Forms of Energy
What type of energy is stored in food and fuel?
Chemical Energy
What is it called when energy moves from one object to another?
Energy transfer
What is the flow of electricity called?
Electric current
What type of energy allows us to see objects?
Light energy
What type of object lets SOME light through?
Translucent
What type of energy is energy of motion?
Kinetic Energy
What type of energy transfer happens when you touch a hot pan?
Conduction
What do we call a complete path that electricity follows?
Circuit
What happens when light bounces off an object?
Reflection
What forms when an object blocks light?
Shadow
What type of energy is stored energy (like a stretched rubber band)?
Potential Energy
What type of energy transfer happens through liquids and gases by movement?
Convection
What device provides energy to a circuit?
Battery
What happens when light passes through and bends?
Refraction
Why do shadows change size during the day?
The position of the Sun changes
What type of energy travels in waves and can move through space?
Radiant Energy
What type of energy transfer does NOT require matter (like heat from the sun)?
Radiation
What happens if a circuit is open (broken)?
Electricity cannot flow
What type of objects allow all light to pass through?
Transparent
What happens to light when it hits a mirror?
It reflects
What type of energy is produced by vibrating objects and travels as waves?
Sound Energy
Give an example of energy transferring in a real-world situation.
Answers vary (ex: sunlight warming Earth, stove heating water, etc.)
Name two materials that allow electricity to flow easily.
Conductors (ex: metal, copper, aluminum)
What type of objects block all light?
Opaque
How does light help us see objects?
Light reflects off objects into our eyes