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What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
What is mechanical energy?
What is the main source of light energy on Earth?
What is the Sun?
What do we call the vibrations that make sounds?
sound waves
What is thermal energy?
heat energy
What is an insulator?
What is a material that does not conduct heat well?
If a ball is rolling down a hill, what type of energy is it demonstrating?
What is mechanical energy?
What type of energy does a flashlight produce?
What is light energy?
Which part of our body helps us hear sound energy?
Ears
Why does a metal spoon feel colder than a wooden spoon?
metal is a better conductor of thermal energy
Name a common insulator found in homes.
Fiberglass
Name a machine that uses mechanical energy to do work
What is a bicycle?
Name an object that can change light energy into heat energy.
What is a black shirt?
When a drum is hit, what energy is produced?
sound energy
What happens to the temperature of water when you heat it?
It increases
Why do we use plastic handles on pots
Plastic is an insulator.
What happens to mechanical energy when a skateboarder goes up a ramp?
What is it converts to potential energy?
How does light energy travel?
What is in straight lines?
How does sound travel through the air?
waves
What type of energy do we feel from the sun?
thermal energy?
What happens to thermal energy when it meets an insulator?
Thermal energy can’t pass through easily.
Describe the relationship between potential energy and kinetic energy in a roller coaster.
What is potential energy is highest at the top and kinetic energy is highest at the bottom?
light energy
What can affect how loud a sound is?
Give me an example of thermal energy in our classroom.
What is the lava lamp?
How do insulators help keep us warm?
Insulators trap heat inside.