Question 1

The energy transformation that occurs in a toaster:

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electric energy to thermal energy

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chemical energy to electric energy

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kinetic energy to chemical energy

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thermal energy to potential energy

Question 2

Choose the energy transformation that occurs when turning on a lamp.

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electric to radiant to thermal

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mechanical to electrical to thermal

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nuclear to radiant to mechanical

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electrical to sound to thermal

Question 3

Shooting a basketball is what kind of energy?

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mechanical energy

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nuclear energy

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thermal energy

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radiant energy

Question 4

What type of energy is the energy of moving atoms?

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thermal energy

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nuclear energy

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electrical energy

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radiant energy

Question 5

Which interactions of light with matter are taking place in the picture?

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reflection, refraction, and transmission

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translucent, transparent, and opaque

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diffraction, reflection, and absorption

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reflection, scattering, and diffraction

Question 6

When a ball is thrown in the air, when does it have the LEAST kinetic energy and the MOST potential energy?

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at its highest point

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at its lowest point when moving downward

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at its lowest point when moving upward

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midway between its highest and lowest point

Question 7

The distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it is the _________.

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wavelength

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frequency

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crest

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amplitude

Question 8

The more energy a wave has, the greater its ______________ will be.

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amplitude

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speed

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wavelength

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sound

Question 9

Waves transfer

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energy only

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matter only

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energy and matter

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nothing

Question 10

Which describes how the wave could change if the person's hand moved at a faster rate?

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the frequency would increase

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the frequency would not change

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the frequency would decrease

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the amplitude would decrease

Question 11

Which material has atoms arranged in domains that point in RANDOM directions?

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a magnetic material

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plastic

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a nonmagnetic material

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a magnet

Question 12

What is a material in which electric charges cannot easily move

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an electric insulator

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an electric conductor

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an electric current

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an electric field

Question 13

What is a material in which electric charges easily move?

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an electric conductor

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an electric current

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an electric insulator

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an electric field

Question 14

What is the energy that is within food?

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chemical potential energy

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thermal energy

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nuclear energy

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kinetic energy

Question 15

When food has been digested in our bodies, it can become _______________ energy for movement.

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kinetic

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thermal

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radiant

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potential

Question 16

When food has been digested in our bodies, it can become _______________ energy for warmth.

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thermal

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radiant

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kinetic

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nuclear

Question 17

___________________ waves can travel only through matter.

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mechanical

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hair

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electromagnetic

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ocean

Question 18

________________ waves can travel through matter or empty space.

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electromagnetic

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hair

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ocean

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mechanical

Question 19

What forms of energy are used when playing a radio? (Don't include the WASTED forms)

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electrical, mechanical, sound

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nuclear, radiant, sound

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electrical, nuclear, thermal

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nuclear, radiant, thermal

Question 20

What forms of energy are used when a microwave is heating food? (Don't include the WASTED forms)

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electrical, mechanical, radiant, thermal

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radiant, mechanical, electrical, sound

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sound, nuclear, mechanical, thermal

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nuclear, electrical, radiant, thermal

Question 21

When a rubber balloon is rubbed with a piece of wool, the rubber balloon would become ___________________.

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negatively charged

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nothing

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electrically neutral

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positively charged

Question 22

When a rubber balloon is rubbed with a piece of wool, the wool would become _______________.

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positively charged

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nothing

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electrically neutral

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negatively charged

Question 23

stored energy, energy at rest

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potential energy

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nuclear energy

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kinetic energy

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sound energy

Question 24

energy carried by sound waves

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sound energy

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kinetic energy

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radiant energy

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nuclear energy

Question 25

energy produced by the movement of molecules

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thermal energy

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sound energy

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mechanical energy

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radiant energy

Question 26

energy in motion

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kinetic energy

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thermal energy

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radiant energy

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potential energy

Question 27

energy of electromagnetic waves

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radiant energy

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thermal energy

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nuclear energy

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potential energy

Question 28

the total potential energy and kinetic energy in an object

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mechanical energy

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radiant energy

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thermal energy

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nuclear energy

Question 29

energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

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nuclear energy

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potential energy

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kinetic energy

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thermal energy

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