Forms of Energy Review

A science museum plans to prepare an exhibit that shows how energy can cause motion. Which of the following examples would be best to include in the exhibit?

• a radio that is playing music

• a black box that is being heated by a lamp

• a solar-powered car that is rolling on a track

• a high-output lamp that is plugged into an electrical outlet

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Which forms of energy are produced by a lightbulb?

• motion and light

• electrical and light

• heat and light

• magnetic and light

Jeremiah built a solar-powered model car that had a solar cell on its hood. He placed it on a track and measured its speed. How could Jeremiah get the car to go even faster along the track?

• attach a trailer to the car

• hang a fan over the track

• place the track on a table

• bring a lamp into the room

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What is causing the blades of the fan to move in the following picture?

• electrical energy

• sound energy

• wind energy

• light energy

What is causing the blades of the fan to move in the following picture?

• electrical energy

• wind energy

• sound energy

• light energy

Seth plays a drum with drumsticks. What produces the sound heard when the drumsticks make contact with the drum?

• magnetic energy

• chemical energy

• vibrations of the drum

• vibrations of the drumsticks

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Which object produces both light and sound energy?

• fan

• lamp

• guitar

• television

From which wave frequency would a lower pitch be heard?

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Isabell tightens a string on her guitar. Why does tightening the string make it produce a higher pitched sound?

• the string vibrates faster

• the string vibrates slower

• the string vibrates for a longer time

• the string vibrates for a shorter time

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Leesburg city planners want to use a renewable form of energy, hydropower, to provide electricity to the town. Which of energy sources would fit with their plan?

• coal

• natural gas

• solar power

• a large river

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