Measurable Properties
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- Spectrum in which all wavelengths of a given range are included
- V
- Separates white light into its components by wavelength
- diffraction grating
- The only portion of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to the human eye
- Visible region
- An example of a diffraction grating.
- prism
- thhe color in the visible specttrum with the shortest wavelenth & highest frequency.
- blue
- The only color n ot absorbed by yellow light.
- yellow
- The color in the visible spectrum with the longest wavelength & lowest frequency.
- red
- Proccess that occurs when an electron loses energy anad moves to a lower energy level within an atom.
- emission
- Lowest energy stat of an atom
- ground
- Process that occrs when an electron gain energy and moves to a higher energy level within ann atom
- absorption
- Distance between corresponding points on adjacent waves.
- Wavelenght
- Symbol for frequency.
- v
- An atomic fingerprint.
- line-emission spectra
- Number of waves that pass a point in a specified amounth of time.
- frequency
- Sybbol for wavelengthh
- (GIMEL SIGN)
- A raised state of energy in an atom
- excited
- Units used to measure frequence
- Hertz
- The product of wavelength times frequency
- speed of light
- __________ is the capacity to do work.
- Energy
- Sunlight is an example of ______ energy
- radiant
- The three main fossil fusil fuels that suppy 90% of our energy requirements include ______.________,______
- Coal, Ooil, Natural Gas
- _____ IS the energy of motion.
- Kineetic
- ___________is the energy of position
- Potential
- The SI unit of energy is the _______
- joule
- ______________states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
- Law of Conservation of Energy
- Energy asssociated with macroscopic particles is called ________ energy
- Mechanical
- Energy associated with submicrosopic particles is called _________energy
- Non-Michanical
- Force times distance is called _______
- Work
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Burning gas to drive a car (Transfer)?
a. Thermal to mechanical to electrical
b.mechanical to heat
c. chemical to thermal to mechanical - (C) chemical to thermal to mechanical
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friction
a.ligh to chemical
b.mechanical to heat
c. thermal to mechanical to electrical - b mechanical to heat
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photosynthesis
a. Chemical to thermal to mechanical
b. chemical to electrical to light
c. light to chemical - C. light to chemical
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electric mixer
a.electrical to mechanical
b.thhermal to mechanical to electrical
c. light to chemical - a. electrica l to mechanical
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steam turbine making electricity
a. chemical to electrical to light
b. thermal to mechanical to electrical
c. chemical to thermal to m echanical -
thermal to mechanical to electrical
(b) -
flashlight
a. electrical to mechanical
b. mechanical to heat.
c. chemical to electrical to light. - (C) chemical to electrical to light.