Energy Transformations

The law of conservation of energy states that the final energy is always less than the starting energy.

• true

• false

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You sit on a very cold bunch and it sucks the heat out of you. Heat was transferred to the bench by _______________________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The cat stares at the fire. The cat feels the heat by ______________________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The upstairs of the house is always warmer than the downstairs. Heat is transferred to the upstairs by ___________________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

This type of heat transfer can travel through a vacuum (space).

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Uranium, a radioactive element, is used to produce fissions reactions which give off an abundance of heat. What type of energy is stored in the Uranium atom?

• chemical

• electrical

• nuclear

• light

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The music you hear coming from your speakers is ________ energy.

• sound

• mechanical

• chemical

• potential

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A generator is a device consisting of a magnet and wire. When a coiled wire spins inside of a magnet, this form of energy is produced.

• light

• thermal

• kinetic

• electrical

The energy in the bonds of molecules is __________ energy.

• chemical

• nuclear

• light

• kinetic

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This type of energy is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of a system.

• thermal

• mechanical

• electrical

• chemical

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