Energy
Forms, Nature, Properties:
-Light travels in straight lines until it is reflected, refracted or absorbed. (K-4)
-Heat can produced in many ways. (K-4)
-Heat can move objects by conduction (K-4)
-Electricity in circuits can produce light, heat, sound and magnetic effects (K-4)
-Magnets attract and repel each other and other materials. (K-4)
-Energy is a property of many substances. (5-8)
-Energy is transferred in many ways (5-8)
-Heat moves from warmer to cooler (5-8)
-In most chemical and nuclear reactions, energy is transferred (5-8)
-The sun is a major source of energy for Earth. (5-8)
-Waves can transfer energy such as sound, seismic and light. (9-12)
-Electromagnetic waves result when a charged object is accelerated. Examples are radio waves, microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, visible (9-12)
-Each kind of atom can gain or lose energy only in particular discrete amounts. (9-12)
-Wavelengths of emitted radiation can be used to identify the substance. (9-12)