Forms of Energy (STAAR released items)

Which of these devices is the only one NOT designed to produce both sound and light energy?

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A family was vacationing in the mountains in a cabin that had no electrical power. They needed boiling water in order to prepare dried soup mix. With no electrical energy available, which method would most likely provide enough thermal energy to quickly heat the water to boiling?

• Using a microwave oven to heat water in a glass jar for 3 minutes.

• Shaking the water in a closed, insulated plastic bottle for 3 minutes.

• Shining a battery-powered flashlight on a metal container of water for 10 minutes.

• Placing a metal pot of water over glowing charcoal in an outdoor grill for 10 minutes.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The toy oven shown uses a lightbulb to bake small cakes. What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?

• Electrical and thermal

• Mechanical and electrical

• Thermal and mechanical

• Light and sound

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which object requires only mechanical energy to perform its main function?

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A student made a list of activities that involve energy. Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?

• Activities 1, 4, and 6

• Activities 2, 4, and 5

• Activities 1 and 2

• Activities 3, 5, and 6

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

An old-fashioned metal toy is shown. When the candle is lit, the carousel of horses begins to turn. Which of these correctly describes the energy that makes the carousel turn?

• Heat from the candle produces currents of warm air.

• Heat from the candle produces electrical energy.

• Light from the candle produces mechanical energy.

• Light from the candle produces wind currents.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A student uses a set of headphones to listen to music. Which of these objects uses the same source of energy as the headphones?

• A flute using wind energy

• A piano using mechanical energy

• A keyboard using electrical energy

• A teapot using thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Many people ride a bicycle for fun and exercise. Some people ride a bicycle to work because it saves money and benefits the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuels. Which of these is NOT an example of the bicycle using mechanical energy?

• The pedals, gears, and chain help turn the wheels.

• The wheels turn when the bicycle moves.

• The front wheel guides the bicycle as it moves.

• The reflector allows the bicycle to be seen at night.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When a bat searches (hunts) for prey (food) at night, it makes sounds as it flies, and it uses the sounds' echoes to find it prey. When the bat FLIES and LISTENS to echoes to locate prey, it is using -

• thermal energy and light energy

• sound energy and thermal energy

• mechanical energy and sound energy

• light energy and mechanical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A class is learning about states of matter. The teacher shows the students how to set up the investigation shown in the diagram. What kinds of energy are needed in this investigation to change the state of matter or the candle?

• light, mechanical, and thermal

• electrical and thermal

• mechanical, light, and electrical

• thermal and mechanical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4