Energy in a System and WAVES --Cockrill

Front

What type of wave moves parallel to the particles, travelling through compressions and rarefactions?

Back

Longitudinal wave.

Front

How is energy conserved in a food chain?

Back

Energy transforms from light to chemical in plants, and then transfers as chemical to animals.

Front

How is energy conserved on a roller coaster?

Back

Energy transfers from potential to kinetic and back.

Front

What does it mean for energy to be transformed?

Back

Energy can be changed from one form to another.

Front

How is energy conserved in a flashlight system?

Back

Energy transforms from chemical to electrical to light.

Front

What is the definition of kinetic energy?

Back

Kinetic energy is the energy of an object due to its motion.

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

Potential energy is the stored energy of an object due to its position or state.

Front

What is the principle of conservation of energy?

Back

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

Front

What are the two main types of mechanical waves?

Back

Transverse waves and longitudinal waves.

Front

What is a transverse wave?

Back

A wave in which the particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel.