Energy and Circuits Flashcard

Front

What is the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance called?

Back

Temperature

Front

How does energy move from one object to another by touch?

Back

Conduction

Front

What are materials that transfer energy easily called?

Back

Conductors

Front

What are materials that do not transfer energy easily called?

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Insulators

Front

What happens to hot air or water in convection?

Back

It rises

Front

How does heat travel through empty space?

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Radiation

Front

What is an electric circuit with only one path for charge flow called?

Back

Series circuit

Front

What type of circuit contains more than one path for current flow?

Back

Parallel circuit

Front

What is a complete circuit through which electricity flows called?

Back

Closed circuit

Front

What is an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows called?

Back

Open circuit