Vocabulary
The speed and the direction in which something is going
What is velocity?
The freezing point of water in Celsius
What is 0 degrees Celsius?
The location of an object
What is position?
These types of particles are not free to move around very much. They vibrate back and forth.
What is a solid?
Energy caused by the vibration of particles in a medium such as steel, water, or air
What is Sound Energy?
Vector is a quantity that has both size and ________
What is direction?
The freezing point of water in Fahrenheit
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit?
What are the four main points on a compass rose
What is north, south, east, west?
True or False. Particles are always moving even if they are a solid.
What is true?
The energy of an object that is due to motion
What is kinetic energy?
The theory of matter states that all of the particles are make up matter are constantly in motion
What is the kinetic theory of matter?
The freezing point of water on the Kelvin scale
What is 273 Kelvins
A penguin swimming underwater goes 20 meters in 8 seconds. What is the average speed?
What is 2.5 m/s?
These particles are far apart and move around at high speeds.
What is a gas?
This type of energy is caused by the kinetic energy of its particles.
What is Thermal Energy?
The sum of an object's kinetic and potential energy.
What is mechanical energy?
The boiling point of water in Celsius form
What is 100 degrees Celsius?
The location to which you compare other locations
These types of particle move more freely. They are constantly sliding around and tumbling over each other as they move.
What is a liquid?
The energy that an object has due to its position, condition, or chemical composition.
What is potential energy?
The total amount of kinetic energy present in the particles of a substance
What is thermal energy?
The boiling point of water in Fahrenheit
What is 212 degrees Celsius?
The formula for average speed
What is the average speed = distance/time?
These types of particles are found in a bridge
What is a solid?
This type of energy is released when an atom's nucleus breaks apart
What is Nuclear Energy?