Powers 7th MS PS3-5 Assessment

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1. When a tennis ball is rolled and comes in contact with another tennis ball, the second ball begins to move. What explanation is there for this phenomenon?

• Static electricity pushed the ball
• The second ball is hit by a balanced force
• The kinetic energy in the first ball is transferred to the second ball
• The balls are affected by gravity

2. An ice cube has melted in your hand. Which statement is true?

• Kinetic energy transferred from the ice cube to your hand
• Kinetic energy transferred from your hand to the ice cube
• Potential energy has transferred to the air
• No energy is transferred

3. Which one is an example of energy being transferred?

• A golf club being swung and hitting a stationary ball.
• A battery powering a light bulb in a flashlight
• A bowling ball knocking down bowling pins
• Digestion of food in order to move the body
• All of these

4. Shooting an arrow from a bow converts __________ into kinetic energy.

• Sound energy
• Light energy
• Chemical energy
• Potential elastic energy

5. A television converts electrical energy into______________.

• Light and sound energy
• Light and chemical energy
• Sound and nuclear energy
• Chemical and kinetic energy

6. A solar oven converts

• Light to chemical energy
• Heat to nuclear energy
• Light to heat energy