What does the word GENERATE mean?

• to get rid of

• to create

• to increase

• to decrease

Ms. Scott loves roller coasters, especially the Harold Potter one at Universal Studios. Where is her stored (potential) energy the greatest?

• As soon as the roller coaster starts being chained up the hill.

• At the top of the highest hill just before the first drop.

• At the bottom of the lowest dip.

• When the roller coaster hits the brakes hard at the end

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When sound vibrations are ____________ the pitch is __________

• slower; higher

• slower; louder

• faster; louder

• faster; higher

When sound vibrations are slower, the pitch is

• louder

• softer

• lower

• higher

Which one is energy being used to create change?

• A book on a shelf

• A rock at the top of a mountain

• A tree absorbing sunlight

• An electric toy sitting unused in the corner

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Tessann was paddling with Naissa on the lake in a canoe, it was a bright and clear day. They noticed they saw images of themselves and the canoe on the surface of the water. _________ was bouncing directly back off the surface of the water to create their ___________.

• Heat; refraction

• Heat; reflection

• light; refraction

• light; reflection

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Which of the following is NOT energy being used to create change?

• A wet towel on the floor

• Mr. Fulmer's electric fan turned on

• A mushroom absorbing nutrients from the soil

• Striking a match

Which of the following show the use of chemical energy? Check all that apply....

• Hitting a baseball

• Eating an ice cream cone before recess

• A magnet pulling iron filings out of a mixture

• California forest fires filling the air with smoke

• A refrigerator plugged in

Select all that are mechanical (kinetic) energy

• A skier going down the side of a ski slope in Colorado

• A book sitting on a shelf

• Mr. Furr showing you how to hula hoop

• An oven preheated to 350 degrees

• Your cell phone being used to play music

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Your ice cream cone melted 10 minutes after you bought it on the beach in July! What energy affected the ice cream the most?

• Mechanical (kinetic)

• Potential Chemical

• Light

• Heat (thermal)

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