Vocabulary #1
What has potential energy: a) a bike lying on a driveway b) a rock at the top of a cliff c) a chair sitting on the floor d) a baseball lost in the weeds
What is "b" a rock at the top of a cliff
Which activity uses the most TOTAL energy (person + activity): a) driving a car b) kicking a ball c) shouting to a friend d) solving a math problem
What is "a" driving a car
This is the original source of light energy.
What is the sun?
The transfer of thermal energy between touching objects is _________
What is conduction
Which is a renewable source of energy: a) coal b) oil c) natural gas d) wind
What is "d" wind
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 kintetic energy d) particles in the air gain potential energy
What is "b" particles in the air move ore quickly
Why do some pots have copper on 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
Energy released through a chemical reaction is __________
What is chemical energy?
The "ability to cause changes in matter" is definition of _________
What is energy
This is the type of energy where infrared waves carry thermal energy from the sun and from heat sources such as campfires and toasters
What is radiation
The transfer of energy in waves through matter and space is _______________
What is Radiation
The energy of motion is ____________
What is Kinetic energy
Both potential and kinetic energy can be or cannot be transfered to another place or object.
What is "can be"?
Which is a nonrenewable resource: a) water b) wind c) sunlight d) natural gas
What is "d" natural gas
Saving something so it doesn't get used up is ________
What is Conservation
An object's potential energy is due to its ______________
What is position or condition
Which type of heat transfer does an oven mitt reduce: a) conduction b) convection c) radiation d) all of the above
What is "a" conduction