Quiz #3: Task 1 Vocabulary Quiz: Unit 2 (Thermal Energy)

What is energy?

• A type of food

• A force that stops motion

• The ability to do work/ The force that makes things move.

• A type of sound

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How does lifting a basketball higher affect its energy?

• It decreases its potential energy

• It increases its potential energy

• It changes its kinetic energy to sound energy

• It has no effect on its energy

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Explain why a ball does not bounce back to the same height after being dropped.

• Because it loses all its energy

• Because some energy is transformed into sound and thermal energy

• Because it gains more potential energy

• Because it is heavier when it bounces

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Describe how energy is transferred when you lift a basketball.

• Energy is created from nothing

• Energy is transferred from the ball to your body

• Energy is transferred from your body to the ball as potential energy

• Energy is transferred from the air to the ball

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Which type of energy is involved when plants capture sunlight?

• Mechanical energy

• Sound energy

• Light energy

• Thermal energy

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What is the role of a dam in generating electricity?

• It stores chemical energy

• It converts light energy to electricity

• It harnesses mechanical energy from water to generate electricity

• It uses thermal energy from the sun

Why does a car engine become hot after running for a while?

• Because it absorbs light energy

• Because kinetic energy is converted to thermal energy

• Because it loses all its energy

• Because it gains potential energy

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What type of energy transformation occurs in a solar panel?

• Thermal energy to mechanical energy

• Light energy to electrical energy

• Sound energy to light energy

• Chemical energy to thermal energy