Waves
_______ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
Wave
This wave requires a medium for travel.
Mechanical wave
Running around a track is what energy?
Kinetic energy
__________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change forms
Law of conservation of energy
Touching a hot stove and getting burned.
Conduction
Highest point of a wave.
Crest
An example of this wave is sunlight, x-rays, radio waves and microwaves.
Electromagnetic Wave
Holding a ball is what type of energy?
Potential energy
What energy transformation taking place in plugging up an electric fan.
Electric to mechanical energy
Stove flames warming up the water in the pot.
Convection
Lowest point of a wave.
Troughs
The speed at which a wave travels.
Wave Speed
Energy stored in an atom.
Nuclear energy
Battery and food is an example of what type of energy?
Chemical energy
X-rays, sunlight and microwave an example of _____.
Radiation
_____ is the material through which a wave travels.
Medium
_______ is the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave.
Wavelength
Electrical energy
Using an electric blanket to stay warm is an example of what type of energy?
Thermal energy
_______ is a material that transfers heat very well.
Conductor
This wave looks like a toy a spring.
Longitudinal wave
This wave moves up and down.
Traverse Wave
Hearing music being played in the hall way what type if energy?
Sound energy
Running on a treadmill is what type of energy transformation?
Electrical to mechanical energy (kinetic)
_____ is a material that is a poor conductor of heat.
Insulator