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vocabulary
Heat
Light
Sound
Misc.
100

What type of energy does a 4th grader have when they are running at recess?

Kinetic

100
When an object is warmed, what happens to the particles inside the object?
they move more quickly and have more energy
100

Light travels in what kind of path?

Straight

100
How does sound travel?

Waves

100
What is an object that allows heat to travel through easily?
conductor
200
what is the flow of thermal energy from one object to another?
heat
200

What is heat traveling in waves called?

radiation

200

A firetruck's siren is an example of what kinds of energy?

Sound and light

200

What state of matter do sound waves travel fastest through?

Solid

200
what tool measures temperature?
thermometer
300

Which of the following would be the best conductor?

Wood, aluminum, plastic

300

What is heat traveling through liquid or gas called?

Convection
300

A form of energy that allows you to see other objects is ____

Light

300

When you hear a sound, how do the sounds travel to our ears?

Waves

300

What is stored energy called?

Potential

400

The law of conservation of energy means no energy can be ______ or _______

created or destroyed

400
how does heat travel though objects that are touching?
Conduction
400
Light travels as tiny _______ of energy. (particles, pieces, drops)

particles

400

Which types of matter can sound waves travel through?

Solid, liquid, gas

400

What is the energy of motion called?

Kinetic

500

As the amount of force on an object increases, the acceleration of the object _________

increases

500

What kind of heat energy transfer is this: feeling heat by warming your hands over a fire

radiation
500

Christmas lights on a tree are an example of what kind of energy?

Light

500

Why do astronauts need to use a radio to communicate in space?

Space if a vacuum, there is no medium for sound waves to travel through.

500

Why can sound waves not travel in space?

There is no medium, space is a vacuum.