Quick Assessment #1 - "Energy and Energy Transformation"

Grace visits a wind farm and observes how the windmill works. What form of energy does the windmill convert into another form?

• Mechanical to electrical

• Electrical to mechanical

• Mechanical to light

• It is unable to change forms

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Abigail puts a battery into her flashlight. What is the first energy transformation that must happen for the flashlight to work?

• Chemical to light

• Chemical to electrical

• Electrical to chemical

• Electrical to light

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Priya notices that when she pushes her bicycle up a hill, she is able to move it to a higher place. The ability to do work or cause this change describes what?

• Mechanical

• Energy

• Transformation

• Motion

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Maya is preparing a healthy meal with fruits, vegetables, and nuts. What kind of energy is stored in the food she is about to eat?

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Sound

• Kinetic

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As Avery rides a bicycle down a hill, the bicycle has ________ energy.

• potential

• kinetic

• light

• sound

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When Charlotte plucks the strings of her guitar, the vibrations produce _______ energy.

• chemical

• sound

• potential

• light

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Mia is preparing for a school talent show. She is exploring different ways to create sound for her performance. Which of the following activities use mechanical energy to produce sound energy?

Select all that apply.

• strumming a guitar

• lights flashing

• hitting a drum with drumsticks

• microphone plugged in

• radio playing background music

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When Samuel turns on a lamp, electrical energy changes into light energy. This is an example of ...

• changing from one type of energy to another

• the ability to do work

• a path that is closed so energy can flow through

• energy you can feel

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Abigail plugs a lamp into an electrical outlet and turns it on. What type of energy transformation is happening?

• Electrical to mechanical

• radiant to electric

• electrical to radiant/light

• radiant to radiant

Emma is learning about different types of energy in her science class. She reads that the energy released during a nuclear power plant operation comes from the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. What type of energy is this?

• Mechanical Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Electric Energy

• Radiant/Light Energy

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