Energy and Heat

Where is the most potiential energy?

• Top of the hill
• Bottom of the hill
• Around a loop
• At the end

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

When you rub your hands together friction is transformed into ___________ energy.

• electromagnetic
• chemical
• nuclear
• thermal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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How does the thermal energy flow in a glass of ice tea?

• from the ice to the tea
• from the tea to the ice
• there is no flow
• it looks good - now I am thirsty

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Cooler water sinks and hot water is rising, this is an example of 

• conduction
• radiation
• thermal
• convection

Total energy of the particles in a substance is called

• mass
• degrees
• volume
• thermal

What happens to the particles of a substance when heat is added?

• The particles move slower
• Nothing
• The particles move faster

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

• Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
• Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

Imagine dropping a basketball. When would it have the most gravitational potential energy?

• When it is closest to the ground
• When it is at the highest point
• When it is halfway down
• It has the same amount of gravitational PE at all points

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which of the following best describes the energy transfer that takes place when you use a battery?

• Chemical PE -> Electrical
• Electrical -> Chemical PE
• Nuclear PE -> Electrical
• Electrical -> Nuclear PE

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

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What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

• Potential
• Kinetic

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2