Energy Transformation and Transfer

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__________ is the matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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In which state of matter are particles moving fastest?

• solid

• gas

• liquid

• gummy bears

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Which of these is not an example of a gas?

• Oxygen

• Iron

• Helium

• Carbon Dioxide

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The state of matter depends on its

• volume

• temperature

• weight

• mass

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What kind of energy makes the microwave work?

• Light energy

• Heat energy

• Electrical energy

• Chemical energy

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Identify the type of energy

• Heat energy

• Sound energy

• kinetic energy

• Electrical energy

Multiple Choice

The image shows

• kinetic energy

• elastic potential energy

• chemical energy

• sound energy

Multiple Choice

Choose the source of energy

• Wind

• Water

• Sun

• Biomass

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What type of energy allows you to see the images and texts on your cell phone screen?

• Sound energy

• Heat energy

• Chemical energy

• Light energy

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What type of source do you need in this power plant?

• Fossil fuel

• The Sun

• Water

• Wind

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Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

• Chemical to light

• Electrical to chemical

• Electrical to light

• Chemical to electrical

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The change from gas to liquid is called

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

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How do we call the change of matter form solid to gas?

• sublimation

• desublimation

• Freezing

• Melting

Multiple Choice

Which Apple has the greatest Gravitational Potential Energy?

• Apple A

• Apple B

• Apple C

• Apple D

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People get energy from the food that they eat and transform that energy as they move. Which energy transformations occur as a student rapidly rubs the palms of his hands together?

• mechanical to thermal to electrical

• chemical to mechanical to thermal

• mechanical to chemical to sound

• chemical to sound to electrical

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The _______________ is transformed into electrical energy inside the battery.

• chemical energy

• sound energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

Multiple Choice

A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?

• Light, thermal, and sound

• Thermal, chemical, and solar

• Sound, mechanical, and electrical

• Light, chemical, and mechanical

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Which of the following shows the correct order of the energy transformations that occur when green plants produce their food from the Sun’s energy?

• chemical to thermal

• light to chemical

• thermal to light

• chemical to electrical

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Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?

• thermal -> electrical

• mechanical -> electrical

• chemical -> mechanical

• mechanical -> electromagnetic

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Energy transformations occur when...

• energy is created through conduction

• energy changes from one form to another

• two forces slide together that are touching

• a chemical reaction takes place

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Choose the source of energy

• Fossil fuel

• Biomass

• Radioactive substance

• Wind

Multiple Choice

Choose the source of energy

• Radioactive substance

• Geothermal

• Fossil fuel

• Water

Multiple Select

Energy cannot be ____________ nor ________________.

• transformed

• created

• renewed

• destroyed

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

• When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

• A  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

• When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

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What is the definition of CONVECTION

• When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

• A  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

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What is the definition of RADIATION

•  Hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

• When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

• When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

Multiple Choice

Hot objects begin to cool as-

• cooler air is transferred to the hot object.

• thermal energy in the object is transferred to the surrounding air.

• atoms in the object react with the oxygen in the air.

• thermal energy in the object cancels out energy in the air

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Insulation is used in the walls of a building to ____.

• trap solar energy

• keep thermal energy from moving through the walls

• conduct thermal energy

• keep cold air from moving through the walls

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Why do you want to live in a home with good insulation during the cold winter months?

• The insulation will keep you cool during winter.

• If there is good insulation, the thermal energy will not be able to move easily from inside the warm home to the cool areas outside the building.

• If there is not good insulation, the air inside the home will become too hot.

• A house with good insulation will keep the warm air in the attic.

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When a popsicle melts, the particles  _____.

• gain thermal energy and speed up

• there are no particles in popsicles

• lose thermal energy and slow down

• stay the same

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What type of material makes the best conductor?

• Food

• Wood

• Styrofoam

• Metal

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What type of material makes the best insulators?

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Styrofoam

• Metal

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Heat and Temperature are the same thing

• True

• False

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What is temperature?

• How hot or cold something is

• a number on a thermometer

• what I have when I am sick

• anything about 30 degrees

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The energy transferred between objects at different temperatures

• Thermal energy

• Heat

• Temperature

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Heat passes from...

• High to low

• Cold to hot

• Hot to cold

• Heat cannot be passed

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Pans A & B shown above have been on a hot stove for 10 minutes. Pan A has a metal handle and pan B has a plastic-coated handle. Which handle would be hotter?___________ Why?_________________  

• Pan A because the metal is a conductor of heat.

• Pan B because there is an insulator on the pan.

• Pan A because there metal is an insulator.

• Pan B because the metal conducts heat.

Multiple Choice

When an object is cooled, its molecules slow down and move closer together, causing the object to _____.

• shrink or contract

• expand or move apart

• squeeze into a solid

• become a gas

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If you place a cold cup of water in the direct sunlight on a hot day, what change will take place in the thermal energy of the particles that make up the water?

• The particles will remain the same.

• The solar energy will cause the particles will slow down because the sun will make the water warmer.

• The particles will become smaller when the sun's energy heats the water up.

• The solar energy will cause the water to warm up.  This will cause the particles of water to change from moving very slowly-less thermal energy (when cold) to moving quickly as they gain thermal energy (warm up). 

Multiple Choice

Plastic is a conductor.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are thermal conductors?

• Air

• Steel spoon

• Newspaper

• Wood lumber

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are thermal insulators?

• Glass rod

• Steel spoon

• Wood lumber

• Iron rod

Multiple Choice

Why are wooden spoons used for stirring hot food?

• they allow heat to move easily

• they are easy to clean

• they stop the heat from burning your hand

Multiple Select

Which of these are thermal insulators?

• rubber

• copper

• wood

• steel

• oil

Multiple Choice

Which color is better to wear on a hot day?

• Black because it absorbs energy.

• White because it absorbs energy.

• Black because it reflects energy.

• White because it reflects energy.

Multiple Choice

Which park bench will feel colder in winter?

• metal bench

• wooden bench

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Which of the following is a factor that determines thermal energy?

• Mass

• Heat

• Transfer of thermal energy

• Conduction