energy transformation

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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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

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

• Electrical to chemical to light
• Sound to chemical to mechanical
• Chemical to electrical to sound
• Light to electrical to thermal

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

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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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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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

• chemical energy to electrical to sound.
• electrical energy to thermal to light.
• sound energy to electrical to chemical.
• mechanical energy to electrical to sound.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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 best describes the energy transformations that occur when a flashlight that runs on batteries is turned on?

• chemical to mechanical to electrical to radiant

• radiant to electrical to sound

• chemical to radiant to mechanical to electrical

• electric to radiant to chemical

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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What best describes the energy conversion that occurs when you turn on a hair dryer?

• electric to kinetic to thermal and sound
• chemical to thermal to light and sound
• nuclear to electrical to thermal and sound
• kinetic to light to thermal and sound

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What best describes the energy conversion that takes place in a microwave oven?

• electrical to light to thermal
• chemical to thermal to light
• electrical to thermal to sound
• nuclear to thermal to chemical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following energy transfers occurs when food is digested?

• chemical to mechanical
• radiant to nuclear
• mechanical to potential
• thermal to chemical

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