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SQ8 Ch 10 - Energy Flashcards

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1
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What is the definition of Energy?

A

The ability to do work

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What is Potential Energy?

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Energy that can be converted to other forms of energy

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What is Kinetic Energy?

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Energy that is possessed by a moving object

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What is Heat Energy?

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Energy that causes object to gain temperature

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What is Sound Energy?

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Energy that travels through empty space

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What is Gravitational Energy?

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Potential Energy of an object elevated above the ground

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What is Elastic Energy?

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Energy stored by an object that is stretched

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What is Chemical Energy?

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Potential energy in chemicals that can react and release heat sound or light

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What is Conduction?

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A contact movement of heat

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What is an Insulator?

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Poor conductors of heat (glass, wood, rubber, plastic, etc.)

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What is Convection?

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Heat Energy that travels through liquids or gases.

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Does heat Rise or Sink?

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Rise

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In the Convection process, when particles gain energy, they _____

A

Spread out

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In the Convection process, when particles lose energy, they _____

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Get closer together

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What is Radiation?

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Heat that does not need lots of particles in the air for it to move

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What is the process called when heat travels through clear objects?

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Transmission

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What is the process called when heat absorbs into dark objects?

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Absorption

19
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What is the process called when heat bounces off shiny objects?

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Reflection

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What does ‘Luminous’ mean?

A

Objects or substances that give off their own light

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What does ‘Non-Luminous’ mean?

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Objects that can only be seen by light from luminous objects.

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What does ‘Bioluminescent’ mean?

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Living things that give off light without heat

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What does ‘Incandescent’ mean?

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A light source that gives off light because it is hot

24
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How is sound made?

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With Vibrations

25
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Sound waves consist of…

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Compressions (sound waves) and Rarefactions (the space between each sound wave)

26
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The faster an object vibrates, the _____ the pitch

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Higher

27
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Can Sound Energy travel through empty space?

A

No. It can only travel through particles in the air.

28
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What is Electrical Energy?

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Energy used to power homes and give electricity

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