2nd Nine Weeks Science Words
1. motor - a device that uses electricity to produce motion
2. energy – the ability to do work
3. switch – a device that starts and stops the flow of electrons through a circuit
4. electromagnet – a temporary magnet created by a flow of electric current around an iron bar
5. thermometer – a tool used to measure temperature
6. spectrum - the seven colors into which white light is split when it passes through a prism
7. refracted - when light is bent as it travels through different materials
8. prism – a triangular clear piece of glass or plastic
9. opaque – when an object will not let light pass through it
10. reflect – when light bounces off an object or surface
11. lens – a curved piece of clear glass or plastic that bends (refracts) light rays
12. transparent – when an object is clear and allows light to travel through it easily
13. translucent – when an object allows some light to pass through it
14. absorbed – when light is taken in by an object
15. sound - a form of energy that is produced by vibrating objects
16. vibration – a rapid back and forth movement that produces sound
17. wave – a repeating up and down OR back and forth movement of matter
18. pitch – the highness or lowness of sound
2. energy – the ability to do work
3. switch – a device that starts and stops the flow of electrons through a circuit
4. electromagnet – a temporary magnet created by a flow of electric current around an iron bar
5. thermometer – a tool used to measure temperature
6. spectrum - the seven colors into which white light is split when it passes through a prism
7. refracted - when light is bent as it travels through different materials
8. prism – a triangular clear piece of glass or plastic
9. opaque – when an object will not let light pass through it
10. reflect – when light bounces off an object or surface
11. lens – a curved piece of clear glass or plastic that bends (refracts) light rays
12. transparent – when an object is clear and allows light to travel through it easily
13. translucent – when an object allows some light to pass through it
14. absorbed – when light is taken in by an object
15. sound - a form of energy that is produced by vibrating objects
16. vibration – a rapid back and forth movement that produces sound
17. wave – a repeating up and down OR back and forth movement of matter
18. pitch – the highness or lowness of sound