Energy Transformations

Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?

• thermal -> electrical
• mechanical -> electrical
• chemical -> mechanical
• mechanical -> electromagnetic

what type of energy is stored in a battery?

• electrical
• chemical
• thermal
• mechanical

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 potential energy the greatest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Which of these is an example of light energy being transformed into chemical energy?

• A glow stick lights up when broken.
• Water heated by the sun evaporates.
• A plant makes sugar in the sunlight.
• A battery causes a buzzer to vibrate.

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What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Chemical
• Sound

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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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The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → heat

is:

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What is the energy transformation in the picture

• Electrical to thermal

• Dads home 2

• Electrical to mechanical

• Mechanical to electrical