Energy Conversion

Name the energy conversion that occurs when Charlie rides his skateboard up to the top of the ramp. (Look closely to where the arrow is pointing.)

• Chemical → Gravitational

• Electrical → Light

• Gravitational → Elastic

• Heat → Electrical

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Name the Energy Conversion of a dryer.

• Chemical→ Thermal and Light

• Electrical → Elastic, Heat and Sound

• Gravitational → Nuclear, Sound and Heat

• Electrical → Heat, Kinetic and Sound

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What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic

• Elastic Potential

• Chemical

• Gravitational Potential 

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

• electrical to thermal

• light to kinetic

• chemical to thermal

• chemical to electrical

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

• electrical to light

• kinetic to potential

• thermal to chemical

• electrical to chemical

What is the energy conversion when you burn charcoal to cook food on a grill?

• thermal to chemical

• light to kinetic

• chemical to thermal

• chemical to nuclear

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What is the energy conversion when you use gasoline to make a car move?

• chemical to kinetic

• chemical to potential

• potential to light

• nuclear to kinetic

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What type of energy transformation happens in hydro-electric power?

• kinetic to potential

• sound to mechanical

• chemical to electrical

• mechanical to electrical

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

• mechanical energy to chemical energy

• thermal energy to mechanical energy

• chemical energy to mechanical energy

• mechanical energy to thermal energy

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What energy transformation occurs when a crock pot is plugged into an outlet and then the control knob is turned "on"?

• thermal to electrical

• mechanical to thermal

• electrical to thermal

• electrical to sound