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