Combined: Energy Transformations!

Question 1

Which of these is a form of Potential Energy?

Accepted Answer

Chemical Energy

Question 2

A solar panel transforms solar energy into _____ energy.

Accepted Answer

electrical

Question 3

When you plug in a hand mixer and turn it on to mix up cookie dough it transforms...

Accepted Answer

electric to motion and sound energy

Question 4

What Energy Transformation takes place in a Biomass Power Plant?

Accepted Answer

Chemical → Thermal → Mechanical → Electrical

Question 5

A flashlight transforms chemical energy in the battery into _____ energy.

Accepted Answer

light

Question 6

What Energy Transformation takes place in a Solar Cell?

Accepted Answer

Radiant → Electrical

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

chemical energy

Question 8

Energy is neither created nor destroyed. It only changes from one form of energy to another.

Accepted Answer

Law of Conservation of Energy

Question 9

Light energy is also referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

radiant

Question 10

Energy is _____.

Accepted Answer

the ability to cause change

Question 11

A motor transforms electrical energy into _____ energy.

Accepted Answer

mechanical

Question 12

Food contains what form of energy?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

Question 13

When wind spins a wind turbine, its kinetic energy is converted into ________ energy.

Accepted Answer

mechanical

Question 14

What TYPE of energy fuels your body, a flashlight and a car.

Accepted Answer

Chemical

Question 15

A curling iron transforms _____ energy into thermal energy.

Accepted Answer

electrical

Question 16

What Energy Transformation takes place in a motorcycle?

Accepted Answer

Chemical → Mechanical

Question 17

Which scenario shows elastic potential energy transforming into kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

extending a rubber band, then releasing it

Question 18

What Energy Transformation takes place in a TV?

Accepted Answer

Electrical → Sound and Radiant

Question 19

Which form of energy is delivered by tiny charged particles called electrons?

Accepted Answer

Electrical Energy

Question 20

Energy produced when a force causes an object to vibrate and moves in longitudinal waves.

Accepted Answer

Sound Energy

Question 21

Energy in the movement of objects such as wind or hydro-power

Accepted Answer

Motion Energy

Question 22

What Energy Transformation takes place in a flashlight?

Accepted Answer

Chemical → Electrical → Radiant

Question 23

What Energy Transformation happens when Popeye eats spinach and then lifts the heavy weights?

Accepted Answer

Chemical → Mechanical → Thermal

Question 24

Also known as Heat Energy. It is the vibration and movement of atoms and molecules.

Accepted Answer

Thermal Energy

Question 25

The Law of Conservation of Energy states what?

Accepted Answer

Energy cant be created or destroyed, but it can change forms

Question 26

Using your solar calculator in math transforms

Accepted Answer

radiant to electric energy

Question 27

What evidence proves that the kinetic energy of clapping transforms into something else?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 28

Han quickly rubbed his hands together to warm them on a cold day. What transformation is this?

Accepted Answer

kinetic to thermal

Question 29

Energy stored in an object's height is

Accepted Answer

Gravitational Energy

Question 30

_____ energy in coal transforms into thermal energy when it is burned.

Accepted Answer

chemical

Question 31

Which of the following does NOT describe a use of kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

a skier at the top of a hill

Question 32

Fossil fuels like gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, and natural gas are examples of...

Accepted Answer

Non-Renewable Energy Sources

Question 33

Which scenario does NOT describe the transformation of kinetic energy to sound energy?

Accepted Answer

a meteor traveling through outer space

Question 34

What energy is USED by plants to create food?

Accepted Answer

Radiant

Question 35

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom which releases energy through fission or fusion

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Energy

Question 36

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that _____.

Accepted Answer

energy CANNOT be created or destroyed but just changes forms

Question 37

Beating a drum involves this energy transformation

Accepted Answer

motion to sound energy

Question 38

The sun transforms _____ potential energy into radiant (electromagnetic) energy.

Accepted Answer

nuclear

Question 39

Solar energy from the sun, wind energy and geothermal energy are all examples of...

Accepted Answer

Renewable Energy Sources

Question 40

Burning wood in your fireplace transforms

Accepted Answer

chemical to thermal energy

Question 41

Waves crashing into the shore shows which type of energy transformation?

Accepted Answer

kinetic to sound

Question 42

What Energy Transformation takes place in a Hydroelectric Power Plant?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical → Electrical

Question 43

What Energy Transformation takes place in a Geothermal Power Plant?

Accepted Answer

Thermal → Mechanical → Electrical

Question 44

Photosynthesis produces this energy transformation

Accepted Answer

radiant to chemical energy

Question 45

Which of the following is not an example of potential energy?

Accepted Answer

mechanical

Question 46

What Energy Transformation takes place in a this ceiling fan?

Accepted Answer

Electrical → Mechanical and Radiant

Question 47

The fire truck uses a siren to alert people. The siren transforms...

Accepted Answer

electric to sound energy

Question 48

Kinetic energy _____.

Accepted Answer

is energy of motion

Question 49

What Energy Transformation takes place in the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear → Radiant and Thermal

Question 50

What Energy Transformation takes place in this radio?

Accepted Answer

Electrical → Sound

Question 51

When the mechanical energy in the wind turbine is transferred to a generator it becomes:

Accepted Answer

electrical energy

Question 52

What TYPE of energy comes from splitting atoms in an atomic bomb and the Sun fusing atoms.

Accepted Answer

Nuclear

Question 53

What Energy Transformation takes place in a Wind Turbine?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical → Electrical

Question 54

A yo-yo drops, moves back upwards, & then rests. What type of energy transformation occurred?

Accepted Answer

kinetic to potential

Question 55

T/F: Only living things that are in motion can have kinetic energy.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 56

What Energy Transformation takes place in a Fossil Fuel Power Plant?

Accepted Answer

Chemical → Thermal → Mechanical → Electrical

Question 57

What is the scientific term used to describe the energy of motion?

Accepted Answer

kinetic energy

Question 58

What is an Energy Transformation?

Accepted Answer

When energy changes from one form to another.

Question 59

Which of these is a form of Kinetic Energy?

Accepted Answer

Thermal or Heat

Question 60

Potential energy _____.

Accepted Answer

is stored energy

Combined: Energy Transformations!

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Combined: Energy Transformations!

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