What changes can energy cause?
What is energy?
What is electricity?
How do electric charges interact?
How do we use electricity?
100

Which energy transformation occurs when a fan is plugged into a wall?

    heat energy into motion energy

    electrical energy into sound energy

    energy of motion into sound energy

    electrical energy into energy of motion

 

Electrical energy into energy of motion

100

What kind of energy does a thermometer measure?

    chemical energy

    electrical energy

    light energy

    thermal energy

thermal energy

100

What is the electric charge of a an electron?

    negative

    neutral

    nucleus

    positive

 

negative

100

Jake hangs two balloons from a desk so that they are close together but not touching. Jake rubs one balloon with a wool cloth. He does nothing to the other balloon. What happens when he lets go of the balloons?

    They push one another apart.

    They touch one another and stick together.

    They are close together but do not touch.

They touch one another and stick together

100

A light bulb converts electrical energy into which of the following?

    light only

    thermal only

    thermal and light

    light and motion

thermal and light

200

Imagine a burning candle that burning wax due to the stored particles within the wax. Which type of energy changes take place while the candle burns? 

Chemical energy (potential) to thermal to light. 

200

A toy with a spring inside it, stops when you push it down, and moves when you let it go. What type of energy is this?

Mechanical energy

200

Which of the following is lightning an example of?

    electric charge

    electric current

    static electricity

    electrostatic discharge

static electricity 

200

Wanda rubs a balloon against her wool sweater, and the balloon sticks to the sweater. Then she observes the balloon sticking to a wall. Why is this a scientific investigation but not an experiment?

    It uses balloons, which are not traditional objects of scientific study.

    It involves an item of clothing, which cannot be observed with objectivity.

    Wanda has not identified variables or created a controlled testing situation.

    Wanda observed something that can’t be explained by science.

 Wanda has not identified variables or created a controlled testing situation.

200

Many appliances in your home and school use electrical energy. Which of these appliances is intended to convert electrical energy into sound energy?

    printer

    refrigerator

    electric heater

    music amplifier

music amplifer

300
Which is not something that energy can do? 

BE COMPLETELY USED UP OR DESTROYED

300

What form of energy cooks food in a solar cooker?

    chemical energy

    electrical energy

    light energy

    mechanical energy

light energy

300

What is static electricity?

    a flow of electrons

    an electrostatic discharge

    a repelling between electrons

    a buildup of an electric charge on something

A buildup of an electric charge on something

300

Why do two socks sometimes stick together in a dryer?

    Both socks have a positive charge.

    Both socks have a negative charge.

    Protons move from one sock to another.

    Electrons move from one sock to another.

Electrons move from one sock to another

300

When Lindsay got home from school, she noticed that there was no electricity. Which of these items will she be able to use before the electricity comes back on?

Television

Computer

Violin

Toaster

Violin

400

An electric clock in a classroom will not run if it is not plugged into an electric outlet. What does the clock get from the electric current from the outlet?

    batteries

    chemicals

    energy

    time of day

energy
400

One type of energy is the result of waves that travel through matter and cause particles in the matter to vibrate. Which type of energy is it? 

Sound energy

400

Which particle of an atom is positively charged?

    electron

    neutron

    proton

    both proton and neutron

proton
400

Which claim tells how Carlos could cause the balloons to attract one another and stick together?

    Give them both a negative charge.

    Give them both a positive charge.

    Give only one of them a positive or negative charge.

    Remove any positive or negative charge from both balloons.

Give only one of them a positive or a negative charge

400

The girl is using an electric hair dryer that has a motor.


Which energy transformation is she using?

    electrical energy into heat energy and energy of motion

    electrical energy into sound energy and chemical energy

    sound energy into electrical energy and energy of motion

    energy of motion into electrical energy and sound energy

 electrical energy into heat energy and energy of motion

500

imagine there is a book sitting on a shelf. 

Which type of energy does the book have because it is on the shelf?

    chemical                    kinetic

       electrical                potential

Potential

500

An object has a type of energy due to the movement of electrons. Which type of energy is it?

    chemical

    electrical

    mechanical

    thermal

electrical

500

Which is true about how a charged object interacts with a neutral object?

    The charged object becomes uncharged.

    The neutral object remains neutral.

    They repel each other.

    They attract each other.

They attract each other

500

Cecilia is combing her hair. What will most likely happen when she holds the comb near a small, uncharged object?

    The object will stay where it is.

    The object will stick to the comb.

    The object will be pushed away by the comb.

    The object will gain a charge opposite that of the comb.

The object will stick to the comb

500

You use energy transformations every day. Which of these is a way that you would use the transformation of electrical energy to motion energy?

    watching your favorite show on television

    taking an elevator to the top of a tall building

    listening to your MP3 player while you walk to school

       turning on the lamp on your desk so you can see to do your homework

taking an elevator to the top of a tall building

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