thermal energy
Radiation is transferred into what kind of energy when a cold drink gets warm from the sun?
Description | Match: |
What is the ability to cause change or do work? | energy |
When you warm something in a pan, heat is transferred by what? | convection |
What is the bending of light called? | refraction |
Light rays bouncing off a surface is called what? | reflection |
When two objects touch, heat moves from the warmer object to the cooler object causing heat to be transferred by what? | conduction |
What kind of energy travels as waves and can move through empty space? | light energy |
Moving water has what kind of energy? | kinetic energy |
When you turn the classroom light on, what kind of energy is being used? | electrical energy |
Radiation is transferred to what kind of energy in a campfire? | thermal energy |
When sunlight shines on your skin, radiation turns into what kind of energy? | thermal energy |
Sound energy is formed by what kind of objects? | vibrating objects |
What is amplitude? | The height of a wave measured from its midline. The higher the amplitude of a wave, the more energy it has, and the louder it sounds. |
When amplitude increases, what else increases? | The sound gets louder. |
When the pitch of the sound is high, then the frequency is what? | high frequency |
When the pitch of the sound is low, then the frequency is what? | low frequency |
Potential energy has what kind of energy? | stored energy |
What is the main source of energy for a sailboat, balloon, or kite? | wind |
Radiation is transferred into what kind of energy when a cold drink gets warm from the sun? | thermal energy |
When you leave an ice cream sandwich in the sun, what kind of energy is transferred to thermal energy? | radiation |
A stretched rubber band has what kind of potential energy? | elastic |
List the colors of the rainbow in order. | ROYGBIV - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet |
What is an example of a prism? | raindrop/water droplet |
When light enters a prism, what happens? | light bends or refracts |
What is the most important light source to life on Earth? | Sun |
Would a piece of glass or a piece of paper reflect more light? | glass |