California Science Test Physics Review

Which energy transformation below occurs in a blow dryer?

• electrical ----> thermal

• electrical -----> chemical

• chemical -----> thermal

• thermal ------> electrical

Which is an example of kinetic energy?

• A soccer ball is lying on the ground.

• A person is standing in line.

• A roller coaster is sitting at the top of a hill.

• Water is flowing over a dam.

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Conservation of energy means that

• energy can be created but not destroyed

• energy can be destroyed but not created

• energy can be both created and destroyed

• energy can be neither created nor destroyed

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Kinetic energy can be described as

• energy in motion

• stored energy

• a chemical reaction

• connected energy

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Which is the best example of an object with only potential energy?

• water being poured out of a pitcher

• a ball being thrown across a field

• a boulder resting on top of a cliff

• a boat sailing through the water

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Which variables affect kinetic energy?

• pressure and volume

• velocity and mass

• weight and height

• temperature and weight

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Sammy studied kinetic and potential energy by observing apples on a tree during a field investigation. What type of energy do the apples on the tree have?

• elastic potential energy

• mechanical energy

• gravitational potential energy

• sound energy

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If a green golf ball is dropped from a height of 7 feet and a yellow golf ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet, which ball has greater potential energy before it is released?

• yellow

• green

• Both have the same amount of potential energy.

• Neither will have more potential energy than the other.

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When a roller coaster reaches the bottom of a steep slope, it has-

• low PE and high KE

• high PE and low KE

• low PE and low KE

• high PE and high KE

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A roller coaster is an example of a system with mechanical energy.

• True

• False

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