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- 1. Multiple ChoiceInside a power plant, coal is burned to produce hot gases. What type of energy conversion takes place as hot gases cause turbines to move?Thermal energy to chemical energyThermal energy to kinetic energyelectrical energy to kinetic energyKinetic energy to thermal energy
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to some of the energy in a green plant when it is consumed by a deer?It is destroyed.It doubles in size.It helps maintain body heat.It is converted into a pure element.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of energy is converted when fireworks release heat, light, and sound?Kinetic energyElastic Potentail energyChemical potential energyElectromagnetic energy
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of energy transfer is taking place as the coils in a toaster heat?Chemical to thermalNuclear to electricalThermal to mechanicalElectrical to radiant
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat energy conversion occurs when a person rubs his or her hands together rapidly?Electrical energy to thermal energyElectrical energy to chemical energyThermal energy to kinetic energyKinetic energy to thermal energy
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAn automobile engine converts the chemical energy in gasoline mostly into heat andNuclear energyLight energyElectromagnetic energyMechanical energy
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA gasoline engine only converts about 15% of the chemical energy of gasoline into mechanical energy. What other energy transformation is taking place in the gasoline?Chemical to thermalNuclear to chemicalElectrical to thermalMechanical to nuclear
- 8. Multiple Choice
A golf ball rest on a tee as shown in the picture. What type of potential energy is stored in the golf ball based on its position?HeatChemicalElasticGravitational - 9. Multiple ChoiceA child is playing with a battery-operated toy car. The child closes the switch that operates the car.
Which best describes the energy transformations that allow the car to move forward?. Chemical electrical mechanicalElectrical chemical thermalMechanical chemical soundThermal electrical chemical - 10. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram shows a circuit with a battery and a bulb. While the bulb is producing light, which type of energy is decreasing in the battery?gravitational potential energy.elastic potential energychemical potential energymechanical potential energy
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA student listens to music with a digital music player, similar to the one shown below. Which best describes the energy transformations that take place in the music player?Mechanical to chemical to electricalChemical to sound to electricalChemical to electrical to soundElectrical to heat to sound
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMechanical Energy is...Potential EnergyKinetic EnergyBothNeither
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is nuclear energy?Energy that created smoke.Renewable energy released by a nuclear reaction, especially by fission or fusion.Some sort of energy.Renewable energy made by wind and solar power.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of sound energy?light energyplucking a guitar stringturning the lights onsplitting nuclei
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThermal energy is...burning logsturning on a fansun energysplitting of nuclei
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of Radiant energy?Light WavesBurning LogsVibrationsGravitational potential
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAnother name for thermal energy is...ColdHeatElectricityMechanical
- 18. Multiple ChoiceEnergy that is the transfer of electronsElectricalChemicalNuclearPotential
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of energy is contained in batteries?elasticgravitationalchemicalelectrical
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of energy does a bike have if you are riding it down the street?PotentialChemicalMechanicalSolar
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?PotentialKinetic
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?PotentialKinetic
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the best example that something has kinetic energy?a. a car parked on a steep hillb. a tennis ball rolling across the courtc. a picture hanging on the walld. a piece of coal before it's burned
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhen a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?1234
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich point has the most potential energy?Gfba
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich 2 letters have the most kinetic energyW & YX & Z
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAt which point is potential energy greatest?WXYZ
- 28. Multiple ChoiceAt which point is kinetic energy greatest?WXYZ
- 29. Multiple ChoiceGravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.Height and massFriction and movementMass and MovementHeight and Friction
- 30. Multiple ChoiceEnergy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.destroyedtransferredcreatedignored
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWood, batteries, gasoline, and food are all examples of ________________________.gravitational potential energyelastic potential energychemical potential energyNone of the above
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.morelessnone of the aboveall of the above
- 33. Multiple Choice
When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.
sound
elastic
light
chemical
- 34. Multiple ChoiceEnergy stored in the height of an object is called ___________ potential energy.ElasticChemicalGravitationalNuclear
- 35. Multiple Choice
What type of energy is in this picture?
Electromagnetic
Elastic
Chemical
Sound
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