Forms of Energy
What type of energy comes from the sun?
radiant
What is the force that pulls objects toward the Earth?
gravity
What type of energy is sound?
mechanical energy
The tiny building blocks of matter are called what?
What are atoms?
This system is made of rocks, mountains, and landforms on Earth.
geosphere
What type of energy is produced by vibrating particles?
Sound engery
What is the force that opposes the motion of an object?
friction
What type of waves are soundwaves
compression waves
Soil, trail mix, and a mud puddle are all examples of what?
mixtures
The movement of Earth's plates is caused by __________ energy from inside the Earth.
thermal energy
What type of energy is stored in an object because of its position, like a rock on top of a hill?
Potential energy
Name a surface that has the most friction.
What is the order from slowest to fastest when sound is traveling through matter?
gas,liquid, solid
What happens when you blow up a balloon that proves air is made of particles?
The balloon expands because air particles take up space.
What do we call the large pieces of Earth's crust that move?
What are tectonic plates
What kind of energy is associated with an object’s motion, like a moving car?
Kinetic energy
The combination of all forces acting on an object.
Net force
When odjects vibrate more rapidly they have what?
more energy or higher pitch
What happens to the mass of matter when it changes from a solid to a liquid?
It stays the same.
These rocks form from heat and pressure changing other rocks.
What are metamorphic rocks
What form of energy is associated with heat?
Thermal energy
What happens when objects collide?
Energy is transferred
How do musical instruments make sound?
vibrating
Which state of matter flows and takes the shape of its container?
liquid
Fossils are usually found in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock