Vocabulary
The energy stored in an object by changing its location
potential energy
This is what potential energy becomes when an object begins to move.
Kinetic Energy
Light waves are the visible part of which spectrum?
Resources that can be replaced
Renewable Resources
The distance from the midpoint to the crest of a wave
amplitude
This type of wave is produced by the vibration of an object
Sound Wave
The state of matter where molecules are moving the slowest.
Solid
What does a prism separate into colors?
light OR visible light
What is it that friction generates?
Heat
The distance from the midpoint to the trough of a wave
Amplitude
The method for changing plant and animal materials into high-quality fuels
Biomass Conversion
This is the most common unit used to measure heat.
Calorie
This refers to the highness or lowness of a sound
Pitch
This must be present for any fuel to burn
This person uses heat to shape iron
A Blacksmith
The name given to the new substance formed in a chemical reaction.
products
This instrument helps scientists, concerned mothers, and BBQ Pit Masters to measure the temperature of a material.
Thermometer
How many bones make up the Ossicles
Three
This is what bacteria give off as they digest garbage
methane gas
The membrane in the ear that moves back and forth when vibrations hit it.
Eardrum
These are sometimes referred to as "stored sunlight"
Fossil Fuels
The difference in Fahrenheit degrees between water's freezing point and its boiling point.
180 degrees
How much faster does sound travel in water than in the air?
About 4 times as fast
The two elements that make up methane
carbon and hydrogen
What do the pistons of a car turn when they are pushed down
Crankshaft