Physical Science PMA 3 Review

Based on the diagram, how is heat transferred from the Sun to the land near the body of water?

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• evaporation

Two children are riding bicycles. One is about to go down the hill, and the other has almost reached the bottom. Which of the following describes the types of energy of the two children?

• Child A has more potential energy and less kinetic energy.

• Child B has less kinetic energy and more potential energy.

• Child A and Child B have the same amount of both types of energy

• Child A and Child B have kinetic energy but do not have potential energy.

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Dominique decided to bring a picnic to the beach. She put warm bottles of water in an ice-filled cooler. In which direction is the thermal energy flowing in the cooler?

• there is no flow of energy

• from the bottles of water to the ice

• from the ice to the outside air

• from the ice to the bottles of water

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In 1920, the FL Power Corp. built the Jackson Bluff Dam to for a hydroelectric power plant. The photo below shows a hydroelectric power plant changing energy from one form to another. Which statement describes the energy transformation.

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People get energy from eating plants such as lettuce and carrots. The plants get their energy from the Sun. What form of energy is stored in plants?

• thermal

• mechanical

• chemical

• light

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Observe the diagram of four beakers with the same amount of water in each. Which of the following statements is correct?

• Particles in Beaker B have more average kinetic energy than those in Beaker D

• Particles in Beaker C are not in motion.

• Beaker B has more particles than Beaker A

• Particles in Beaker B have more average kinetic energy than those in Beaker A

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The diagram shows heat being transferred throughout the atmosphere. Which type of heat transfer is occurring at location B of the diagram?

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• precipitation

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The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position

• Z

• Y

• W

• X

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Which sentence explains why a cold metal spoon placed in a cup of boiling water becomes hot?

• Thermal energy is transferred from the spoon to the water.
• Thermal energy is transferred from the water to the spoon.
• Thermal energy in the water is transformed into kinetic energy in the spoon.
• Thermal energy in the spoon is transformed into potential energy in the water.

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Damon is a musician playing in a band. At the end of a song, he plucks a single guitar string. The string moves rapidly back and forth as shown in the figure. Which of these statements explains what happens to the kinetic energy of the moving string?

• The kinetic energy is changed into potential energy and stored.

• The kinetic energy is converted to sound energy and thermal energy

• The kinetic energy is destroyed until no energy remains.

• Some of the energy is converted to sound energy, but the rest is destroyed

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