Module 2 Science Vocabulary Test

a material through which electricity flows easily

• conductor
• heat
• Thermal Energy
• circuit
• sound wave

a path for an electrical current to flow around

• circuit
• heat
• Thermal Energy
• conductor
• sound wave

the transfer of energy in moving gases or liquid; such as warm air rising above a heater.

• convection
• heat
• Thermal Energy
• conductor
• circuit

stored energy that is released when links between particles are broken or created

• chemical energy
• heat
• Thermal Energy
• conductor
• circuit

energy that comes from a source in the form of waves or particles

• radiation
• heat
• Thermal Energy
• conductor
• circuit

the transfer of energy between two objects that are touching

• conduction
• heat
• Thermal Energy
• conductor
• circuit

a wave that transfers energy through matter and spreads outward in all directions from a vibration

• sound wave
• heat
• Thermal Energy
• conductor
• circuit

a back and forth motion

• vibrations
• heat
• Thermal Energy
• conductor
• circuit

the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object

• heat
• Thermal Energy
• conductor
• circuit
• sound wave

the internal energy of an object due to the kinetic energy of its particles

• Thermal Energy
• heat
• conductor
• circuit
• sound wave