Big Ideas 10 and 11

Front

What type of energy is transferred from a frying pan to an egg when cooking?

Back

Thermal energy

Front

What is the best insulator of electricity?

Back

Materials that do not allow electricity to flow easily, such as rubber or glass.

Front

What type of energy changes into sound energy when playing an electric keyboard?

Back

Electrical energy changes into sound energy.

Front

How does a guitar produce sound?

Back

Its strings vibrate.

Front

What type of energy is produced when electricity runs through a light bulb?

Back

Light energy.

Front

What is thermal energy?

Back

The energy that comes from the temperature of matter; it is the total kinetic energy of particles in an object.

Front

What is electrical energy?

Back

Energy caused by the movement of electrons.

Front

What is sound energy?

Back

Energy produced by vibrating sound waves.

Front

What is an insulator?

Back

A material that does not allow electricity or heat to pass through easily.

Front

What is the relationship between energy and sound in musical instruments?

Back

Musical instruments convert different forms of energy into sound energy.