WorksheetsEnergy & Waves Vocabulary
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 8mins
The energy of motion
potential
kinetic
conduction
convection
Energy from a source that never runs out
recyclable
non-recyclable
renewable
non-renewable
the movement of heat through a materials (like a hot frying pan)
conduction
convection
compression
radiant
energy that is stored and use later
potential
kinetic
thermal
longitudinal
a form of energy from light or magnetic waves
transverse
mechanical
thermal
radiant
a form of energy from heat
friction
inertia
electromagnetic
thermal
movement of gases or liquids due to the rising of warm and sinking of cool molecules
conduction
convection
thermal
mechanical
energy from a source that is limite and can be used up
renewable
non-renewable
recyclable
non-recyclable
the rubbing of one material on another material usually causing an object to slow down
inertia
potential
kinetic
friction
a form of energy from the movement of different parts (example - bicycle)
mechanical
bicycle
potential
renewable
the tendency of an object to remain in its current state - either remaining still or moving in a straight line at a constant speed
friction
thermal
transverse
inertia
a type of wave where the disturbance is perpendicular to the wave direction
crest
trough
transverse
longitudinal
a wave that travels through a material
mechanical wave
heat wave
longitudinal wave
transverse wave
the top of a wave
trough
amplitude
crest
transverse
a wave that bounces off a surface
reflection
refraction
rarefaction
compression
the number of waves that pass by a given point per second
wavelength
frequency
mechanical
refraction
the maximum height of a wave
crest
trough
wavelength
amplitude
a type of wave that uses radiant energy and can travel through empty space and some types of matter
mechanical wave
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
electromagnetic wave
a type of wave where the disturbance is parallel to the wave direction
transverse
longitudinal
mechanical
electromagnetic
the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave
crest
trough
frequency
wavelength
the bottom of a wave
trough
longitudinal
wavelength
crest
the change in direction of a wave with passing through one material to another (such as light passing through air then a magnifying glass)
refraction
reflection
rarefaction
echo
