treadwell science questions

AT WHICH POINT ON THE RAMP WILL THE TOY CAR HAVE THE GREATEST KINETIC ENERGY?

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THE RISING AND FALLING OF AIR DURING A THUNDERSTORM DIRECTLY RESULTS FROM

• LIGHTENING
• PRECIPITATION
• HEAT CONVECTION
• CLOUD FORMATION

WHICH QUESTION WOULD BEST HELP A STUDENT CLASSIFY AN ORGANISM AS A DECOMPOSER?

• DOES IT FEED ON PLANTS?
• DOES IT BREAK DOWN DEAD MATERIAL?
• DOES IT USE SUNLIGHT TO MAKE ITS OWN FOOD?
• DOES IT HAVE PARTS THE ATTRACT POLLINATORS

LIGHTING A MATCH IS BEST DESCRIBED AS A TRANSFORMATION OF

• MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO POTENTIAL ENERGY
• KINETIC ENERGY INTO POTENTIAL ENERGY
• CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO LIGHT AND HEAT ENERGY
• ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO HEAT AND CHEMICAL ENERGY

A SOLAR PANEL ABSORBS ENERGY FROM THE SUN AND TRANSFORM SOME OF THE ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY. WHICH BEST EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REMAINING ENERGY?

• THE REMAINING ENERGY INCREASES.
• THE REMAINING ENERGY IS DESTROYED.
• THE REMAINING ENERGY IS ABSORBED INTO THE AIR.
• THE REMAINING ENERGY CHANGES INTO OTHER FORMS.

WHICH ANIMAL FROM THIS FOOD WEB RECEIVES ENERGY DIRECTLY FROM PRODUCERS?

• OWL
• SNAKE
• RABBIT
• NONE OF THE ABOVE

SUNLIGHT STRIKES THE SURFACE OF A CAR, CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR TO INCREASE. WHICH BEST EXPLAINS THE ENERGY TRANSFORMATION THAT OCCURS WHEN SUNLIGHT STRIKES A CAR?

• SOLAR ENERGY IS CHANGED INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
• SOLAR ENERGY IS CHANGED INTO THERMAL ENERGY
• SOLAR ENERGY BECOMES CHEMICAL ENERGY
• SOLAR ENERGY BECOMES MECHANICAL ENERGY

WHEN A STUDENT PRESSED THE BUTTON ON A BATTERY-POWERED FLASHLIGHT, THE LIGHT BULB BEGAN TO GLOW. THE FIRST STEP IN THIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION IS MECHANICAL. WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN THIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION?

• ELECTRICAL TO LIGHT TO CHEMICAL
• CHEMICAL TO ELECTRICAL TO LIGHT
• CHEMICAL TO LIGHT TO ELECTRICAL
• ELECTRICAL TO CHEMICAL TO LIGHT

IN ADDITION TO RAIN, WHICH OTHER FACTOR MOST HELPS PLANTS GROW ALL YEAR IN A TROPICAL RAIN FOREST?

• LOW HUMIDITY
• WARM TEMPERATURES
• CLOUDY SUMMERS
• WINDY CONDITIONS

WHICH CONDITION WILL MOST LIKELY LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF WINDS ON EARTH?

• THE SHIFTING OF TECTONIC PLATES
• GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY
• THE ROTATION OF EARTH ON ITS AXIS
• UNEVEN HEATING OF EARTH'S SURFACE