Energy | Energy Transformations | Heat Transfer | Nature of Science | Variables |
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What is the energy that is in the food you eat?
Chemical Energy
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What is the energy transformation when we flip on a light switch?
Electrical to Radiant (Light)
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What is the heat transfer that occurs by direct contact
Conduction
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What is the statement "It is 75 degrees outside"
Observation
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What is the variable YOU change in the experiment
Independent Variable
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What is the type of potential energy that is stored in an objects position?
Gravitational Potential Energy
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What is the energy transformations when we plug in a stereo and play a song?
Electrical to Sound
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What is the heat energy that is transferred in waves or particles
Radiation
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What is an educated guess or reasonable conclusion drawn from an observation
Inference
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What is the variable that stays the same in the experiment
Control
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What is the type of energy that a car has when it's in motion
Mechanical Energy
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What is the energy transformation that happens when you are sitting by a fire?
Chemical to Thermal
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What is the transfer when a ceiling fan forcing the warm air downward.
Convection
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What is an educated guess about a FUTURE event
Prediction
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What is the variable that is measured or observed ex: The temperature
Dependent Variable
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What is the 2 main forms of energy?
Kinetic and Potenial Energy
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What is the energy transformation that happens when you jump on a trampoline
Elastic Potential to Mechanical Energy
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What is transfer when you feel heat from a campfire
Radiation
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What are the 5 senses we use to make observations
Touch, Smell, Taste, See, Hear
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What is anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
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What is the type of energy that is due to the movement of particles within an object
Thermal Energy (Heat)
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What is the law of conservation of energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only change form
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What is another name for thermal energy?
Heat energy
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What is the statement "It must have rained because the grass is wet"
Inference
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What is the variable represented by the different cups in the scenario... The students were testing different cups to see which one held their temperature the best by using a thermometer.
Independent Variable
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