Quiz: Energy Conservation through Transfers and Transformations

What is the principle of energy conservation?

• A) Energy can be created or destroyed.

• B) Energy can only be transformed or transferred, but not created or destroyed.

• C) Energy can change form but cannot be transformed.

• D) Energy is not important in scientific systems.

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In an electrical circuit, what happens to the electrical energy when it flows through a light bulb?

• It is converted into chemical energy.

• It is transformed into light and thermal energy.

• It is converted into kinetic energy.

• It is destroyed.

Which of the following best describes energy transfer in a food web?

• A) Energy is lost as heat at each trophic level.

• B) Energy is equally distributed among all organisms.

• C) Energy is transferred only from consumers to producers.

• D) Energy is conserved and remains constant at all trophic levels.

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In photosynthesis, what type of energy is converted into chemical energy?

• Electrical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Solar energy

• Thermal energy

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What energy transformation occurs when a roller coaster climbs to the top of a hill?

• Kinetic to potential energy

• Potential to kinetic energy

• Chemical to mechanical energy

• Electrical to thermal energy

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In a food chain, which organism is the primary source of energy?

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Producers

• Decomposers

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When a plant performs photosynthesis, what is the role of chlorophyll?

• To convert water into oxygen

• To absorb light energy for photosynthesis

• To release carbon dioxide

• To store chemical energy

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What happens to the energy in a system when friction is involved, such as in a moving amusement park ride?

• It is converted to potential energy.

• It is lost to the surroundings as thermal energy.

• It remains unchanged.

• It is converted to kinetic energy.

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In a closed electrical circuit, if a battery is removed, what happens to the energy flow?

• The energy flow continues unchanged.

• Energy is transferred to a different circuit.

• Energy flow stops because the circuit is incomplete.

• Energy is transformed into chemical energy.

In a system where a pendulum swings, what energy transformations occur?

• Chemical to thermal energy

• Kinetic to potential and back to kinetic energy

• Electrical to potential energy

• Thermal to kinetic energy

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