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5 Science B3
Chapter B3 Science Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| KINETIC ENERGY | THE ENERGY OF MOTION |
| POTENTIAL ENERGY | STORED ENERGY OR ENERGY THAT AN OBJECT HAS DUE TO ITS POSITION |
| SOUND ENERGY | ENERGY OF VIBRATIONS CARRIED BY AIR, WATER, OR OTHER MATTER |
| RADIANT ENERGY | ENERGY THAT TRAVELS AS WAVES AND CAN MOVE THROUGH EMPTY SPACE |
| ELECTRICAL ENERGY | ENERGY CARRIED BY ELECTRICITY |
| MECHANICAL ENERGY | ENERGY AN OBJECT HAS DUE TO ITS MOTION, POSITION, OR CONDITION |
| NUCLEAR ENERGY | ENERGY PRODUCED WHEN AN ATOM SPLITS APART OR WHEN TWO ATOMS JOIN TO FORM ONE ATOM |
| CHEMICAL ENERGY | ENERGY STORED IN THE WAY ATOMS ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER |
| THERMAL ENERGY | ENERGY OF THE MOVEMENT OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES |
| WAVELENGTH | THE DISTANCE FROM A POINT ON ONE WAVE TO THE SAME POINT ON THE NEXT WAVE |
| GAMMA RAYS | SHORTEST WAVES, USED TO PRESERVE FOODS AND TO TREAT SOME CANCERS. |
| X-RAYS | SHORT WAVES, USED BY DOCTORS AND DENTISTS TO SHOW BREAKS IN BONES AND CAVITIES IN TEETH. |
| ULTRAVIOLET RAYS | CAUSE SUNBURN, WRINKING, SKIN CANCER, AND EYE DAMAGE. |
| VISIBLE LIGHT | ONLY RADIANT ENERGY YOU CAN SEE. ROYGBIV |
| INFRARED RAYS | ALL OBJECTS GIVE OFF THESE RAYS, THE WARMER THE OBJECT, THE MORE RAYS IT GIVES OFF. |
| MICROWAVES | LONG WAVELENGTH, USED TO COOK FOOD, IN POLICE RADARS AND IN TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT. |
| RADIO WAVES | LONGEST WAVELENGTHS, CAN CARRY TELEVISION OR RADIO SIGNALS |
| VIBRATION | RAPID BACK AND FORTH MOTION OF AIR OR OTHER MATTER |
| FREQUENCY | THE NUMBER OF WAVES PASSING A POINT IN ONE SECOND |
| ULTRASOUNDS | SOUNDS TOO HIGH FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR. |
| ECHOES | BATS USE THIS TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THINGS IN THE DARK AND FIND MOSQUITOES TO EAT. |
| COAL | RADIANT ENERGY INTO CHEMICAL ENERGY |
| SOLAR PANELS ON A HOUSE | RADIANT ENERGY INTO THERMAL ENERGY |
| CALCULATOR | RADIANT ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY |
| PLANTS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS | RADIANT ENERGY INTO CHEMICAL ENERGY |
| LIGHT OR LAMP | ELECTICAL ENERGY TO RADIANT ENERGY |
| CD PLAYER | ELECTICAL ENERGY TO SOUND ENERGY |
| FAN | ELECTICAL ENERGY TO MECHANICAL ENERGY |
| TRANSPARENT | LIGHT PASSES THROUGH UNCHANGED AND YOU CAN SEE CLEARLY THROUGH IT |
| OPAQUE | NO LIGHT CAN PASS THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE NOTHING THROUGH IT. |
| TRANSLUCENT | SOME LIGHT CAN PASS THROUGH, BUT YOU CAN'T SEE DETAILS CLEARLY. |
| INFRASOUNDS | SOUNDS TOO LOW FOR HUMANS TO HEAR |
| LOUDNESS | THE MAGNITUDE OF SOUND |
| ENERGY | THE ABILITY TO DO WORK. |
| WORK | APPLYING A FORCE AND MOVING AN OBJECT. |
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