Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Heat Energy
Electricity
Light Energy
100
the ability to make something move
What is energy?
100
A form of energy that allows you to see objects
What is light?
100
The Earth's main source of heat
What is the sun?
100
This is the energy that allows things like a pencil sharpener and light bulb to work.
What is electricity?
100
Black objects soak up a lot of light. This means that they ________ the light.
What is absorb it?
200
The energy of something in motion
What is kinetic energy?
200
This is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
What is temperature?
200
Heat always flows from a ______________ object to a _____________ one.
What is from a warmer object to a cooler one?
200
This is a flow of charged particles. (2 words)
What is electric current?
200
When a flashlight hits a mirror I see the light on the wall behind me. This happens because the light is __________.
What is reflected?
300
Stored energy (Example- the sled getting ready to go down the hill)
What is potential energy?
300
To take in or soak up
What is absorb?
300
Heat travels easily through metals. That makes metal a good __________________.
What is a conductor?
300
This is the path through which electric current flows.
What is a circuit?
300
A window, clear plastic, and air all let light straight through. They are __________.
What is transparent?
400
This is a dark area that forms when light is blocked.
What is a shadow?
400
Something that heat moves through easily
What is a conductor?
400
A wool coat keeps me warm when the weather is cold. This is because wool is a good _________________ of heat.
What is an insulator?
400
This is a device that allows you to control the flow of electric current through a circuit.
What is a switch?
400
A wall, a person, and desk block light completely. That is because they are all _______________.
What is opaque?
500
A form of energy that moves between objects
What is heat?
500
This is the energy of moving particles of matter. (2 words)
What is thermal energy?
500
The ice cubes in my hot tea melt immediately. This happens because ____________.
What is the heat in the tea travels to the ice cubes causing the ice cubes to melt and the tea to get cooler.
500
The lights are off in the classroom. The circuit is (closed, opened).
What is opened?
500
The classroom blinds, wax paper, and stained glass all scatter light. You can not see clearly through them. They are ________________.
What is translucent?
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