Why could we hear the sound waves from the spoons being hit but our partner could not?
Because the sound waves traveled up the string that was connected to our ears
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What does a prism do?
Shows the spectrum (rainbow) that white light is made of
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what is a circuit?
a flow of electric charges
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Tell us a common electric cell we use to power many itmes we use daily
a battery
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What is potential energy?
Stored energy
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A smaller tuning fork has a _________ sound
high pitched
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Why is the sun's light important?
Provides light and heat to the Earth
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Why is electricity important
It provides energy to most of the things we use in our daily lives
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How do we see color?
When an object Absorbs light, the color given off is the color of the spectrum that was NOT absorbed. It reflects that color.
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What is kinetic energy?
Energy of motion, energy when something is moving
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A larger tuning fork has a ------------ sound
low pitched
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How is light energy used to power things?
solar panels
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Contrast a conductor and an insulator. Give an example from daily life (think cooking).
A conductor allows energy to pass through it, an insulator stops the flow of energy
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What is "sound reflection" called?
An echo
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What is energy?
The ability to cause change, or a natural entity of nature that Allah created in all systems
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Describe how sound waves move through different types of matter
Sound waves move faster through solids than they do through the air(gas)
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Name the colors that make up white light
ROY G BIV
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What are the 2 types of circuits
Series circuit and parallel circuit
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Describe how we hear
Sound waves enter the ear, the ear is like a funnel and directs the waves to the middle ear where the waves bounce of the ear drum. Then the waves enter the inner ear where fluid and tiny hairs transfer into signals that are sent to the brain