What is the transfer of heat by the movement of a gas or liquid?
What is convection
100
What kind of energy goes with the sun?
What is light or solar energy
100
What is this an example of....Adding hot water to cold water and the cold water heats up.
conduction, convection, radiation, or solar
What is convection
100
What is an insulator?
An insulator keeps heat or cool trapped.
200
What is potential energy?
energy due to an object's condition or position
200
What is the movement of heat by electromagnetic waves?
What is radiation
200
Which is renewable energy?
coal, natural gas, oil, or wind
What is wind
200
When do air particles move more quickly and why?
What is In the summer because of higher temperatures
200
Can a calculator run with or without a battery? Yes or No
Yes. It can use the energy from the battery or be solar panelled using light.
300
What is energy in motion?
What is kinetic energy
300
What is it called when you are saving something so that it doesn't get used up?
What is conservation
300
The energy that is transferred by a campfire is .....
conduction, convection, radiation, reflection
What is radiation
300
Will a metal shed be warmer or cooler in the summer and why?
Warmer because metal absorbs more heat in the summer
300
Does a calculator use renewable or nonrenewable resources?
The calculator uses both renewable and nonrenewable. Solar energy is renewable, but the chemical energy from a battery is not.
400
What is energy stored in the atoms and molecules of a substance?
What is chemical energy
400
Which of the following has potential energy?
a. a ball that has been batted
b. a rock sitting at the bottom of a hill
c. a piece of pottery on the edge of a high shelf
d. a hockey stick lying on the garage floor
What is c. a piece of pottery on the edge of a high shelf
400
Which of these causes the temperature of the air to rise?
1. particles in the air gain potential energy
2. particles in the air lose kinetic energy
3. particles in the air move more quickly
4. particles in the air move more slowly
What is 3. particles in the air move more quickly
400
What is warmer in the winter.....a metal shed or a wood.
Wood shed is warmer because a metal shed loses heat more readily in the winter
400
What kind of energy is a soccer ball flying through the air
What is kinetic energy
500
What's the direct transfer of heat from one object to another?
What is conduction
500
Which activity uses the most energy?
a. driving a car
b. kicking a ball
c. shouting to a friend
d. solving a math problem
What is f. driving a car
500
Why do some pots have a layer of copper on the bottom?
What is copper is a good conductor of heat
500
What type of material should you wear when its cold and why
You should wear materials that are good insulators such as wool and fleece.
500
What kind of energy is a child using when waiting at the top of a slide?