Energy Transformation Quiz

In a gasoline-powered car, chemical energy from gasoline is transformed to make the car move. The motion of the car is what form of energy?

• heat energy
• nuclear energy
• electrical energy
• mechanical energy

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Both a microwave and a light bulb convert electrical energy into which two types of energy?

• chemical & thermal
• thermal & electromagnetic
• mechanical & thermal
• electrical & nuclear

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Which energy conversion takes place when a toaster is switched on?

• chemical to sonic
• electrical to sonic
• chemical to thermal
• electrical to thermal

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On a cold winter day, Delia puts logs into a fireplace.  Then she strikes a match and sets the logs on fire.  As the fire burns, chemical energy is transformed into which two forms of energy?

• thermal & electrical
• chemical & electromagnetic
• electromagnetic & thermal
• electrical & chemical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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When a cordless drill is turned on, the drill bit spins.  Which shows the energy conversion that is required to make the drill work?

• electrical>chemical>kinetic
• electrical>chemical>light
• chemical>electrical>light
• chemical>electrical>kinetic

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Which type of energy is changed by plants into chemical energy?

• electromagnetic
• nuclear
• thermal
• gravitational

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Thomas watches an apple fall from a tree to the ground.  Which best describes the flow of energy as the apple falls and hits the ground?

• solar>potential>heat
• potential>sound>heat
• kinetic>potential>sound
• potential>kinetic>sound

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The sound made by playing a violin is the result of which energy transformation?

• sound to heat
• heat to chemical
• mechanical to sound
• mechanical to chemical

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Miguel is knocking on the classroom door.  Which form of energy is NOT released when he knocks on the door?

• electrical
• kinetic
• sound

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Angela has a toy made out of a coil of wire.  She places the toy at the top of some stairs.  The toy can travel down each step, end-over-end.  Which type of energy does the toy have when it is placed at the top of the stairs?

• potential
• kinetic
• magenetic
• electrical

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