End of Unit 1 Assessment - Energy and Motion

Lina plugs a lamp into a wall. Electricity goes from the outlet, through the cord, and to the light bulb. Which choice best describes the cord?

• conductor

• current

• insulator

• resistor

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Which statement best describes heat?

• Heat moves from hot objects to cold ones.

• Heat only moves by conduction.

• Heat increases as objects become colder.

• Heat only moves by radiation.

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Which of the following would you expect to be a thermal conductor?

• plastic

• paper

• metal

• wood

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Which is the ability to cause motion or create change?

• conduction

• energy

• speed

• temperature

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What causes sound energy?

• heated objects

• charged particles

• light energy

• vibrating objects

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Which is NOT an example of potential energy?

• a rock on the top of a hill

• a roller coaster at the start

• a roller coaster reaching its fastest speed

• a ball in a bag

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A student is asked to compare sound and light. Which statement should she use?

• Sound and light are forms of electrical energy.

• Sound and light are forms of thermal energy.

• Sound and light are forms of potential energy.

• Sound and light are forms of energy.

Choose the two pictures that provide evidence for energy transfer by electric currents.

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If the amount of kinetic energy of an object increases, what will happen to the object?

• It will move slower.

• It will move faster.

• It will stay the same.

• It will sing and dance.

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The action in the picture is evidence of what type of energy transfer?

• electrical to sound and light

• sound and light to kinetic

• sound and light to electrical

• electrical to kinetic