Sarah is riding her bike down a steep hill. This is the point on the hill (top, middle, or bottom) where she will have the MOST kinetic energy.
What is the bottom on the hill?
100
A rock at the top of a hill begins to roll down. This is an example of _________________ energy transforming into _________________.
What is potential to kinetic?
100
Black asphalt has a strip of white paint on it. Which portion of the asphalt would most likely be very hot to touch?
What is the black asphalt?
100
A reflected sound wave is _____________.
What is an echo?
100
This is the keyword for conduction.
What is touch?
200
This is the distance between the crest of a wave and its midpoint. (The height of the wave.)
What is the amplitude?
200
A lawnmower burns gas to turn a blade. This is an example of ________________ energy transforming to ______________ energy.
What is chemical to mechanical?
200
This type of electromagnetic wave is related to thermal energy.
What is an infrared wave?
200
This type of medium transmits sound waves the fastest.
What is a soild?
200
This is the keyword for radiation.
What is light?
300
A physical law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It only changes form.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
300
A flashlight changes the energy stored in batteries so that it can be a useful tool. A flashlight converts ______________ energy to _____________ energy.
What is chemical potential energy to light energy?
300
This is the color of visible light that has the longest wavelength.
What is the color red?
300
A medical use for sound waves in order for doctors to closely monitor unborn babies.
What is an ultrasound?
300
This is the keyword (diagram) for convection.
What is hot parts rising and cool parts sinking?
400
An unused battery contains this type of energy.
What is chemical potential energy?
400
An archer shot an arrow. At this point the kinetic energy of the arrow was the greatest.
What is right after the archer released the bow?
400
A reflecting telescope uses these to produce an image.
What are mirrors?
400
Furniture, curtains, and carpet in a living room will ___________ sound waves.
What is absorb?
400
Hot coffee transfers heat to a spoon when it is placed in the coffee. This is an example of _________________.
What is conduction?
500
The frequency of a wave tells you this.
What is the speed of the wave (or how fast)?
500
Give an example of light energy being converted to chemical energy.
Answers may vary. (Photosynthesis)
500
Which type of electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?
What are radio waves?
500
Sound waves are ________________ in matter.
What are vibrations?
500
When you touch a piece of ice, your finger is transferring heat to the ice through __________________.