SCIENCE Unit 2 Vocabulary

energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance

• circuit

• medium

• Thermal energy

• translucent

a closed conducting circle or loop through which current can flow

• conductor

• circuit

• reflection

• refraction

a form of energy which our eyes can detect

• Electrical energy

• Light energy

• Convex lens

• Refraction

the flow of electricity through a conductor

• Electrical energy

• Mechanical energy

• Energy

• Electric current

the ability to do work

• Energy

• Medium

• Translucent -

• Refraction -t

the path through which an electric current can flow

• Conductor

• Medium

• Insulator

• Closed (complete or working) circuit

matter that light travels through

• Medium

• Conductor

• Rube Goldberg

• Series Circuit.

a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easiy

• Open (incomplete or broken) circuit

• Sound energy

• Conductor

• Concave lens

lens that is thicker at the edges and thinner at the center. They spread light waves apart from the focal point.

• Insulator

• Parallel Circuit -

• Convex lens

• Concave lens

a lens that is thicker at the center and thinner at the edges

• Concave lens

• Convex lens

• Electrical energy

• Conductor