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Vocabulary 2 and Concepts
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The ability to cause change in matter.
What is energy?
100
Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of gas or a liquid.
What is convection?
100
Moby has tightened a string on his guitar. What effect will this have? a. The pitch of the string will be lower. b. The pitch of the string will be higher. c. The string will make a softer sound. d. There is no effect.
What is b. the pitch of the string will be higher
100
Movement of energy from one place or object to another is called?
What is energy transfer?
100
Radiation that we can see is called?
What is Light?
200
Energy due to an object's condition or position.
What is potential energy?
200
Movement of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.
What is Radiation?
200
Heat, Light, and Sound are all forms of? a. fuel b. energy c. matter d. electricity
What is b. energy
200
Energy that comes from the sun is called?
What is solar energy?
200
The combination of all kinetic and potential energy that something has is called?
What is mechanical energy?
300
Energy of motion.
What is kinetic energy?
300
Saving something so that it doesn't get used up.
What is conservation?
300
Which of the following has potential energy? a. a ball that has been batted. b. a rock sitting at the bottom of the hill. c. a piece of pottery sitting on edge of a high shelf. d. a hockey stick lying on the garage floor.
What is c. a piece of pottery sitting on the edge of a high shelf?
300
Which type of energy transfer occurs when a beaker of water is heated on a hot plate? a. light to heat b. electrical to heat c. chemical to heat d. magnetic to heat
What is b. electrical to heat?
300
Energy that comes from an electrical current is called?
What is electrical energy?
400
Stored energy that can be released by a chemical reaction.
What is Chemical energy?
400
Which of these causes the temperature of the air to rise? a. particles in the air move more slowly b. particles in the air move more quickly c. particles in the air lose kinetic energy d. particles in the air gain more potential energy
What is b. particles in the air move more quickly?
400
Which activity uses the most energy? a. driving a car. b. kicking a ball c. shouting to a friend. d. solving a math problem.
What is a. driving a car.
400
A statue and a table are both made of the same type of marble. Which of the following properties will most likely be the same for both objects? a. size b. weight c. shape d. hardness
What is d. hardness?
400
The transfer of thermal energy between objects with different temperatures is called?
What is Heat?
500
Direct transfer of thermal energy from one place into another.
What is Conduction?
500
Heat can be transferred by various processes. What process is heat transferred by when warming your hands over a camp fire? a. conduction b. conservation c. radiation d. reflection
What is c. radiation?
500
Why do some pots have a layer of copper at the bottom? a. copper is a good conductor of heat. b. copper creates convection, which heats food. c. copper increases the pot's mechanical energy. d. copper is an insulator that keeps food from burning.
What is a. copper is a good conductor of heat.
500
Francis plugged a toaster into an electric outlet. He put a piece of bread in the toaster and turned the toaster on. While the toaster was on, it changed the electrical energy from the outlet into other forms of energy. Which form of energy toasted the bread? a. chemical b. magnetic c. heat d. sound
What is c. heat?
500
A resource that can be replaced within a reasonable amount of time is called?
What is Renewable Resource?