Vocabulary
The ability for something to dissolve in another substance
What is solubility?
The type of energy that refers to movement
What is mechanical energy?
If light is bouncing back this is what is happening
What is reflection?
A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another
What is friction?
Electricity does NOT travel through this type of circuit
What is an open circuit?
This can be easily separated and it maintains physical properties
What is a mixture?
This acronym can help you remember the five types of energy
What is MELTS?
When something appears bent in water what is happening?
What is refraction?
The more mass an object has, the more of this you will need to move it
What is force?
This can cause a stop in the flow of electricity
What is a switch?
If an object is less dense than water it does this
What is floating?
This type of energy produces heat
What is thermal energy?
If light doesn't bounce back or travel through this is what is happening
What is absorption?
This is the unit of measurement for force
What is a newton?
This type of circuit has only one path
What is a series circuit?
This refers to energy being able to change forms
What is energy transfer?
An alarm clock uses electrical energy, it produces these types of energy.
What is light and sound?
If light can travel through something this is what is happening
What is refraction?
This is the tool we have used in class to measure force
What is a spring scale?
A circuit with two or more paths
What is a parallel circuit?
What is a medium?
A light could be used for these types of energy
What is light and thermal energy?
This type of lense bends outwards
What is a concave lense?
Sending objects across multiple surfaces can cause them to travel different distances. If an object travels the shortest distance the surface has this:
What is the most amount of friction?
Circuits must AT LEAST have these three components
What are wires, a power source, and an electrical load?