U1Ch3 Amplify Science Test

True or False:

Sometimes energy just appears out of nowhere.

• True

• False

Why did the Ergstown hospital have power when the rest of the town did not?

• They paid their bills

• The hospital called the police

• The hospital had an emergency generator

• The hospital had trucks making deliveries

What 2 sources of electrical energy does Ergstown have?

• Solar panels

• Power plants

• Lightning

• Wind Farm

What is a source?

• something that tastes bad

• the place where something comes from

• the sun

• solar panels

What is one way that solar panels meet the Mayor's criteria?

• They are very expensive

• They hurt animals

• They increase the amount of energy

• They use sunlight

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What is one way that solar panels DO NOT meet the Mayor's criteria?

• They are very expensive

• They increase the energy

• They hurt animals

• They are dangerous

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One kind of converter can change energy from a source into _________.

• sound

• bananas

• charge

• electricity

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One kind of converter can change electrical energy into other kinds of energy like _______.

• electricity

• solar panels

• thermal energy

• generators

When a systems engineer tries to solve a problem, will they be able to always meet ALL the criteria?

• Yes

• No

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What problem are we working to solve in this unit?

• The power is off

• The lights don't work

• Ergstown is having frequent blackouts

• The mayor of Ergstown sent us an email

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