Energy Transformations

What is an Energy Transformation?

• When you lose energy

• When you gain energy

• When one type of energy changes into another typer of energy

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The diagram shows a complete circuit with a battery and a buzzer making noise. This circuit works by transforming -

• chemical energy to electrical to sound.
• electrical energy to thermal to light.
• sound energy to electrical to chemical.
• mechanical energy to electrical to sound.

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what type of energy is stored in a battery?

• electrical
• chemical
• thermal
• mechanical

Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

• Thermal
• Solar
• Electrical
• None

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A student listens to music with a digital music player, similar to the one shown below. Which best describes the energy transformations that take place in the music player?

• Mechanical to chemical to electrical
• Chemical to sound to electrical
• Chemical to electrical to sound
• Electrical to heat to sound

Where is the kinetic energy the greatest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

• Thermal
• Chemical
• Sound
• Nuclear

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

• destroyed, destroyed
• created, saved
• created, destroyed
• lost, found

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

• Energy change

• Energy transformation

• Energy creation

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Which type of energy transformation occurs when a flashlight shines?

• chemical → thermal → electrical
• chemical → electrical → light
• thermal → chemical → light
• chemical → electrical → chemical

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