What is Potential energy ?
Stored energy
What is half life?
the time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
What is the general term for the force of attraction or repulsion between magnetic poles?
Magnetism
What energy transformation transfers heat through direct contact?
Conduction
What are the 2 types of cricuts?
Series and Parallel
What is a form of energy that an object or a particle has by reason of its motion?
Kinetic energy
_______ is a process used to release nuclear energy by splitting up uranium -235 nuclei
fission
A magnet with 2 two ends is called ?
Dipoles
What are three modes of heat transfer we discussed in this class?
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
How many paths does a Series circuit have?
1 path
As the ball falls, gravity causes it to accelerate, increasing its speed and therefore its what type of energy ?
Potential energy
What is the amount of heat required to raise the temp?
specific heat
What are the 2 most common fields that allow magnets to interact without touching?
Electric fields and gravitational fields
What types of materials are good conductors of heat that we discussed in this class?
Metals
What would happen to a Parallel circuit when one light is broken?
It’ll continue working
Fill in the blank ,A ball held at a height has (blank) energy due to gravity. This is its stored energy, ready to be released.
Potential energy
What is this image showing ?
Fission
This picture is converting magnetism into?
Electrical current
What term describes heat transfer in fluids, driven by density differences?
Convection
In this Series circuit, it wouldn’t work because?
The light is broken
Look at image. What energy does this show?
Kinetic energy
What's the half life of carbon?
-14
Magnetic field lines are closed loops and never?
Cross or intersect
What is the term for the process of heat transfer that occurs through electromagnetic waves, even in a vacuum?
Radiation
What causes a current to flow?
Voltage