Force and Motion 5th grade Ernest T. Bass

The items in the picture below use different forms of energy. Which of the items below use mechanical energy to perform their functions?

Select TWO correct answers.

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• bicycle

• laptop

• pinwheel

• fireplace

Select TWO appliances below that require electrical energy to function and transform the electrical energy into thermal energy to perform its main function.

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• clothes iron

• lamp

• hammer

• television

• toaster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Chris won a wind-up toy at an arcade. He twisted the knob on the toy and then it danced around on the table. What type of energy did the wind-up toy use?

• mechanical

• electrical

• light

• sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A teacher set a boiling pot of water on a hot plate. The diagram below shows the pot of boilng water on the hot plate.

Identify the type of energy that is directly causing the water to boil.

• thermal

• electrical

• mechanical

• sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The teacher starts to pick up by the pot by the handle. Why can the teacher pick up the pot without getting burned?

• The handle is made of metal which is a insulator.

• The handle is made of plastic which is an insulator.

• The handle is made of rubber which is a conductor.

• The handle is made of copper which is an insulator,

A lamp is plugged into a wall and uses electricity to turn on. When the lamp is turned on, what types of energy does the lamp produce?

Select two correct answers

• sound

• electrical

• thermal

• light

• mechanical

A student made a list of activities involving the use of energy. Look at the list below.

1. A child kicking a soccer ball.

2. A cell phone ringing.

3. A lit candle in a room.

4. An oven baking a cake.

5. A child using a desk lamp to read.

6. A person riding a bicycle.

Which activities on the list are examples of mechanical energy?

• Activities 1, 3, and 5

• Activities 1 and 6

• Activities 2, 4, and 6

• Actitivies 5 and 6

A student made a list of activities involving the use of energy. Look at the list below.

1. A child kicking a soccer ball.

2. A cell phone ringing.

3. A lit candle in a room.

4. An oven baking a cake.

5. A child using a desk lamp to read.

6. A person riding a bicycle.

Which activities on the list are examples of light and heat energy?

• Activities 2, 3, and 4

• Activities 1, 4, and 5

• Activities 4 and 5

• Activities 3 and 5

An astronaut on the Moon picks up a stone and throws it hard against another stone. He doesn't hear any sound. Why not?

• Human ears do not work on the Moon.

• There is no air on the Moon, and the sound cannot travel.

• Rocks are not as hard on the Moon.

• The atmosphere on the Moon is too cold for sound.

Select the bulbs that will light if switch 2 and switch 3 are closed.

Select TWO correct answers.

• clear bulb

• blue bulb

• yellow bulb

• red bulb

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-3

NGSS.4-PS3-2