Energy Transformations

Which energy conversion is taking place to make a gasoline powered car move?

• thermal -> electrical
• kinetic -> electrical
• chemical -> kinetic
• kinetic -> electromagnetic

Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?

• chemical to electric
• electric to thermal
• kinetic to chemical
• thermal to potential

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A battery converts what type of energy to another?

• sound to kinetic
• light to heat
• mechanical to electrical
• chemical to electrical

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According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 

• destroyed, destroyed
• created, saved
• created, destroyed
• lost, found

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Energy transformations occur when...

• energy is created through conduction
• energy changes from one form to another
• two forces slide together that are touching
• a chemical reaction takes place

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The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —

• chemical
• electromagnetic
• thermal
• kinetic

The purpose of solar panels is to change solar energy into ____________.

• electromagnetic energy
• electrical energy
• nuclear energy
•  elastic potential energy

A hairdryer converts -- 

• electrical energy into chemical
• electrical energy into thermal
• chemical energy into nuclear
• thermal energy into electrical

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

• kinetic
• chemical
• thermal
• radiant

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Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?

• Kinetic to electric
• Gravitational potential to electric
• Mechanical to potential
• Thermal to sound

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