Matter Vocab
Conductors & Insulators
Circuits
Energy
Mixed Question Grab Bag
100
a form of matter that is constantly changing shape and volume. In this state, particles move freely and at high speeds.
What is A GAS?
100
A material that electricity cannot easily flow through.
What is an INSULATOR?
100
A circuit that has a break along the path so that energy cannot flow.
What is an OPEN CIRCUIT?
100
What is the name for energy of moving objects?
What is mechanical energy?
100
A charged force that will either attract or repel an object.
What is MAGNETISM?
200
Anything that occupies space and has mass
What is MATTER?
200
A material that electricity can easily flow through.
What is a CONDUCTOR?
200
A circuit that is complete and allows energy to flow.
What is a CLOSED CIRCUIT?
200
Explain the energy transfer that happens when you talk into a plastic cup connected to another plastic cup with a string.
The sound energy transfers through the string with sounds wave vibrations.
200
Explain what a conductor is.
A conductor is a material that allows energy to transfer from one object to another.
300
A form of matter that has definite volume, but changes shape based on it's container because the particles have room to move around.
What is A LIQUID?
300
Name a conductor.
What is....
*metal
*water etc.
300
A device that allows the circuit to be opened or closed.
What is A SWITCH?
300
Which form of energy keeps us warm on a cold day?
What is thermal energy?
300
Explain what an insulator is.
An insulator is a material that does not allow energy to transfer easily from one object to another.
400
The amount of matter (number of atoms).
What is MASS?
400
Name an insulator.
What is...
*rubber
*plastic
*fabric etc.
400
Is this circuit open or closed currently?
What is OPEN?
400
When I plug in a fan, the fan starts blowing. What energy transformation has occured?
What is electrical energy to mechanical energy?
400
When I put a pot on the stove and turn the stove on, the pot gets hot. However, I can still grab the handle and not burn myself. How is this possible?
The handle is made of a material that is an insulator of thermal energy.
500
the amount of space being taken up.
What is VOLUME?
500
Explain why a tile floor and a carpeted floor feel like they are different temperatures even if they are in the same house.
The reason they feel different is that the tile is a conductor and it will draw the heat away from your body but the carpet is an insulator so you will not feel the heat transfer as strongly.
500
Explain what a circuit needs in order to be complete.
A circuit needs a power source (battery), pathway for energy transfer (wires) and an output device (light bulb, motor, fan, etc.).
500
What forms of energy are produced by a light bulb?
What is light energy and thermal energy?
500
Name 3 forms of energy.
What is...
*light
*thermal
*sound
*mechanical
*electrical