Module 2.0 Electricity Flashcards
The electromagnetic spectrum contains…
magnetic fields
If an object is blue, what color of light is being absorbed by the object?
Every color but blue
If a cold object is placed in a warm room,
The heat will move from the room to the object
Sound cannot travel in what
a vacuum
The law of conservation of energy says
energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed
Burning your tongue on hot toast is an example of heat transfer by
convection
If an object is red, what type of light is being absorbed by the material?
all colors but red
As light passes from one substance to another, it may be …
refracted
The average kinetic energy of the particles in an object is called…
potential energy
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The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is what?
the wavelength of the wave