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22 Cards in this Set
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Light
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A form of energy that can travel through space and lies partly within the visible range
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Reflection
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The bouncing of light, sound or heat off an object
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Refraction
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The bending of the path of a wave when it moves from one kind of matter to another.
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Transparent
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Lets most of the light pass through
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Translucent
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Lets some of the light pass through
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Opaque
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Opaque materials do not let light pass through
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Conduction
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The movement of heat between two materials that are touching
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Convection
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The movement of heat in liquids and gases from a warmer area to a cooler area.
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Radiation
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The movement of heat without being carried out by matter.
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Energy Transfer
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A change of energy from one form to another.
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Waste Heat
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Heat that can't be used to do useful work.
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What is an opaque substance
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Metal, brick and wood because light cannot pass through these substances
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What word describes the heading of a pan of water on a hot electric stove burner
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Conduction
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What does light do when is hits a mirror?
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Reflection
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What type of matter carries otu heat by convection?
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Liquid
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What happens to the particles in a liquid that gets warm?
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Gets alot of energy
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What term defines the warmth in the kitchen from a hot stove?
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Waste heat
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What doe temperature actually measure?
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The energy of the particles of matter.
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If a hot piece of metal is put in a container of water, what will happen to the water and why?
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The temperature of the water will rise because the heat transfers from the metal to the water.
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If you are using a meat thermometer to measure whether the whole turkey is done (conduction), where should you put the thermometer? Why?
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You should put the thermometer in the middle because the outside will cook faster than the inside.
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If two people are outside and one is standing in the sun and one is standing in the shade, which one can see the sun? Why?
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The one standing in the sun can see the sun because there is nothing blocking the sun.
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If you have two solar cookers and one is dirty and one is clean, which one will reach a higher temperature?
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The clean on will because the is no dirt blocking the light.
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