Quiz about SOL 6.2e: Energy Transformation

Question 1

Can you create energy?

Accepted Answer

No

Answer

Yes

Question 2

What is electrical energy?

Accepted Answer

The energy that an electric current carries. When you plug something in, this energy flows.

Answer

Energy carried in waves of vibrating matter. It cannot travel through empty space (it MUST have matter to travel)

Answer

Energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched like springs or rubber bands.

Question 3

Which choice below is most like a pendulum, for demonstrating Potential and Kinetic Energy?

Accepted Answer

A Swing Set

Answer

Roller Coaster

Answer

Kicking a Soccer Ball

Answer

A Water Slide

Question 4

Can you destroy energy?

Accepted Answer

No

Answer

Yes

Question 5

Making a Fruit Smoothie is YUMMY!
Plug a Blender into the wall outlet, and you're ready to go.
Which choice below BEST shows the energy transformation of making a smoothie?

Accepted Answer

Electrical to Kinetic

Answer

Electrical to Chemical

Answer

Mechanical to Sound

Answer

Kinetic to Thermal

Question 6

If you drop a basketball, it will bounce, and then roll, and finally stop.
Why won't a basketball bounce forever?

Accepted Answer

It's energy is transformed into other types of energy.

Answer

The ball weighs too much, and that makes it stop.

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Gravity pulls the ball down more than the ball can bounce.

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It's Potential Energy gets destroyed as it bounces.

Question 7

What is the best example of a machine that converts electrical energy into kinetic energy and sound energy?

Accepted Answer

an electric toothbrush

Answer

a toaster

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a flashlight

Answer

an iron

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

electric to kinetic to thermal and sound

Answer

chemical to thermal to light and sound

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nuclear to electrical to thermal and sound

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kinetic to light to thermal and sound

Question 9

What is sound energy?

Accepted Answer

Energy carried in waves of vibrating matter. It cannot travel through empty space (it MUST have matter to travel)

Answer

The energy that an electric current carries. When you plug something in, this energy flows.

Answer

Energy stored in objects that are compressed or stretched like springs or rubber bands.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

electrical to light to thermal

Answer

chemical to thermal to light

Answer

electrical to thermal to sound

Answer

nuclear to thermal to chemical

Question 11

Turning on a lamp is an example of energy transformation from electrical to 3 forms of energy. Which of these is NOT created by the lamp?

Accepted Answer

chemical

Answer

radiant

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light

Answer

heat

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

chemical to mechanical

Answer

radiant to nuclear

Answer

mechanical to potential

Answer

thermal to chemical

Question 13

Which energy transformation below occurs in a blow dryer?

Accepted Answer

electrical ----> thermal

Answer

electrical -----> chemical

Answer

chemical -----> thermal

Answer

thermal ------> electrical

Question 14

Which energy transformation is shown in this picture?

Accepted Answer

chemical -----> mechanical

Answer

chemical -----> light

Answer

light -----> mechanical

Answer

mechanical -----> chemical

Question 15

Which energy conversion is taking place after you put gasoline in a car and drive away?

Accepted Answer

chemical -> mechanical

Answer

thermal -> electrical

Answer

mechanical -> electrical

Answer

mechanical -> electromagnetic

Question 16

What type of energy is stored in a battery?

Accepted Answer

chemical

Answer

electrical

Answer

thermal

Answer

mechanical

Question 17

When you eat pizza, and then go for a walk, Chemical Energy is transformed to _____ Energy.

Accepted Answer

Mechanical

Answer

Solar

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Electrical

Answer

Chemical

Question 18

Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

Accepted Answer

Thermal

Answer

Solar

Answer

Electrical

Answer

Gnome

Question 19

Mechanical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

Accepted Answer

Electrical

Answer

Solar

Answer

Mechanical

Answer

My energy. Just mine. Go get your own!

Question 20

The Law of Conservation of Energy states energy cannot be created or destroyed but only transformed.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Answer

Transformers, more than meets the eye!

Answer

That's from an X-Men movie!

Question 21

A group of sheep are grazing in a field. As they eat, the sheep break down the molecules in the grass, which releases energy. Which form of energy is stored in the grass?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

Answer

Radiant

Answer

Sheeponized energy!

Answer

Thermal

Question 22

What do we call a change from one form of energy to another?

Accepted Answer

Energy transformation

Answer

Energy change

Answer

Energy upgrade!

Answer

Energy creation

Question 23

A lamp begins with electrical energy when plugged in and turns into _________ energy when the light comes on.

Accepted Answer

radiant

Answer

mechanical

Answer

kinetic

Answer

sound

Question 24

electrical --> thermal

Accepted Answer

blow dryer

Answer

flashlight

Answer

burning coal

Answer

lamp

Question 25

chemical --> mechanical

Accepted Answer

eating lunch then going to play

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burning fire

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lamp

Answer

phone charger

Question 26

nuclear --> light --> thermal

Accepted Answer

sun

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candle

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flashlight

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battery operated car

Question 27

burning fire

Accepted Answer

chemical --> radiant --> thermal

Answer

electrical --> light

Answer

mechanical --> chemical --> thermal

Answer

thermal --> chemical

Question 28

phone charger

Accepted Answer

electrical --> light

Answer

mechanical --> nuclear --> light

Answer

nuclear --> thermal

Answer

chemical --> electromagnetic

Question 29

Which form of energy has to do with energy from an atom?

Accepted Answer

nuclear

Answer

electrical

Answer

chemical

Answer

thermal

Question 30

What is thermal energy?

Accepted Answer

The energy of motion in the molecules of a substance. (Heat can be transferred from one object to another).

Answer

An instrument used to measure temperature.

Answer

A warm air mass that forms in the tropics

Question 31

battery operated car

Accepted Answer

chemical --> mechanical

Answer

mechanical --> chemical

Answer

thermal --> mechanical

Answer

electrical --> mechanical

Question 32

Which is NOT associated with Chemical energy ?

Accepted Answer

atoms

Answer

batteries

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food

Answer

burning of fuel

Question 33

Which are related to light energy?

Accepted Answer

radiant

Accepted Answer

electromagnetic

Answer

electrical current

Answer

fusion

Question 34

Energy transformation for coal-fire power plant.

(HINT: burning coal occurs first, then moving turbine to produce electricity.)

Accepted Answer

chemical --> mechanical --> electrical

Answer

nuclear --> electrical

Answer

mechanical --> electrical

Answer

thermal --> nuclear

Question 35

Energy transformation for hydropower plant?

(HINT: moving water turns turbine that produces electricity.)

Accepted Answer

mechanical --> electrical

Answer

nuclear --> electrical

Answer

chemical --> electrical

Answer

chemical --> light --> thermal

Question 36

Energy transformation from wind farm?

(HINT: moving turbines produce electricity.)

Accepted Answer

mechanical --> electrical

Answer

nuclear --> electrical

Answer

chemical --> light --> electrical

Answer

electromagnetic --> thermal

Question 37

Ability to do work is __.

Accepted Answer

energy

Answer

velocity

Answer

force

Answer

density

Question 38

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.

Accepted Answer

created, destroyed

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destroyed, destroyed

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created, saved

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lost, found

Question 39

What is energy changing from one form to another?

Accepted Answer

energy transformation

Answer

energy conservation

Answer

energy creation

Answer

mechanical energy

Question 40

Energy you get from eating an apple

Accepted Answer

chemical energy

Answer

nuclear energy

Answer

electromagnetic energy

Answer

sound energy

Question 41

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

Accepted Answer

chemical to electrical

Answer

sound to kinetic

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light to heat

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mechanical to electrical

Question 42

Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?

Accepted Answer

electric to thermal

Answer

chemical to electric

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kinetic to chemical

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thermal to potential

Question 43

What energy is given off when a cell phone rings?

Accepted Answer

Sound Energy

Answer

Gravitational Energy

Answer

Thermal Energy

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Nuclear Energy

Question 44

what is mechanical energy?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical energy is the energy which is possessed by an object due to its motion or its stored energy of position.

Answer

Mechanical energy is energy that physically breaks down rocks.

Answer

Mechanical energy is energy that is stored in chemical bonds.

Question 45

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

Answer

Thermal

Answer

Sound

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Nuclear

Question 46

Sound waves are different than electromagnetic waves (light, x-rays, microwaves).  What kind of wave does this picture represent?

Accepted Answer

Sound wave (compression wave)

Answer

Light Wave (transverse wave)

Question 47

What type of energy is in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Chemical

Answer

Sound

Question 48

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

Accepted Answer

electrical energy

Answer

light energy

Answer

chemical energy

Answer

mechanical energy

Question 49

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

Accepted Answer

a fan

Answer

An e-reader

Answer

a manual pencil sharpener

Answer

ipod

Question 50

What is produced during ALL energy transformations?

Accepted Answer

Thermal Energy

Answer

Sound Energy

Answer

Mechanical Energy

Answer

Chemical Energy

Question 51

Name the energy transformations taking place when I plug in my radio and it begins playing.

Accepted Answer

Electrical to sound

Answer

Thermal to mechanical to electrical

Answer

Radiant to chemical

Question 52

What is chemical energy?

Accepted Answer

Potential energy stored in chemical bonds that hold molecules together.

Answer

Chemical energy is the rate at which work is done.

Answer

Energy that depends on height and mass.

SOL 6.2e: Energy Transformation

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