Unit 3: Energy Assessment

What type of energy is being used when a person pushed a heavy box across the floor?

• Thermal

• Electrical

• Mechanical

• Light

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What type of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?

• Light

• Sound

• Thermal

• Electrical

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A girl left her glass of ice out at night. In the morning, her ice was melted. What form of energy caused the ice to melt?

• Electrical

• Chemical

• Light

• Thermal

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What energy transfer causes the S'mores to melt in the solar oven?

• Electrical to Thermal

• Thermal to Light

• Light to Thermal

• Thermal to Electrical

All of the following are examples of thermal energy EXCEPT the energy produced by -

• plugging in a speaker

• burning wood in a fireplace

• a hot plate boiling water

• rubbing your hands together

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What is the best example of a student using electrical energy?

• using scissors to cut paper

• writing down a sentence

• knocking on a door

• turning on a light

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What safety tool should you wear when touching a beaker full of boiling water?

• safety goggles

• lab coat

• thermal gloves

• hair net

What forms of energy do we get from the sun?

• Light and thermal

• Electrical and Light

• Thermal and Sound

• Thermal and Electrical

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What is the best conductor of electricity?

• a ceramic mug

• a plastic fork

• a wooden craft stick

• a penny

You are taking a cold soda on a field trip. What is the best insulator to keep it cold?

• plastic

• copper

• aluminum foil

• steel

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