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5th Grade
11/10/2013

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A battery provides.....
Definition
electrical energy
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electron path in a closed circuit
Definition
when a battery is connected to a light bulb the electrons flow from the battery to the light bulb through wires some if the electrons charge the filament and the rest flow back into the battery.
Term
types of energy
Definition
1. Electrical
2. Mechanical
3. Kinetic
4. Potential
5. Radiant
6. Thermal
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electron
Definition
carries energy and gives a battery its power.
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heat
Definition
the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another.
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kinetic energy
Definition
any object in MOTION has kinetic energy
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energy
Definition
how much work something can produce
*Not a type of matter (how ever energy can move matter around)
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meters to measure electrical energy
Definition
1. ammeter measures amperes (amps)
2. volmeter 2volts
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convection
Definition
thermal energy is transferred by the movement of matter. * occurs in liquids & gases ex: a dot of water is heated by convection.
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conduction
Definition
thermal energy flows through objects as their particle vibrate.*usually occurs in solids ex a hand warm when holding a cup of hot chocolate.
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chemical energy
Definition
stored in links between atoms (chemicals in a battery)
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thermal energy
Definition
the motion of atoms and molecules ( heat produced by filament)
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radiant energy
Definition
the energy of light ( how bright or dim the light is)
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mechanical energy
Definition
sum of kinetic and potential energies of a cystem
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jaques cartier
Definition
sponsored by king francis the 1st of france cartier was sent to find nw passage he found new foundland in canada discovered a passage through the st.lawrence river to modern day quebec in canada
Term
contagious diseases
Definition
sicknesses that spread quikly among people (flue)
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henry hudsm
Definition
hired by dutch east india company in 1609 to find asia 1610 english merchants paid hudsm to cross the atlantic believed he found the pacific but he was still in canada his men rebelled when they did'nt find asia and banished him on a smell boat hudsm was never seen again
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hernan cortes
Definition
spanish noble man that sailed to mexico in search of gold and adventure took aztec emperor prisoner cortes claimed the lands for spain in 1521 the spanish colonized mexico atter defeating the aztecs
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john cabot
Definition
king henry the 7th sponsored his trips june 24 1497 landed in what is today canada died mysteriously (shipwreck) never knew that he had reached a continent unknown to europeans
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colony
Definition
a settlement ruled by another cauntry not by its own people
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juan ponce de leon
Definition
member of columbus second voyage settled in hispaniola (haiti & de) 1506 explored boriquen (now portorico) spain sponsored im he and his men killed many natives 1513 founded florida he died not knowing that florida was part of a huge continent
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robert de la salle
Definition
1666 la salle sailed to new france learned american indian language and explore the ohio river. la sallehad to borrow money for his journys founded louisiana and money other lands around it for france killed by his own man
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francisco vasquez de coronado
Definition
commander of hundreds of conquistadores in 1540 sponsored by his rich wife and governor of mexico credited with finding the grand canyon and cio grande valley he was always searching for gold but found none and was charged with bad leadership and mistreatment
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columbus
Definition
born 1451 in genoa italy age 14 became a sailor queen and king of spain sponsored his voyages landed in what he thought were the east indies and called the natives (indians) but if was really san salvador and cuba his trips opened up trade routs that changed the history of the world
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nw passage
Definition
explorers believed there was a faster rout from europe to asia through north america
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conquistadors
Definition
spanish explorers planted spains flags on other lands in the americas
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radiation
Definition
heat is transferred through electromagnetic rays * matter is not needed to transfer energy ex:radiation from sun warms earth
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filament
Definition
wire in the light bulb that gets hot enough to glow and give off light
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