What is the form of energy that is transferred through wire?
Electrical Energy
Name at least two forms of energy.
Light, motion, sound, and thermal
Describe how thermal energy might affect an ice cream cone.
The ice cream cone would melt!
What forms of energy are given off by a lit light bulb?
heat and light
What forms of energy do a hair dryer and clothes iron have in common?
Both have electrical energy that is converted to thermal or heat energy
Why is this bulb not lit?
The bulb is not lit because there is an open circuit. You can make the bulb light by adding a switch and putting it in the closed position.
Which bulbs will light when the switch is closed?
None of the bulbs will light because the circuit will still be open between bulb 2 and 3.
Which form of energy does it produce?
sound
What are the parts of this simple electrical system?
solar panel (source converter), wires, and fan (electrical device)
Solar energy comes from the...
SUN
what word means to cause light to bounce off a material?
reflect
In a science investigation what is the word for something that can change in the investigation?
variable
the ability to see
vision
Animals have different ______________that allow them to get information from their environment, which helps them survive.
structures
What has to happen for the human to see the apple?
Light has to shine on the apple and light has to reflect off the apple and into the human eye.
What do your eyes allow you to do?
They take in light and allow you to get information about the world around you.
