Forces in Action
Types of Energy
Circuits
Conductors and Insulators
Waves and Motion
100

What is a push or a pull called?

What is a force?

100

What is energy?

What is the ability to do work or cause change?

100

What are the three basic parts needed to form a simple circuit?

What is a battery, wires, and output device?

100

What material is a good conductor of electricity?

What is copper/metal?

100

What type of energy do water waves transfer?

What is mechanical energy?

200

What force pulls objects toward the ground?

What is gravity?

200

Which form of energy is the energy of motion?

What is mechanical energy?

200

What is a circuit called when the path is complete and energy can flow?

What is a closed circuit?

200

What material is a good insulator?

What is rubber/wood/plastic?

200

What do floating objects do when water has waves?

What is they bob up and down?

300

Which surface would have more friction: carpet or tile?

What is carpet?

300

What causes sound?

What are vibrations?

300

What does a switch do in a circuit?

What is control whether it is open or closed?

300

Why are pots and pans made of metal?

What is because metal conducts thermal energy well?

300

How does sound travel?

What is in waves through a medium?

400

What type of materials are attracted to magnets?

What are steel, iron, nickel, and cobalt?

400

Can energy be created or destroyed?

What is no, it can only be transferred?

400

What kind of energy can a closed circuit produce?

What is light and thermal energy?

400

What happens if you put an eraser in the middle of a circuit?

What is the circuit breaks and electricity stops?

400

What happens when you strum a guitar?

What is the strings vibrate and make sound?

500

What happens when you apply a stronger force to an object?

What is it moves farther or faster?

500

What happens when objects collide?

What is energy is transferred between them?

500

Why won't a bulb light up in an open circuit?

What is because the path is broken?

500

Why are coolers made from insulators?

What is to keep food close to its original temperature?

500

What does it mean when we say that energy is transferred in a wave?

What is energy moves from one place to another without the object itself moving far?