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Science Chapter 8, 9, 10 Flashcards

1
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What do we call the ability to cause change?

A

Energy

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2
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What do we call the transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves ?

A

Radiant Energy

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3
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What is the process in which energy moves from one object to another without changing forms?

A

Energy Transfer

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4
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What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material?

A

Temperature

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5
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What is another name for stored energy?

A

Potential Energy

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6
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What is the transfer of thermal energy due to collisions between particles?

A

Conduction

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7
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What is the sum of potential and kinetic energy in a system?

A

Mechanical Energy

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8
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What do we call the conversion of one kind of energy into another kind of energy?

A

Energy transformation

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9
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What is another name for energy due to motion?

A

Kinetic Energy

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10
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What do we call the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another?

A

Convection

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11
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What do we call energy from between the bonds of atoms?

A

Chemical Energy

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12
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What kind of disturbance transfers energy without transferring matter?

A

A Wave

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13
Q

What do we call energy applied over a distance?

A

Work

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14
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What do we call energy from the nucleus of an atom?

A

Nuclear Energy

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15
Q

What is the top part of a transverse wave called?

A

The Crest

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16
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In which part of a longitudinal wave are the particles of the medium closest together?

A

Compression

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17
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What kind of wave moves perpendicularly to the disturbance that creates it?

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Transverse Wave

18
Q

What occurs when light travels through an object?

A

Transmission

19
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What is the name given to a material though which a wave travels?

A

A Medium

20
Q

Which kind of waves can travel through matter and space?

A

Electromagnetic Waves

21
Q

What do we call the bottom part of a transverse wave?

A

Trough

22
Q

Which kind of waves can only travel through a medium?

A

Mechanical Wave

23
Q

What do we call it when energy from a wave travels into a material?

A

Absorption

24
Q

What do we call it when a wave slows down as it goes from one medium to another?

A

Refraction

25
Q

What do we call it when a wave bounces off of a surface?

A

Reflection

26
Q

What do we call a surface that forms an image by regular reflection?

A

A Mirror

27
Q

What do we call a region of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are farthest apart?

A

Rarefaction

28
Q

Fifteen waves pass a position in five seconds. What is the frequency?

A

Three Hertz

29
Q

Which kind of wave moves parallel to the disturbance that creates it?

A

Longitudinal

30
Q

Sound is which kind of wave?

A

Mechanical/Longitudinal

31
Q

Which part of the eye controls how much light can enter the eye?

A

The Iris/ Pupil

32
Q

What do we call the lens made of transparent tissue located on the outside of the eye?

A

The Cornea

33
Q

What do we call the area on the back of the eye containing light sensitive cells?

A

Retina

34
Q

What is the law of reflection?

A

The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

35
Q

What happens when you increase the amplitude of the sound wave?

A

The Sound Gets Louder

36
Q

What do we call the distance between the crest of one wave to the crest of the next?

A

Wavelength

37
Q

What do we call the number of oscillations a wave makes per second?

A

Frequency

38
Q

What does the law of conservation of energy state?

A

Energy is neither created nor destroyed; only transformed from one form to another.

39
Q

What happens when the frequency of a sound wave increases?

A

The Pitch Increases

40
Q

Glass is an example of what kind of material?

A

Transparent

41
Q

What is the SI unit for loudness?

A

Decibel

42
Q

What do we call something we cannot see through?

A

Opaque

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