Energy
Kinetic & Potential
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
Problem Solving
100

Defined in science as the ability to move or change matter in some way. It can also be viewed as the ability to do work.

What is energy?

100

The energy that is stored in a person or an object.

What is potential energy?

100

The distance a wave travels in a given amount of time.

What is wave speed?

100

Waves that consist of vibrating electric and magnetic particles.

What is electromagnetic waves?

100

The wave speed of a wave with a frequency of 5 Hz and a wavelength of 2 m.

What is 10 m/s?

200

Saving energy resources by using them more efficiently, using them less, or not using them at all.

What is conservation of energy?

200

Anything that is in motion has this type of energy.

What is kinetic energy?

200

Matter that a wave uses to travel through.

What is a medium?

200

An area of force surrounding positively or negatively charged particles.

What is an electric field?

200

The frequency of a wave with a speed of 50 m/s and a wavelength of 5 m.

What is 10 Hz?

300

The process in which one type of energy changes into another.

What is conversion of energy?

300

The energy of moving matter.

What is kinetic energy?
300

Particles that vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave are this type of mechanical wave.

What is longitudinal waves?

300

Electromagnetic waves travel through this, losing no energy.

What is empty space?
300

The wavelength of a wave with a frequency of 500 Hz that is traveling at a speed of 200 m/s.

What is 0.4 m?

400

Name one form of energy.

What is mechanical, chemical, electrical, thermal, radiant/light, sound, nuclear, potential or kinetic energy?

400

The amount of kinetic energy in a moving object depends directly on its ________ and velocity.

What is mass?

400

Particles that vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave are this type of mechanical wave.

What is a transverse wave?

400

The electric and magnetic fields in an electromagnetic waves move in this direction relative to each other.

What is perpendicular?

400
The gravitational potential energy of a child that weighs 140 N sitting at the top of a 4 m hill.

What is 560 J?

500
The SI unit for energy.

What is Joules?

500

A person or object has this type of energy because of its position compared to something else.

What is potential energy?

500

The distance between the resting point to a crest (or trough) on a transverse wave.

What is amplitude?

500

Electromagnetic waves are most similar to this type of mechanical wave. 

What is transverse waves?

500

The kinetic energy of a man with a mass of 80 kg running at a velocity 2 m/s.

What is 160 J?