Water Cycle
What is the definition of evaporation?
The process of turning liquid into vapor (gas)
What is the main thing to remember about thermal energy?
It is the energy of heat.
What is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?
Potential is the energy of an inactive object (at rest) and kinetic is the energy of a moving object
Where does conduction most commonly occur?
In solids
What is the definition of non-renewable?
A source that cannot be replaced quickly.
What is the mean that matches with this definition?
The conversion of liquid to gas.
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) infiltration
A
What form of energy uses electromagnetic waves and the sun?
Radiant Energy
Which of the following has the most potential energy?
a) a ball sitting on a table
b) a ball resting on the ground
c) a ball sitting on a mountaintop
d) a ball that has been thrown into the air
C) a ball sitting on a mountaintop
What particles move fastest?
a) a cup of coffee
b) boiling water
c) an ice sculpture
b) boiling water
What is an example of a non renewable resource that takes millions of years to form?
-Fossil fuels, oil, etc.
Transpiration: When _____ moves through a plant and it ________
water
evaporates
What is an example of chemical energy?
Possible answer: food, clock, cell phone, battery
What energy transformation takes places in a guitar?
Mechanical to sound
Which one of these is conduction, convection, and radiation?
____Feeling the warmth of a fire
____Ironing a shirt
____Steam rising from a hot cup of coffee
(RADIATION)Feeling the warmth of a fire
(CONDUCTION)Ironing a shirt
(CONVECTION)Steam rising from a hot cup of coffee
What is a renewable resource?
A resource that can be replaced in a short amount of time that does not pollute the Earth
What is defined as any form of water that falls on Earth as hail, mist, rain, sleet or snow?
Precipitation
What does the acronym MR CENTS stand for?
Mechanical
Radiant
Chemical
Electrical
Nuclear
Thermal
Sound
What does the chemical energy in a camp fire turn into?
Conduction, convection, and radiation
Sort renewable & non renewable:
Biomass, natural gas, methane, coal
Renewable: biomass, methane
Nonrenewable: natural gas, coal
What is the definition of infiltration?
Permeation of a liquid into something by filtration
What type of energy gets its energy from vibration in matter?
Sound energy
What is the name of the measurement unit used to measure energy?
Joules
What does the d in conduction stand for?
Direct contact
What are 5 examples of renewable energy?
Wind, geothermal, solar, biomass, hydropower, etc