WorksheetsEnergy Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 22mins
The transfer of (heat/thermal) energy through direct contact (touch).
conduction
convection
radiation
sound energy
The transfer of (heat/thermal) energy through a liquid or air (a fluid)
radiation
convection
conduction
solar energy
When a force moves an object
energy
echo
work
opaque
Simple machines reduce the amount of force, not work.
True
False
The transfer of (heat/thermal) energy through space
radiation
convection
conduction
energy flow
What type of energy is in this picture?
Kinetic
Elastic Potential
Electromagnetic
________________ is energy due to the motion (kinetic) and position (potential) of an object.
Energy
Mechanical Energy
Chemical Energy
Radiant Energy
_____________ is the energy that is associated with the motion of particles in a substance.
Mechanical Energy
Chemical Energy
Thermal Energy
Electrical Energy
__________________ is energy flowing in an electric circuit.
Electrical Energy
Mechanical Energy
Chemical Energy
Radiant Energy
_______________ is energy which is transferred through electromagnetic waves, such as visible light, ultraviolet light, or X-rays.
Mechanical Energy
Chemical Energy
Electrical Energy
Radiant Energy
___________________ is energy that is stored within the chemical bonds in matter.
Thermal Energy
Electrical Energy
Chemical Energy
Mechanical Energy
_________________ is energy stored in an object as the result of its vertical position or height.
kinetic energy
gravitational potential energy
chemical energy
elastic potential energy
_________________ is energy stored until the force is removed and the object springs back to its original shape, doing work in the process.
gravitational potential energy
mechanical energy
radiant energy
elastic potential energy
The _________________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can be changed from one form to another; it can be transformed from one form of energy to another; and the total amount of energy never changes.
energy transformation
kinetic energy
Law of Conservation of Energy
radiant energy
An____________________ is an electrical device that provides a path for electrical currents to flow.
Electrical Circuit
Law of Conservation of Energy
Magnetism
Electromagnet
___________________ is the force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials.
Electrical Circuit
Electromagnet
Magnetism
Law of Conservation of Energy
__________________ are formed when a wire in an electric circuit is wrapped around an iron core, producing a magnetic field.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Electromagnet
Magnetism
Electrical Circuit
A ______________________ produces an electric current when a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core is rotated near a magnet; converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Generator
Turbine
Simple Electric Motor
Satellite
A ___________________________ converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
Turbine
Simple Electric Motor
Generator
Electromagnet
_________________ occurs when a force is used to move an object.
Work
Newton
Insulator
Conductor
___________________ are materials that easily carry heat or electric currents.
Work
Newton
Conductors
Insulators
A _________________ is a unit of measure for force.
work
conductor
insulator
Newton
_____________________are materials that are poor carriers of heat or electric currents.
Conductors
Work
Insulators
Newton
A ____________________ is a tool used to measure newtons (force).
Spring Scale
Newton
Conductor
Insulator
A _____________________ is a device that reduces the amount of effort force needed to do work by increasing the distance that the force is applied.
work
Simple Machine
conductor
lever
A _________________ is a rigid bar or board that is free to move around a fixed point called a fulcrum.
Simple Machine
Fulcrum
Load
Lever
________________________ measures how well a machine converts input energy, work, and power into output energy, work, and power.
Mechanical Efficiency
Inclined Plane
Pulley
Simple Machine
A _____________ is a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove.
Effort Force
Mechanical Efficiency
Pulley
Work
An ________________________ is a sloping surface (like a ramp) that reduces the amount of force required to lift an object/load.
Pulley
Inclined Plane
Slope
Effort Force
______________________ is where force is being applied.
Effort Force
Mechanical Efficiency
Pulley
Fulcrum
A __________________ is what you are trying to lift.
Lever
Fulcrum
Load
Pulley
A ___________________ is a fixed point in a lever that may be placed at different locations along a bar.
Simple Machine
Lever
Fulcrum
Pulley
An electrical circuit must be a ________, ________ path
broken, complete
smooth, broken
rough, proton
complete, unbroken
An electric circuit with one path for an electric current.
Series Circuit
Parallel Circuit
Open Circuit
Closed Circuit
An electric current with more than one path for an electric current
Series Circuit
Parallel Circuit
Open Circuit
Closed Circuit
Two or more simple machines working together.
Simple Machine
Lever and fulcrum
Compound/Complex machine
Insulator and conductor
