Energy Transformation STAAR Review

A toy robot can walk and talk and runs on batteries. What type of energy is stored in the batteries?

• chemical
• kinetic
• nuclear
• thermal

Miguel is making a picture frame. He sticks a nail into a piece of wood and hits the nail with a hammer. Which form of energy is NOT released when the hammer hits the nail?

• thermal
• kinetic
• electric
• sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

When you take a sealed container full of loose solid objects (sand) and shake it, your mechanical energy is converted into what type of energy?

• thermal
• radiant
• chemical
• nuclear

When the space shuttle launched, Donna felt the warmth produced by the firing engines. Which form of energy was released during the launch?

• kinetic
• light
• sound
• thermal

Israel observed a bold of lightning during a storm. Which form of energy does a bold of lightning produce?

• sound
• nuclear
• light
• potential

If you leave a spoon in a pot of soup and you go to grab it and get burned, this is an example of ____.

• nuclear
• convection
• radiation
• conduction

A group of sheep are grazing in a field. As they eat, the sheep break down the molecules in the grass, which releases energy. Which form of energy is stored in the grass?

• thermal
• elastic
• chemical
• nuclear

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

On a cold winter day, Delia puts logs into a fireplace. Then she strikes a match and sets the logs on fire. As the fire burns, which two forms of energy are released?

• thermal and chemical
• thermal and radiant
• radiant and electrical
• thermal and nuclear

When a hand-held fan is turned on, the blades spin. Which energy chain below shows the energy conversion that is required to make the fan work?

• electrical ==> thermal ==> potential
• chemical ==> nuclear ==> radiant
• chemical ==> radiant ==> mechanical
• chemical ==> electrical ==> mechanical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Gordon throws a baseball into the air. It rises, stops when it reaches its greatest height, and then falls back to the ground. At what point does kinetic energy convert to potential energy?

• when the baseball is rising
• when the baseball is falling
• just after the baseball hits the ground
• while the baseball is stopped in the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5