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Science test 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wave trough | bottom of wave |
| wave crest | top of wave |
| wave resting position | Neutral part of wave |
| properties of waves | wavelength, amplitude, frequency, speed |
| wavelength | length of single wave |
| amplitude | wave strength |
| wave speed | rate wave travels through a medium |
| converted energy | energy changed from one kind to another |
| kinetic energy | energy of motion |
| mechanical energy | external motion of object or forces on object |
| nonmechanical energy | internal motion and forces of atoms/molecules |
| potential energy | stored energy |
| thermal energy | heat energy |
| wave energy | energy by disturbance moving through a substance |
| electrical source | outlet or power source |
| conductor | chord or brings power from source to load |
| load | uses power such as light bulb or tv screen |
| echo | reflected sound from an object |
| conductor | material that transfers energy easily |
| convex lens | curves outward |
| concave lens | curves inward |
| repel or attract | electrical charge properties |
| luminous | gives off light |
| grounding | process that discharges electric charge |
| refracted wave | bends waves |
| reflective wave | bounces waves |
| medium | substance through which energy is transferred |
| amplitude | measure of wavelength |
| visible light | Electromagnetic wave that can be seen |
| frequency | number of waves passing a given point |
| electromagnetic wave | wave with no need of a medium |
| physicist | scientist who studies physics |
| Hertz | measure of wave frequency |
| work | motion resulting from force |
| current | flow of electrons in a circut |
| electricity | interaction between electrons and other charged particles |
| heat | transfer of thermal energy from higher temperature to lower |
| radiation | transfer of heat without matter |
| temperature | measure of kinetic energy in matter |
| vacuum | Place where no matter exists |
| voltage | amount of work done to push electrical charge along |
| law of conservation of energy | energy can only be transferred |
| opaque | materials which block light |
| conduction | transfer of heat through direct contact |
| transparent | materials that transmit light straight through |
| translucent | materials which end light |
| insulator example | rubber quality |
| closed circuit | uninterrupted path of electricity |
| open circuit | interrupted path of electricity |
| volt | one unit of voltage |
| convection | transfer of heat by moving liquid or gas |
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