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Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |