Earth Science
Insulators and
Conductors
Vocabulary
Types of Energy
Random
100
Rocks that are made from magma of a volcano.
Igneous Rocks
100
A material that lets energy pass through it easily.
Conductor
100
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.
Temperature
100
Stored energy between objects or particles is.
Potential Energy
100
Where is the ozone layer located.
The Stratosphere
200
Potholes are caused by.
Mechanical Weathering
200
A material that prevents energy from passing through it easily.
Insulators
200
The amount of energy used as a force moves an object over a distance.
Work
200
The energy stored in and released from the bonds between atoms.
Chemical Potential Energy
200
When a solid turns to a liquid.
Melting
300
The solid part of Earth that contains iron and nickle.
Inner Core
300
Cotton is a good this.
Insulator
300
The ability to cause change.
Energy
300
Energy due to motion.
Kinetic Energy
300
When a liquid turns to a gas.
Vaporization
400
The layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs on earth.
Trosphere
400
Metal is a good this.
Conductor
400
The transfer of thermal energy due to collisions between particles.
Conduction
400
The energy in an electric current.
Electric Energy
400
When the temperature of the materials that are in contact become the same temperature.
Thermal Equilibrium
500
The Mesozic Era is also know as.
The Age of the Dinosuars
500
We use copper in power lines because,
Its a good conductor
500
The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.
Radiation
500
Energy carried by sound waves.
Sound Energy
500
What id the one substance that doesn't follow the law of thermal expansion.
Water
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