Energy
Heat
Electricity
Currents
Waves
Wave Behaviors
Light
Sound
Terms
Answer
Name
Misc.
Definitions
100
Energy of motion
Kinetic energy
100
Transfer of heat by moving liquid or gas; forms convection currents
Convection
100
Property that allows particles to attract and repel each other
Electric charge
100
Flow of electrons along a circuit
Current electricity
100
A series of waves
Wave train
100
Length of a single wave
Wavelength
100
Range of electromagnetic waves of light that the human eye can see
Visible light
100
Sound reflected from an object
Echo
100
Motion resulting from force
Work
100
Transfer of thermal energy from an object of higher temperature to an object of lower temperature
Heat
100
Energy caused by a disturbance moving through a substance
Wave energy
100
Rate at which a wave travels through its medium
Speed
100
Range of sound frequencies humans can hear
Audible sound
200
Stored energy
Potential energy
200
Hotness or coldness of an object; measure of kinetic energy in matter
Temperature
200
Buildup of electrical charge
Static electricity
200
Interrupted path of electricity; does not allow electrical current to flow
Open circuit
200
Highest point in a wave
Crest
200
Wave that bounces off an object
Reflected wave
200
Transmits light straight through
Transparent
200
Study of sound
Acoustics
200
Energy moved from one place to another
Transferred (or transmitted) energy
200
Interaction between electrons and other charged particles
Electricity
200
Back-and-forth movement that transfers energy
Wave
200
Scientist who studies physics
Physicist
200
Is this a closed or an open circuit?
Closed
300
One kind of energy change to another kind of energy
Converted energy
300
Heat energy
Thermal energy
300
One unit of voltage
Volt (V)
300
Uninterrupted path of electricity; allows an electrical current to flow
Closed circuit
300
Lowest point in a wave
Trough
300
Wave that bends when it enters a new medium
Refracted wave
300
Blocks light transmission
Opaque
300
Loudness or softness of a sound; strength of a sound wave
Intensity
300
Material that can easily transfer energy
Conductor
300
Material that cannot easily transfer energy
Insulator
300
To squeeze together
Compress
300
Empty space with no matter
Vacuum
300
Highness or lowness of a sound; effect of frequency on the way humans hear sound
Pitch
400
Energy from the external motion of an object or the forces acting upon the object
Mechanical energy
400
Transfer of heat without matter; outward spreading of energy
Radiation
400
Amount of work done to "push" an electric charge from one place to another
Voltage
400
Machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
Generator
400
Wave that transfers energy by oscillating the particles of a medium in the same direction of the wave
Longitudinal wave
400
Measure of a wave's strength, measured from its height to its resting position
Amplitude
400
Scatters light
Translucent
400
Part of a longitudinal wave in which particles of the medium are squeezed together
Compression pulse
400
Unit of energy
Joule (J)
400
Substance through which a wave transfers its energy
Medium
400
Unit used to measure wave frequency
Hertz (Hz)
400
Wave made of two transverse waves, one electric and one magnetic, oscillating at right angles to each other; having no need of a medium
Electromagnetic wave
400
Unit used to measure the intensity of sound
Decibel (dB)
500
Energy from the internal motion and forces of the atoms and molecules of an object
Nonmechanical energy
500
Transfer of thermal or electric energy through direct contact
Conduction
500
Process that discharges electric charge into the earth
Grounding
500
Device that converts current electricity into another useful form of energy
Load
500
Wave that transfers energy by oscillating the particles of a medium at right angles with the wave
Transverse wave
500
Number of waves that pass a given point per unit of time
Frequency
500
Giving off light energy
Luminous
500
Part of a longitudinal wave in which particles of the medium are spread out
Rarefaction pulse
500
Law stating that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred
Law of conservation of energy
500
Back-and-forth movement
Oscillation
500
Where the medium would be if there were no disturbance
Resting position
500
Lens that curves outward from the center
Convex lens
500
Lens that curves inward toward the center
Concave lens