Energy Quiz

What can be used to show that energy can be transferred from place to place?

• Chemical reactions

• Sound, light, heat, and electric currents

• Magnetic fields

• Gravitational forces

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the purpose of applying scientific principles of energy and motion?

• To create a perpetual motion machine

• To test and refine a device that converts kinetic energy to electrical energy

• To study the effects of friction on motion

• To invent new forms of energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What does a model of a simple mechanical wave need to communicate?

• That waves are caused by electromagnetic fields

• That waves can only travel through solid materials

• That waves are regular patterns of motion along which energy travels and can cause objects to move

• That waves are a form of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is necessary for an object to be seen?

• The object must emit its own light

• Light must reflect off an object and enter the eye

• The object must be transparent

• The object must be a source of heat

What is involved in transferring information through waves?

• Only sending and receiving a pattern

• Encoding, sending, receiving, and decoding a pattern

• Reflecting and refracting a pattern

• Absorbing and emitting a pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-3

What is energy defined as?

• The ability to play sports

• The ability to do work, make things happen, and cause change

• The ability to remember things

• The ability to sleep

How many main types of energy are mentioned in the text?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 10

What acronym is used to remember the five main types of energy?

• POWER

• FORCE

• MELTS

• ENERGY

What are the two categories of mechanical energy?

• Static and dynamic energy

• Kinetic and potential energy

• Solar and lunar energy

• Electric and magnetic energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which type of energy is associated with the flow of electrons?

• Mechanical energy

• Electrical energy

• Light energy

• Thermal energy