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Mechanical energy is energy that an object has because of its ____ or ____.
Motion or position
When a light bulb breaks in a series circuit, will the remaining lights still work?
Light energy is also called ____.
Electromagnetic radiation
Heat ____ hold onto heat and absorb it.
Insulators
Can sound energy travel through the vacuum of space?
Yes, it can.
Work is ____.
a force moving an object over a distance
You are at the park and slide down a slide, collecting electrons from the material the slide is made of. When you walk over to the swing, you get a static shock as you grab the chain.
Name the positive and negative zones that contributed to the static electricity.
Positive zone: swing chain
Negative zone: YOU
Can humans see all wavelengths of light on the electromagnetic spectrum?
No, humans cannot.
Can thermal energy move from one object to another?
Yes, it can.
Is sound energy a result of contact forces?
Yes, it is.
Friction is a force of what type of energy?
Kinetic energy
_____ is generated by electrons moving along a path.
Can light energy only move through a medium?
No.
What type of thermal energy involves contact between two substances?
Conduction
Sound energy is a type of ____ energy.
____ is a non-contact force that pulls objects with mass together.
Gravity
When a light bulb breaks in a parallel circuit, do the other light bulbs still work?
Yes
When light energy is absorbed, it turns into ____ energy and the ____ of the object increases.
Thermal, temperature
How does thermal energy travel through space?
Hint: it is a specific name of a wavelength of light energy
Infrared radiation
Does sound travel faster or slower through a liquid than a gas?
Faster
Force is ____.
A push or pull on an object
Electricity is what type of energy?
Kinetic energy
Light is made up of massless particles called ____.
Photons
Thermal energy creates ____.
Sound energy is made by ____ of particles of matter that moves in ____ and can be heard.
Vibrations, waves