Unit 5 Lesson 4-6 Properties Of Energy

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microwaves

Back 1

radar, Doppler, GPS, cell phones

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visible light

Back 2

colors of the rainbow; the human eye can detect

Front 3

ultraviolet rays

Back 3

enables your body to produce vitamin D, can cause cancer

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x-rays

Back 4

can damage muscles and organs, used in medical diagnosis

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radio waves

Back 5

TVs, AM, FM, home telephones

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infrared waves

Back 6

night vision, thermal cameras

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gamma rays

Back 7

physicians use them to destroy cancerous cells, found on Earth due to radioactive decay of certain elements

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conduction, convection, radiation

Back 8

3 ways heat is transferred

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white light

Back 9

contains all the colors of the spectrum

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specific heat

Back 10

how much energy is required to warm 1 gram of a substance by 1degree celsius

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static electricity

Back 11

the buildup of positive or negative electric charges on a material's surface

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open circuit

Back 12

an incomplete circuit

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closed circuit

Back 13

a complete circuit

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black

Back 14

a color that absorbs all visible light

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prism

Back 15

a piece of glass that separates white light into all the colors of the spectrum by refraction

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violet

Back 16

the color with the shortest wavelength

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red

Back 17

the color with the longest wavelength

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heat

Back 18

the flow of energy between objects that have different temperatures

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series circuit

Back 19

a circuit with only one path along which current electricity can flow

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parallel circuit

Back 20

a circuit with multiple paths along which current electricity can flow

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current

Back 21

flow of charged particles moving through a ciruit

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direct current

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electrons flowing in the same direction in a current

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the kinetic energy of its molecules increases

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What happens as a substance is heated?

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temperature

Back 24

the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a material

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alternating current

Back 25

the electrical charge moves back and forth at regular intervals

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electromagnetic spectrum

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the full range of wavelengths, arranged from long waves with the lowest amount of energy to short waves with the highest amount of energy

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conduction

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the movement of energy such as heat or electricity through direct contact

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convection

Back 28

the transfer of energy by the flow of a liquid or a gas

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electricity

Back 29

a flow of electrons, particles having negative electrical charges

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generator

Back 30

a device that converts mechanical energy into electricity

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radiation

Back 31

transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays, not requiring a medium to move it

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current electricity

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the flow of electric charge through a circuit

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resistor

Back 33

a material through which electricity has difficulty flowing

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thermal expansion

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cause particles to move farther apart causing an increase in volume; ex: thermometer