A | B |
the ability to do work | energy |
the measure of how much useful work a machine puts out compared to the amount of work put into it | efficiency |
the distance an object moves in a certain amount of time | speed |
a material that transfers heat well | conductor |
the object being lifted or moved by a simple machine | load |
the bending of light as it passes from one material into another | refraction |
the highness or lowness of a sound | pitch |
when a force is used to move an object a certain distance | work |
the force that works against motion between surfaces that touch | friction |
the energy in a sound wave | amplitude |
a material that does not transfer heat very well | insulator |
the number of times a sound source vibrates in one second | frequency |
when light strikes a surface and bounces off | reflection |
a range of light waves with different wavelengths and energies | spectrum |
the transfer of heat through space | radiation |
words such as above, below, left, right, north and south give clues about what | position |
a pulley is one type of what | simple machine |
what does a rock rolling down hill have | kinetic energy |
What are sources of heat such as coal, oil, and natural gas examples of? | fossil fuels |
lenses are tools that do what to light | refract |
what does the number of times a sound source vibrates in one second determine | pitch |
what does sound carry because it is needed to start an object vibrating to make a sound | energy |
the opposite of an insulator | conductor |
a range of all light waves with varying wavelengths make up what | electromagnetic spectrum |
what is a push or pull that makes an object start moving, stop moving, speed up, slow down, or change direction | force |