Energy Review

Melissa’s school rings a bell to alert students that it is time to start class. When the bell rings, it vibrates. The use of vibrations to send messages is an example of which type of energy?

• chemical

• heat

• light

• sound

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For a special dinner, Catherine’s mom lit some candles in the living room for decoration.

What two forms of energy does the fire from a burning candle release?

• light and heat

• sound and chemical

• magnetic and nuclear

• mechanical and electrical

Tanisha built the circuit in the picture below using a battery, insulated copper wire, and an iron nail. The iron nail has become magnetized by the battery and is attracting a metal paper clip.

Which form of energy caused this nail to become magnetized?

• heat

• light

• electrical

• mechanical

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There is only one fish in the fishbowl below. When Joseph looks down at the fish, the image he observes is closer to the surface than the actual location of the fish.

Which wave characteristic does Joseph’s observation demonstrate?

• absorb

• diffract

• reflect

• refract

Sam wanted to make some pasta. He put water in a pot and put it on the stove. Soon the water was boiling. Sam added the pasta to the boiling water.

What kind of energy caused the water to boil?

• electrical

• thermal

• sound

• chemical

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Several students were playing kickball. Fran gave the ball a hard kick. The ball went flying through the air.

The moving ball contains which type of energy?

• mechanical

• chemical

• heat

• sound

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Max wanted to know if a light bulb got hot when it was lit. He decided to do an experiment. He got a thermometer and a lamp. He recorded the air temperature near the unlit bulb. Then he turned on the lamp. He carefully held the thermometer near the bulb.

Which of the following will most likely happen to the air temperature near the lit bulb?

• The heat from the lit bulb will lower the air temperature.

• The heat from the lit bulb will raise the air temperature.

• The temperature will stay the same.

• The thermometer will get too hot and break.

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