Let's solve this step-by-step. The task is to match each definition (numbered 1–17) with the correct word from the
word bank provided at the top.
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Word Bank:
- potential energy
- force
- weight
- magnetism
- kinetic energy
- position
- lever
- gravity
- motion
- absorb
- work
- refract
- vibrate
- reflect
- volume
- sound energy
- pitch
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Now, let’s go through each definition and find the matching term:
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1.
Energy you can hear
→ This refers to
sound energy.
✔ Answer: sound energy
2.
The energy of motion
→ This is
kinetic energy.
✔ Answer: kinetic energy
3.
Stored energy
→ This is
potential energy.
✔ Answer: potential energy
4.
How high or low a sound is
→ This describes
pitch.
✔ Answer: pitch
5.
To move quickly back and forth
→ This is
vibrate.
✔ Answer: vibrate
6.
How loud or soft a sound is
→ This is
volume.
✔ Answer: volume
7.
To bend light
→ This is
refract.
✔ Answer: refract
8.
To take in light
→ This is
absorb.
✔ Answer: absorb
9.
To bounce light off
→ This is
reflect.
✔ Answer: reflect
10.
A change in position of an object
→ This is
motion.
✔ Answer: motion
11.
Push or pull
→ This is
force.
✔ Answer: force
12.
An object's location
→ This is
position.
✔ Answer: position
13.
A force pulling objects towards earth
→ This is
gravity.
✔ Answer: gravity
14.
A noncontact force that attracts metal
→ This is
magnetism.
✔ Answer: magnetism
15.
The amount of pull of gravity on an object
→ This is
weight.
✔ Answer: weight
16.
A stiff bar that rests on a support
→ This is
lever.
✔ Answer: lever
17.
The use of a force to move an object
→ This is
work.
✔ Answer: work
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✔ Final Answers:
1. sound energy
2. kinetic energy
3. potential energy
4. pitch
5. vibrate
6. volume
7. refract
8. absorb
9. reflect
10. motion
11. force
12. position
13. gravity
14. magnetism
15. weight
16. lever
17. work
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🔍 Explanation Summary:
Each definition corresponds to a specific scientific term related to
energy, forces, motion, and light/sound properties. For example:
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Sound energy is what we hear.
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Kinetic vs. Potential energy are two forms of energy (motion vs. stored).
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Pitch and
volume describe characteristics of sound.
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Refraction,
absorption, and
reflection are behaviors of light.
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Force,
gravity,
weight, and
work are key physics concepts involving motion and interaction.
- A
lever is a simple machine, and
position and
motion relate to movement.
This activity helps reinforce vocabulary in physical science, especially in the context of energy and forces.
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