Forms of Energy
Electrical Energy
Circuits
Light Energy
Star Questions
100
What form of energy is in motion
Mechanical Energy
100
What are the materials needed to make an electromagnet
battery, wires, nail
100
What happens when you add another battery to the circuit
Creates brighter light and has more energy
100
What is it when light bounces off an object called
Reflection
100
What form of energy does a thunderstorm have
light, sound and electrical energy
200
What form of energy are light rays we can see
Light Energy
200
What can you do to increase the strength of an electromagnet
wrap more coils
200
What are the materials needed to create a circuit
battery, wires,lightbulb and switch optional
200
What is when light is bent and passes through an object called
Refraction
200
what color of shirt will be more comfortable during the summer
any light color shirt
300
What form of energy is air vibration and we can hear
Sound Energy
300
What is made by passing an electric current through a wire that is wrapped around a metal object such as a nail and connected to a battery
Electromagnet
300
What is only one path for electrons to travel through. If one lightbulb burns out the others turn off
series circuit
300
How do light rays travel
straight line
300
List some conductors
any object that has copper, steel or iron will be good conductors
400
What form of energy is the transfer of heat
Thermal Energy
400
What is a closed path through which electricity travels
Circuit
400
What is when each lightbulb is on a separate path. If one lightbulb burns out, the others stay on.
parallel circuit
400
What is transparent, translucent and opaque
transparent=clear and see through translucent= light filter and object looks cloudy opaque=no light can pass through and it creates a shadow
400
Students heated a beaker of water on a hot plate. They set a plastic spoon and a metal spoon in the water. After a few minutes the plastic spoon was warm but the metal spoon was very hot. Why was the metal spoon hotter
Because the metal spoon is a better conductor of heat than the plastic spoon
500
What form of energy is electrons moving in a circuit
Electrical Energy
500
What is the flow of electric charges through a circuit
Electric Current
500
What can you do to increase the brightness on a lightbulb
add more energy source
500
Why does a pencil look bent in a glass of water
light is being refracted(bending)
500
Using an appliance such as an oven in a kitchen is an example of electrical energy converted into what energy
Thermal Energy
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