Generation Genius Energy Transfer

How did Dr Jeff's Mom transfer energy back to Bert?

• She gave him brand new batteries

• She threw Bert away

• She did nothing to Bert

• She used a bike and a generator to transfer energy back into Bert's batteries for later use.

What are some ways energy can be generated at a power plant? [check all that apply]

• a swimming pool

• moving water to spin a generator

• forest fire

• burning coal to produce steam

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The ability to make things happen is the definition of what word?

• Energy

• Power

• Force

• Motion

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The bike Dr. Jeff’s mom is riding uses a generator to convert energy to ______ energy, which is then used to charge BERT.

• Mechanical

• Electrical

• Thermal

• Chemical

"A rolling marble has kinetic energy. If a moving marble hits a stationary marble, it transfers some of its kinetic energy, and the second marble begins to move." What is this an example of?

• Energy changes

• Energy transfer

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The person in the picture is listening to sound made by someone talking. This is evidence that energy can be

• Transferred from place to place

• Transferred through contact between objects

• Transformed from sound to work

• First created and then destroyed.

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What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

• Thermal

• Potential

• Nuclear

• Mechanical

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How is electricity typically generated in a power plant?

• By burning coal to produce heat

• By using large batteries

• By using magnets alone

• By solar panels only

where people generate electricity

• cooling tower

• fuel house

• power plant

• generator station

List two things that might spin a generator to produce electricity.

• Wind

• Water

• Steam

• Magnet

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