Unit 6 Study Guide

Which form of energy is shown?

• kinetic

• electrical

• heat

• light

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Sara explores energy on the playground. She sees a falling leaf and a bouncing ball. She also sees a child swinging and a child at the top of the slide. Which activity has only potential energy?

• child at the top of the slide

• falling leaf

• bouncing ball

• swinging child

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What is the definition of the word energy?

• the ability to cause motion or create change

• the force of speech

• having strength or power

• natural resources

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Robbie presses down on a spring. Which tells how the energy changes when he releases the spring?

• potential energy becomes kinetic energy

• electrical energy becomes sound energy

• potential energy becomes electrical energy

• potential energy becomes light energy

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Shania loves to dance. She turns on her radio to find some music. Which statement explains how the radio uses energy?

• electrical energy changes into sound energy

• sound energy changes into mechanical energy

• sound energy changes into electrical energy

• light energy changes into sound energy

Which best supports the fact that sound is a form of energy?

• sound makes windows rattle

• sounds are part of the air

• sounds are fluid

• sounds can change

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What must happen for an object to produce sound?

• the object must vibrate

• the object must glow

• the object must be warmed

• the object must transform electrical energy

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You are exploring how to make sound louder by tapping a pencil against a desk. To make a louder sound with the pencil, you could -----

• tap the pencil against the desk with more force

• tap the pencil against the desk more gently

• tap the pencil in your hand

• wave the pencil

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Which insect produces the sound that has the highest pitch?

• mosquito

• ladybug

• cabbageworm butterfly

• honeybee

Which insect produces the sound that has the lowest pitch?

• cabbageworm butterfly

• honeybee

• ladybug

• mosquito