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WorksheetsScience Chapter 12 Vocabulary
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Thermal energy that flows between objects due to a difference in temperature is called ______________________
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
radiation
d)
thermal conductivity
2.
The ability of a material to transfer heat is called ______________________
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
radiation
d)
thermal conductivity
3.
A measurement of the average energy of particles in an object is called______________________
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
radiation
d)
thermal conductivity
4.
The transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays is called______________________
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
radiation
d)
thermal conductivity
5.
The passing of heat through a material while the material itself stays in place is called _______________.
a)
absorption
b)
amplitude
c)
conduction
d)
convection
6.
The height of a sound wave, which determines its volume _______________.
a)
absorption
b)
amplitude
c)
conduction
d)
convection
7.
The transfer of energy when a wave disappears into a surface _______________.
a)
absorption
b)
amplitude
c)
conduction
d)
convection
8.
The flow of heat through a liquid or gas, caused by hot parts rising and cooler parts sinking is called _______________.
a)
absorption
b)
amplitude
c)
conduction
d)
convection
9.
A series of rarefactions and compressions traveling through a substance is called _______________.
a)
sound wave
b)
amplitude
c)
pitch
d)
wavelength
10.
The distance from one peak to the next on a wave is called _______________.
a)
sound wave
b)
amplitude
c)
pitch
d)
wavelength
11.
How high or low a sound is is called _______________.
a)
sound wave
b)
amplitude
c)
pitch
d)
wavelength
12.
A space which contains little or no matter is called a(n) _____________________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
grounding
c)
vacuum
d)
medium
13.
Connecting an object to Earth with a conducting wire to prevent the buildup of static electricity is called _____________________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
grounding
c)
vacuum
d)
medium
14.
A region of magnetic force around a magnet, represented by lines is called _____________________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
grounding
c)
vacuum
d)
medium
15.
Substance through which a wave travels is called a(n) _____________________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
spectrum
c)
medium
d)
photon
16.
A tiny bundle of energy through which light travels is called a(n) _____________________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
spectrum
c)
medium
d)
photon
17.
Finding an object by using reflection sound is called _____________________.
a)
echolocation
b)
magnetism
c)
electromagnetism
d)
refraction
18.
The way electric and magnetic forces interact is called _____________________.
a)
echolocation
b)
magnetism
c)
electromagnetism
d)
refraction
19.
The number of times an object vibrates per second is called ____________.
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound wave
d)
medium
20.
The push or pull of an object to another object is called _____________________.
a)
echolocation
b)
magnetism
c)
electromagnetism
d)
refraction
21.
A region of magnetic force around a magnet, represented by lines is called _____________________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
magnetism
c)
electromagnetism
d)
refraction
22.
Blurring light as it passes through is called ________________
a)
transparent
b)
opaque
c)
translucent
d)
prism
23.
A "picture" of the light source that light rays make in bouncing off a polished, shiny surface is called ______________.
a)
image
b)
refraction
c)
prism
d)
spectrum
24.
A band of colors produced when light goes through a prism is called ______________.
a)
image
b)
refraction
c)
prism
d)
spectrum
25.
A cut piece of clear glass (or plastic) with two opposite sides in the shape of a triangle or other geometric shape is called ______________.
a)
image
b)
refraction
c)
prism
d)
spectrum
26.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another is called ______________.
a)
image
b)
refraction
c)
prism
d)
spectrum
27.
The movement of electrons is called _____________.
a)
electricity
b)
static electricity
c)
electromagnetism
d)
alternating current
28.
The buildup of charged particles is called _____________.
a)
electricity
b)
static electricity
c)
circuit
d)
alternating current
29.
A loop formed when electric current passes through an unbroken path of conductors is called _____________.
a)
electricity
b)
static electricity
c)
circuit
d)
alternating current
30.
Electric current that changes directions many times per second is called _____________.
a)
electricity
b)
static electricity
c)
circuit
d)
alternating current
31.
An object in an electrical circuit that resists the flow of electrons is called _____________.
a)
grounding
b)
resistor
c)
electromagnet
d)
generator
32.
A device that creates electric current by spinning an electric coil between the poles of a magnet is called __________________
a)
grounding
b)
resistor
c)
electromagnet
d)
generator
33.
An electric circuit that produces a magnetic field is called __________________
a)
grounding
b)
resistor
c)
electromagnet
d)
generator
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