Energy Test

Which action would produce the most sound energy?

• turning on a flashlight

• warming food by a fire

• unplugging a cord from an outlet

• hitting a baseball with a wooden bat

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In which forms is energy transferred?

• heat and light only

• sound and light only

• heat, sound, and electricity only

• heat, sound, light, and electricity

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Maria fills a glass with water. She measures the temperature of the water. Maria puts the glass in the sunlight. She measures the temperature every ten minutes for one hour. Which question is she trying to answer?

• Does glass heat up faster than water?

• How long does it take for the water to evaporate?

• How quickly will the water cool down when heated?

• Does energy from the sun heat up the water in the glass?

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One way that engineers are improving electricity generating stations is by changing from burning coal to burning garbage. Which sentence best explains which public need this new technology meets?

• Burning garbage smells better than burning coal.

• Burning garbage decreases the amount of air pollution.

• Burning garbage decreases the need to use fossil fuels.

• Burning garbage makes better electrical currents than burning coal.

Santiago says that batteries produce energy. What does he most likely mean?

• Batteries make energy from nothing.

• Batteries are the only way energy is stored.

• Batteries are the original source of all energy.

• Batteries convert chemical energy to electrical.

Terri needs to find a way to light up her closet. The device should use electricity and cost no more than 10 dollars. Which solution will solve her problem?

• a chemical glow stick that costs 3 dollars

• a lamp with an electrical cord that costs 25 dollars

• a battery-powered flashlight that costs 15 dollars

• a battery-powered ceiling light that costs 9 dollars

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The lamp in Ethan’s bedroom is too bright. How could Ethan control the brightness of the light bulb?

• use a bigger bulb

• take the light bulb out of the lamp

• change the length of the wire that connects to the bulb

• change the amount of energy that is being transferred to the bulb

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Joey looks at pictures of ice-breaker ships breaking ice in the Arctic Circle. Ships that have more energy are better at breaking ice. Joey thinks Ship 2 is better for breaking ice. Which of the statements support his claim?

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When Tamika pulls back on a string to shoot the arrow, energy is being __________.

• electrical

• motion

• released

• stored

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When Tamika lets go of the string, the potential energy will be transferred to __________ energy.

• electrical

• motion

• released

• stored

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