Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
the forces that join atoms to each other
|
chemical bonds
|
|
|
electricity generated from the force of moving water
|
hydroelectric energy
|
|
|
a form of hydroelectric energy that produces electricity from the rising and falling of tides
|
tidal energy
|
|
|
organic matter, such as wood, that is living or was recently alive
|
biomass
|
|
|
the energy released when the nucleus of an atom is split apart
|
nuclear energy
|
|
|
heat from inside the earth
|
georthermal energy
|
|
|
the energy of sunlight
|
solar energy
|
|
|
the energy released when the nuclei of two atoms are forced together to form a larger nucleus
|
fusion energy
|
|
|
the ability to cause changes in matter
|
energy
|
|
|
the energy of motion
|
kinetic energy
|
|
|
the energy an object has because of where it is or because of its condition
|
potential energy
|
|
|
when an object gains or loses electrons
|
electric charge
|
|
|
an attraction or repulsion
|
electric force
|
|
|
the flow of electrons
|
electric current
|
|
|
material that conducts electrons easily
|
conductor
|
|
|
is any path along which electrons can flow
|
electric circuit
|
|
|
a material that does not carry electrons
|
insulator
|
|
|
material that resist electric current
|
resistors
|
|
|
the link between electricity and magnetism
|
electromagnet
|
|
|
the colors of light that objects reflect are the colors we see
|
reflection
|
|
|
the bending of light rays
|
refraction
|
|
|
a piece of clear material that bends, or refracts, light rays passing through it
|
lens
|
|
|
the frequency at which sound waves move
|
pitch
|
|
|
the loudness of a sound
|
volume
|
|
|
the average kinetic energy of all the molecules in an object
|
temperature
|
|
|
the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another
|
heat
|
|
|
the direct transfer of thermal energy between objects that touch
|
conduction
|
|
|
thermal energy transfer as a result of the mixing of a liquid or a gas
|
convection
|
|
|
the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
|
radiation
|
