Quiz about Energy and Energy Transformations

Question 1

____________ is the ability to cause change.

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Energy

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Physical Change

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Chemical Change

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Density

Question 2

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

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Kinetic

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Potential

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Inverse

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Transformation

Question 3

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

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more

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less

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none of the above

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all of the above

Question 4

__________ is stored energy.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Radiant

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All of the above

Question 5

When you are holding a book at a height/position, this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.

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Gravitational

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Nuclear

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Elastic

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Chemical

Question 6

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.

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potential

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kinetic

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gravitational

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chemical

Question 7

Food has _________ energy.

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Chemical

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Thermal

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Radiant

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None of the above

Question 8

At which point is potential energy greatest?

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 9

What kind of energy is a moving skateboard?

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Mechanical

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Potential

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Gravitational

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Chemical

Question 10

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

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Gravitational

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Kinetic

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Chemical

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Elastic

Question 11

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

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b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

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a. a car parked on a steep hill

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c. a picture hanging on the wall

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d. a piece of coal before it's burned

Question 12

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 13

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 14

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

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transformed

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destroyed

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created

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ignored

Question 15

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be converted from one form to another.

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created, destroyed

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potential, kinetic

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transformed, changed

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy transforming to gravitational potential energy?

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a person walking up a hill

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a person parachuting out of a plane

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a car racing around an oval track

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a person skiing down a hill

Question 17

Which is an example of potential energy?

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the pulled back string on an archers's bow

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a roller coaster speeding down a hill

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releasing the strings on a guitar

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an electric current lighting a light bulb

Question 18

What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Both

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None of the above

Question 19

What kind of energy is in a battery?

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Chemical

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Thermal

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Electrical

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Nuclear

Question 20

What kind of energy is this?

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Mechanical

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Potential

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Chemical

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Gravitational

Question 21

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

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Elastic

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Kinetic

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Gravitational

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Mechanical

Question 22

At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

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X

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W

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Y

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Z

Question 23

What kind of energy does this device use?

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Electrical

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Chemical

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Mechanical

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Nuclear

Question 24

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

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chemical to electrical

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sound to kinetic

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radiant to thermal

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mechanical to electrical

Question 25

The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from ...

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chemical to radiant

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thermal to radiant

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chemical to electrical

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radiant to electrical

Question 26

The ability to do work is

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energy

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conservation

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potential

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kinetic

Question 27

A lump of coal is what type of energy?

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Chemical

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Thermal

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Kinetic

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Nuclear

Question 28

The coaster at A has -

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Maximum PE, Minimum KE

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Minimum PE, Maximum KE

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Minimum PE, High KE

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Maximum PE, Maximum KE

Question 29

The coaster at B is at -

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Minimum PE, Maximum KE

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Maximum PE, Minimum KE

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Minimum PE, Minimum KE

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Maximum PE, Maximum KE

Question 30

In the figure, potential energy is being converted into kinetic energy from

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point A to point B

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point B to point C

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The only energy involved here is kinetic.

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Energy is not being converted.

Question 31

What type of relationship exists between potential and kinetic energy?

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Inverse

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Direct

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It depends on the situation.

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No relationship exists.

Question 32

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

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Electrical to Radiant

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Chemical to Radiant

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Electrical to Chemical

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Chemical to Electrical

Question 33

Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical energy to radiant energy?

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A battery causes a flashlight to shine.

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A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.

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A candle glows brightly in the dark.

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A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.

Question 34

What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?

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Chemical to electrical to sound

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Electrical to chemical to sound

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Sound to chemical to mechanical

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Radiant to electrical to thermal

Question 35

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?

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chemical to mechanical to thermal

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mechanical to thermal to electrical

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mechanical to chemical to sound

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chemical to sound to electrical

Question 36

Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

Accepted Answer

a fan plugged into wall socket

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a battery operated fan

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a manual pencil sharpener

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Ipad charging

Question 37

The diagram shows a complete circuit with a battery and a buzzer making noise. This circuit works by transforming -

Accepted Answer

chemical energy to electrical to sound

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electrical energy to thermal to radiant

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sound energy to electrical to chemical

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mechanical energy to electrical to sound

Question 38

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

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Radiant, thermal, and sound

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Thermal, chemical, and radiant

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Sound, mechanical, and electrical

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Radiant, chemical, and mechanical

Question 39

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

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chemical -> mechanical

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thermal -> electrical

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mechanical -> electrical

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nuclear -> chemical

Question 40

Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

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Thermal

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Chemical

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Electrical

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Mechanical

Question 41

Energy transformations mean that an energy ...

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converts to another

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is created or destroyed

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is an inverse of another

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is balanced

Question 42

Which items would have this energy transformation: chemical energy -> mechanical energy?

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person running

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candle burning

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windmill turning

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playing a violin

Question 43

What machine transforms electrical energy into radiant and sound energy?

Accepted Answer

alarm clock

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battery

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lightbulb

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apple

Question 44

Which of the following converts chemical energy to thermal energy?

Accepted Answer

Camp Fire

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Battery

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Person riding a bike

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Automobile

Question 45

A 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?

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Chemical to electrical to sound

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Mechanical to chemical to electrical

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Chemical to sound to electrical

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Electrical to heat to sound

Question 46

Which of the following chemical energy to sound and radiant energy?

Accepted Answer

firecracker

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solar calculator

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windmill

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glow stick

Question 47

Energy from light waves.

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Radiant Energy

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Chemical Energy

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Nuclear Energy

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Radiation

Question 48

Which of these is not a source of chemical energy?

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The Sun

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Spaghetti

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Battery

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Petroleum

Question 49

Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?

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Mechanical to electric

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Gravitational to electric

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Mechanical to gravitational

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Mechanical to Mechanical

Question 50

The purpose of the solar panels is to change radiant energy into ____________.

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electrical energy

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thermal energy

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chemical energy

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mechanical energy

Question 51

The diagram below shows a hot air balloon rising. Propane gas tanks are seen at the bottom of the balloon. What energy transformations occur when propane gas is used to lift the balloon?

Accepted Answer

Chemical to thermal to mechanical

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Mechanical to radiant to chemical

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Chemical to mechanical to thermal

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Thermal to chemical to radiant

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