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Energy
Question | Answer |
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Sound | A wave that carries energy |
Pitch | Highness or lowness of sound |
Light | Form of energy we see with our eyes |
Prism | Object that separates white light into bands of colored light |
Transparent | Allows light to pass through (glass) |
Translucent | Light is scattered in different directions (plastic) |
Opaque | Light is blocked completely (wall) |
Sound travels through... | ... solids, liquids and gases |
Vibration | Back and forth motion |
Echo | Reflected sound |
Circuit | Path where electric current flows |
Series Circuit | Current flows in the same direction on a single path |
Parallel Circuit | Current flows through more than one path |
Short Circuit | Occurs when there is little resistance to the current. Can be dangerous. |
Conductor | Transfers heat easily |
Insulator | Doesn't transfer hear well |
3 parts of a simple circuit | Power source, load and connectors |
Static Electricity | build up of electrical charges on an object |
Light travels through... | air, water and space |
Refraction | the bending of light |
Reflection | any wave that hits a surface and bounces off |
Three ways heat can travel | Conduction, Convection and Radiation |
Heat | the flow of thermal energy |