Unit 4: Investigating Energy

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Bralyn Smith
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Two friends decide to go to the park and watch a movie on a computer. The computer runs on battery power.
What energy transformation is occurring from the battery to the light being given off by the computer?
Chemical, electrical, light
Chemical, electrical, sound
Electrical, light, sound
Electrical, chemical, light
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
When a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly, the hawk’s body converts —
mechanical energy to chemical energy
thermal energy to mechanical energy
chemical energy to mechanical energy
mechanical energy to thermal energy
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NGSS.MS-PS3-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Which of the following describes the energy transformations that occur when a toaster is used to make toast?
Light energy is transformed into thermal energy in the toaster, and thermal energy is transformed into chemical energy in the toast.
Thermal energy is transformed into chemical energy in the toaster, and chemical energy is transformed into thermal energy in the toast.
Electrical energy is transformed into thermal energy in the toaster, and thermal energy is transformed into chemical energy in the toast.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
A car burns gasoline to create hot air gas that expands to move the pistons in the engine, which causes the car to be able to move. What energy transformations occur from the fuel to the movement of the car?
Thermal to mechanical
Thermal to chemical to mechanical
Chemical to thermal to mechanical
Chemical to electrical
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
When a cow eats grass, it chews the grass and then swallows it. The food ends up in the stomach where it is further broken down and absorbed. The energy and matter from the grass is used by the cow’s body to produce milk. What energy transformations occur in the cow during the entire process of using grass to produce milk?
Chemical energy to mechanical energy
Light energy to chemical energy
Chemical energy to electrical energy to mechanical energy
Chemical energy to mechanical energy to chemical energy
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NGSS.MS-LS1-7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
A hydroelectric power plant works by using flowing water to turn a turbine. The turbine is connected to a magnet inside of a generator. When the magnet turns inside of the generator, the coiled wire surrounding the magnet will generate the type of energy that is sent along power lines to your home. What energy transformation occurs in a hydroelectric power plant?
Mechanical to electrical
Electrical to mechanical
Chemical to mechanical
Chemical to electrical
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NGSS.HS-PS3-3
NGSS.HS-PS3-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Which scenario describes a transformation of thermal energy into chemical energy?
You turn on the heater in your car.
The Sun’s energy causes you to sweat.
The oven bakes dough into bread.
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