to an object, that object's particles will move faster.
True
True or False: Rubber is a good conductor.
False (it's an insulator)
_______ is the distance an object travels in a particular amount of time.
speed
True or False: A sound with a low pitch has particles that vibrate faster than a sound with a high pitch.
false
Energy an object has because of the movement of its particles
thermal energy
Newton's Cradle is a good example of energy ______.
transfer
Metal or water
______ is the transfer of thermal energy.
What do you call the thin coil of wire that glows brightly in a light bulb?
filament