Vocabulary
Energy, Work & Power
/Waves & Light
/Electricity & Magnetism
Potential energyKinetic Energy
Energy transfer
Energy transformation
Open System
Closed System
Work
Power
Work / Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Standing wave
Superposition
Reflection
Refraction
Medium
Frequency / Wavelength
Velocity
Amplitude
Oscillate
Mechanical wave
Electromagnetic wave
transmission / Coulomb’s Law
Electrostatic force
Generator
Transformer
Battery
Circuit
Current
Resistance / Power
Electromagnet
Electric field
Conductor
Insulator
Watts
Amps
Volts / Newtons
Coulombs
Charge
Series circuit
Parallel circuit
Voltage drop
Permanent magnet
Ohms / Magnetic domain
Alternating current
Direct current
Magnetic poles
Rectifier
Voltage
Magnetic field
Energy, Work & Power
1)Compare gravitational and elastic potential energy in a Venn diagram or T-chart
2)Compare potential and kinetic energy in a Venn diagram or T-chart
3)Explain the difference between energy transfer and energy transformation; give examples of each.
4)Compare open and closed systems in a Venn diagram or T-chart; include origin of forces, energy transfer and transformation, and give examples of each!
5)Compare Work and Power: what are the definitions of each, and which one makes you tired, doing work or exerting power?
Waves & Light
1)Be able to identify different types of waves
2)Explain how changing the frequency of a sound wave affects the velocity and wavelength of the wave.
3)Be able to read a graph.
4)Compare standing and traveling waves using a Venn diagram or T-chart.
5)Compare mechanical and electromagnetic waves using a Venn diagram or T-chart; be able to explain whether sound can be heard in space and WHY
6)Explain the effect of the medium on a wave, and explain how transmission between media affects a wave (include the effect of different media on light!)
7)Understand how the Doppler Effect works.
8)KNOW whether light is a particle or a wave.
9)Explain how images are formed when light is shined through a pinhole or a lens.
10)Compare the behavior of light when it hits a mirror vs. a lens; use a Venn diagram or T-chart.
11)Give examples of electromagnetic waves you use in daily life!
12)Describe all possible interactions between charged objects, and between charged and uncharged objects.
Electricity & Magnetism
1)Describe all possible interactions between charged objects, and between charged and uncharged objects.
2)Describe all possible interactions between magnets, and between magnets and non-magnetic objects.
3)Compare the purpose of a transformer to that of a generator.
4)Be able to explain how generators and transformers work.
5)Explain ALL connections that exist between electricity and magnetism—use a Venn Diagram or T-chart.
6)Compare the electrostatic force, the interaction between magnets, and the gravitational force, using a Venn Diagram or T-chart.
7)Explain the difference between an electromagnet and a permanent magnet; include the source of magnetism!
8)Compare electric fields and gravitational fields using a Venn Diagram or T-chart.
9)Explain how electric potential energy is analogous to gravitational potential energy
10)Compare conductors and insulators, give examples of each and explain how electrons move in each.
11)Compare series and parallel circuits in a Venn Diagram or T-chart, BE SURE TO INCLUDE resistance, current, and voltage drops for each
12)Explain what causes a circuit breaker to trip; both the situation in which this happens, and the cause in terms of what is happening in the circuit.
13)Compare alternating and direct current using a Venn Diagram or T-chart
14)Describe what each of the pictures on the right side of the page represents.