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Energy and Waves Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ability to do work or cause change

a)

electricity

b)

energy

c)

static electricity

d)

circuit

2.

wave changes direction as it pases from one medium to another; bending waves

a)

repel

b)

echo

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

3.

disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

a)

echo

b)

electricity

c)

current

d)

wave

4.

when one form of energy changes into another

a)

energy transformation

b)

chemical energy

c)

battery

d)

static electricity

5.

movement of atoms in something that causes heat

a)

chemical energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

electromagnetic energy

6.

occurs when incoming light energy is converted to heat in the object

a)

repel

b)

absorption

c)

thermal energy

d)

reflection

7.

reflected sound wave

a)

echo

b)

energy

c)

medium

d)

absorption

8.

push away by force

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

absorb

d)

reflect

9.

flow of electrical power or charge

a)

electricity

b)

electromagnetic energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

mechanical energy

10.

complete path that an electric current travels along

a)

energy transformation

b)

magnet

c)

circuit

d)

poles

11.

energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

a)

chemical energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

electromagnetic energy

d)

mechanical energy

12.

energy stored in bonds of atoms and molecules; released or absorbed during chemical reaction

a)

absorption

b)

nuclear energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy

13.

material through which a wave travels

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

echo

d)

medium

14.

incoming light wave or sound wave bounces off the object at an equal but opposite angle; bouncing back of an object or wave

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

refraction

d)

attraction

15.

electricity that collects on the surface of something and does not flow as a current; can cause mild shock

a)

mechanical energy

b)

static electricity

c)

shock energy

d)

attraction

16.

energy that comes from electromagnetic radiation; this type of energy moves through waves

a)

electricity

b)

electromagnetic energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy

17.

piece of material such as iron or steel that is able to attract certain materials

a)

waves

b)

electricity

c)

poles

d)

magnet

18.

to draw in by physical force

a)

repel

b)

absorb

c)

attract

d)

refract

19.

two ends of any magnet - North and South

a)

poles

b)

magnet force

c)

medium

d)

static electricity

20.

energy created by the physical movement of something

a)

chemical energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

static electricity