Energy Forms and transformations

Which of the following is an example of mechanical energy?

• Traffic lights

• Sunlight

• Riding a bicycle

• Battery

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Which of the following energy transformations occurs within the generator of a wind turbine?

• electrical to thermal

• Chemical to electrical

• Mechanical to electrical

• Mechanical to chemical

Nuclear → Electromagnetic and Thermal

• sun

• Glow stick

• Campfire

• ceiling fan

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A tennis ball is made up of mostly rubber, while a marble is made up of mostly glass or plastic. A tennis ball is able to bounce much higher than a marble when it is dropped because it is made of rubber. What type of energy is in this material?

• Magnetic

• Sound

• Chemical

• Elastic

Which of the following states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed into other forms of energy?

• Newton’s Laws of Motion

• Law of Conservation of Mass

• Law of Conservation of Energy

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During the cold winter months, you like to sit in front of the fireplace to feel the warmth from the fire. What type of heat transfer does this represent?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• All of the above

The transfer of heat from one substance to another through direct contact is

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

The transfer of heat through currents caused by the warming and cooling of liquids and gases is

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves is

• Radiation

• conduction

• convection

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Which of the following are forms of potential energy?

• Gravitational, elastic, magnetic, chemical, electrostatic, and nuclear

• Thermal, mechanical, sound, electrical, and electromagnetic

• Chemical, nuclear, thermal, electrical, and electromagnetic

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