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Grade 4 Chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the energy that an object has because of its motion | kinetic energy |
| the energy that is stored in an object | potential energy |
| a form of energy that can be seen and travels in waves | light |
| occurs when light waves bounce off a surface | reflection |
| occurs when light waves bend as they pass from one material to another | refraction |
| a form of energy produced by vibrations | sound |
| a very fast back-and-forth movement of matter | vibration |
| the amplitude, or loudness, of a sound | volume |
| the transfer of thermal energy from particle to particle between two objects that are touching | conduction |
| the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluids | convection |
| a measure of how much thermal energy is transferred from a warmer substance to a cooler substance | heat |
| the transfer of thermal energy without matter | radiation |
| the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance | temperature |
| the kinetic energy of moving particles of matter | thermal energy |