Physical Science 2nd Nine Weeks Semester Exam

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. Energy is transformed from one form to another. This means that energy is ________ being transferred.

• always
• sometimes

• never

• rarely

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What type of energy transformation takes place when cars move using their gasoline engine?

• Electrical to chemical

• Chemical to mechanical

• Nuclear to chemical

• Both A and B

What type of energy transformation takes place when you eat your meals?

• Electrical to chemical

• Chemical to mechanical

• Nuclear to chemical

• Radiant to sound

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A baseball is hit into the air with a bat. When does the baseball have the greatest gravitational potential energy?

• When the ball first flies through the air

• When the bat first hit the ball

• When the ball reaches its highest point in the air

• When the ball hits the ground

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What two factors determine how much gravitational potential energy is in an object?

• Its mass and height

• Its volume and color

• Its length and diameter

• Its color and weight

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Describe the direction heat will flow if two objects have different temperatures.

• cool to warm

• warm to cool

• cool to cool

• warm to warm

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The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves (UV Rays) is called _____________.

• radiation
• heat

• convection

• conduction

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Heated air moves from baseboard heaters to the rest of a room in a process called...

• convection
• heat

• radiation

• conduction

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During __________, heat is transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid.

• convection
• radiation

• heat

• conduction

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The handle of a spoon in a bowl of soup becomes warm due to heat transfer by the process of _______________.

• conduction
• convection

• heat

• radiation