Chemical
True or false: Chemical energy is potential energy.
The energy of an object or system in motion.
Energy relative to motion.
Kinetic energy
Electrical energy flows in a closed pathway called a _________.
Circuit
Light striking an object and bouncing at an equal and opposite angle is called _________.
The transfer of thermal energy without the use of particles.
Radiation
True or false: Energy can be created and destroyed.
False (Law of Conservation of Energy)
Gamma Rays (light energy)
A force applied over a distance.
Work
Which of the following stops the flow of electrical energy? Conductor or insulator
insulators
What type of lens is used in a telescope?
Concave lens
The measure of the total energy of moving particles that make up an object.
Thermal energy
A region in a sound wave where the particles are farthest apart.
Rarefaction
The process of solar energy being converted to carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose within a plant.
Photosynthesis
The energy stored in any object, substance, and/or system.
Energy relative to position.
Potential energy
Which type of circuit does a light switch create?
Closed Circuit
Light moving through different mediums, changing speed and direction is called _________.
Refraction
The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact.
Conduction
Sound energy travels through _______ as a result of ________.
waves; force
The process where the food we eat is changed into chemical energy.
Digestion
The energy of motion and moving parts.
Ex.: bicycle, roller coaster, turbine
Mechanical energy
What is one use of an electromagnet?
Cranes, compters, motors, generators, speakers, maglev trains, MRIs
What are the four ways that light behaves?
The transfer of thermal energy from areas of high energy to areas of low energy.
Convection
A region in a sound wave where the particles are closest together.
Compression