4.B ABC Investigating Energy

Part A

An iron rod is placed into a flame, and energy is transferred down the rod. What type of energy is being transferred?

• Light

• Thermal

• Sound

• Electrical

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Part B

What will most likely happen to the iron rod due to the transfer of energy?

• 
  The iron rod will change color.

• The iron rod will melt.

• The iron rod will get very hot.

• The iron rod will remain the same.

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A new material for tires on cars was tested. They wanted to see if the cars could stop more quickly using the new tires. Which science areas are being studied in the experiment?

• energy and light

• force and motion

• magnets and gravity

• earth and the solar system

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Mr. Rodando's class is investigating different types of energy.

In which of the following observations would the students observe both electrical and mechanical energy?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Doing jumping jacks

• Turning on the fan

• Standing near a campfire

• Singing and running in place

• Turning on a vacuum

Look at the objects below.

Which objects are used primarily to provide thermal energy?

Choose ALL specified objects by clicking the appropriate boxes. There will be more than one answer.

• Stove

• Guitar

• Fireplace

• Toaster

• Flashlight

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When Rosalinda moves the pot of boiling water, she uses the handle so that she does not burn her hand. The handle is most likely made out of an insulating material. Select TWO possible insulating materials.

• Plastic

• Copper

• Stainless Steel

• Aluminum

• Rubber

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Copper wires are great conductors of electricity and are used to carry currents throughout homes.

Around the outside of the wire is a plastic coating. What property does the plastic have that makes it a useful coating around the copper wires?

• Electrical Conductor

• Thermal Conductor

• Electrical Insulator

• Thermal Insulator

Part A

The circuit is closed. What is happening in the circuit?

• The light bulb will turn on.

• The light bulb will not turn on.

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  The wires will get hot.

• The light bulb will produce light and heat.

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Part B

What statement supports the answer to Part A?

• The circuit has all the working parts to make a complete circuit.

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  The light bulb does not need a power source to work.

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  The circuit is incomplete because the battery is missing from the circuit.

• 
  The wire has enough electrical energy to make the circuit complete.

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Marquise pushed the switch down in the circuit, as pictured to the left. Since all the bulbs lit up, what type of circuit is pictured?

Fill in the blank below.

When the electricity travels from the power source and back, a ______ circuit is created.

• Open

• Closed