Properties of Matter
Mechanical Energy
Electrical Energy
Light Energy
Thermal Energy
100

Matter can take the form of a _____, ______, or ______

Solid, Liquid, or Gas

100

Force is a _____ or _____ that changes the motion of an object.

Push, Pull

100

What kind of energy is a bolt of lightning an example of?

A. Heat Energy

B. Electrical Energy

C. Electrical and Heat Energy

D. Spontaneous Combustion

B. Electrical Energy

100

Light travels in a _______ line?

Straight

100

The main source of energy in the solar system is what?

The Sun

200

Density is whether an object can _____ or _____ in water

Sink or Float

200

The force between two objects that contact each other and resist motion is called.....?

Friction

200

What is an example of of an insulator?

Answers Vary

200

____ occurs with a surface that allows transmission but slows down the light waves. (Daily Double)

Refraction

200

When the energy from the sun reaches the Earth, it gives off ______ energy. (Daily Double)

A. Solar Energy

B. Light Energy.

C. Electrical Energy

D. Radiation Energy

D. Radiation Energy

300

An example of an object that is more dense than water is what? (Points Doubled, 600 Points)

Answers will vary

300

Imagine you are pulling a block up a ramp. If you increase the slope of the ramp, the _____ needed to pull the block will increase. (Daily Double)

A. Gravity

B. Force

C. Motion

D. Friction

B. Force

300

A _____ allows you to “open” the circuit to stop the flow of electrons.

Switch

300

When light energy bounces off an object in an organized way, and on a smooth and shiny surface it is an example of what?

Reflection

300

Heat transfer through direct contact between objects, like when you touch a hot stove is called?

Conduction

400

Matter that can dissolve in another substance to form a solution is called a..........

A. Solvent

B. Dissolver

C. Mixer

D. Solute

D. Solute

400

How fast an object will move depends on the _____ of the object and the amount of ______ applied

Mass and Force Applied

400

A closed circuit will power the _____ until the battery runs out.

A. The light

B. The load

C. The switch

D. Conductor

B. The Load

400

If light encounters a transparent surface it can pass through a surface without interruption. This is called what?

Transmission 

400

Heat transfer through the movement of a fluid (like air or water), where warmer fluid rises and cooler fluid sinks.

Convection

500

A substance made by mixing substances that cannot be separated from each other is called a .........?

A. Solution

B. Combination

C. Mixture

D. 

C. Mixture

500

Name one of the six simple machines

Inclined Plane, Wedge, Lever, Pulley, Wheel and Axel, Screw, Pulley

500

What three things are needed to create a simple closed circuit?

A. A power source 

B. A wire

C. A conductor

D. A load

E. An insulator

A, C, and D

500

What type of light energy occurs with an opaque surface, and light energy is transferred to the surface material.

Absorption 

500

Radiation Energy travels through ______?

Waves