Energy Conversion Review

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a stereo and listen to music?

• electrical --> mechanical

• chemical --> heat

• electrical --> sound

• potential --> sound

What is the energy conversion when you burn wood for a fire?

• electrical --> thermal

• light --> kinetic

• chemical --> thermal

• chemical --> electrical

What is the energy conversion when you put batteries in a flashlight to make it turn on?

• chemical --> light

• light --> kinetic

• chemical --> thermal

• nuclear --> light

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a charger to charge a battery?

• electrical --> light

• kinetic --> potential

• thermal --> chemical

• electrical --> chemical

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

What is the main energy conversion when you have a skateboard at the top of the hill then move down?

• kinetic --> gpe

• gpe --> kinetic

• gpe --> thermal

• electrical --> kinetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What is the energy conversion when a wind turbine turns to provide energy to a power grid?

• electrical --> potential

• potential --> mechanical

• mechanical --> electrical

• nuclear --> heat

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

What is the energy conversion when you feel the warmth of the sun?

• nuclear --> thermal

• nuclear --> kinetic

• potential --> nuclear

• light --> nuclear

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the energy conversion when you plug in a fan?

• potential --> kinetic

• gpe --> thermal

• thermal --> electrical

• electrical --> mechanical

What is the energy conversion when you eat food for fuel to go for a run?

• chemical --> nuclear

• kinetic --> chemical

• chemical --> mechanical

• mechanical --> chemical

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

What is the energy conversion when photosynthesis takes place as the sun makes a plant grow?

• thermal --> chemical

• potential --> nuclear

• chemical --> potential

• light --> chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7