Energy 4
the ability to do work
energy
energy that is stored
potential
Artificial
man-made
also referred to as heat energy
thermal
two types of mechanical energy
potential, kinetic
____ to take in or soak up something such as energy in a natural or gradual
absorb
energy that is moving
kinetic
the distance that a sound wave travels from its resting point to its peak
Amplitude
____a supply of something that someone has and can use when it is needed i.e. water, trees, mineral
Resources
electric energy converts to what energy on a stove
thermal
When light travels through a small opening, it spreads out in all directions
Diffraction
A large truck and a small car, which has greater kinetic energy
large truck
the group of colours that a ray of light can be separated into, including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
Spectrum
A reaction in which the nuclei of atoms join together
fusion
solar or light energy is also referred to as
radiant energy
measured in units called
joules
the type of energy sound is
kinetic
What is the smallest type of electromagnetic spectrum?
Gamma rays
this law states that energy can neither be destroyed or created
conservation
energy in the form of wave motion
sound
The rate at which energy is transferred is called
power
the energy transformation when natural gas is used to heat water
chemical into thermal
It can bounce off at the same angle that it hit the surface, which is called a regular or specular reflection.
Specular Reflection
your body converts chemical potential energy into what, to maintain body temperature
thermal energy
no light will be able to pass through an object or Materials that block the path of light
Opaque