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| A substance that conducts thermal energy poorly. |
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| The electric charge the builds up on an object that has gained or lode electrons. |
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| The transfer of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler ones. |
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| A circuit in which there is only one path for the current to follow. |
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| The flow of electrons through a wire. |
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| A circuit in which there is more than one path for the current to flow. |
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| The transfer of thermal energy as waves. |
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| A temporary magnet that is made by passing an electric current through a coil of wire that surrounds an iron core. |
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| A continuous path through which electrons flow. |
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| The kinetic energy of moving particles of a substance or an object. |
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| The transfer of thermal energy when two objects touch. |
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| The transfer of thermal energy through a fluid. |
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| What is the source of the energy that drives the turbine at a hydroelectric plant? |
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| At what temperature does water freeze and boil on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales? |
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Celsius:
Freeze- O degrees
Boils- 100 degrees
Fahrenheit:
Freeze- 32 degrees
Boils- 212 degrees |
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| What is the main source of electric energy in the U.S.? |
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| Which part of the hydroelectric plant produces an electric current using a giant magnet surrounding a spinning coil of electric wire? |
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| When you touch the hot handle of a pot on the stove, what do you experience? |
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| What advantage does an electromagnet have over a permanent magnet? |
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| An electromagnet can be turned of when not in use. |
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| What is geothermal energy? |
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| Thermal energy within Earth. |
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| If fiberglass a good conductor of thermal energy? Explain. |
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| It's a poor conductor because energy doesn't move through the fiberglass. |
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| How could you find out weather the lights in a string of Christmas lights are connected in a series circuit or a parallel circuit? |
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| If you unplug a light bulb and all the lights turn off then it is a series circuit. If you take one light bulb out and all the lights don't turn off then they are in a parallel circuit. |
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| How do thermal socks help keep your feet warm? |
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| The socks make it where it's hard for the thermal energy to escape. |
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| Your calculator runs or without a battery in the light but will not work without a battery in the dark. Infer what kinds if energy the calculator needs to run. |
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| During the day it needs solar energy, and during the night it needs chemical energy. |
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