Energy and Dominoes Quiz

Look at the picture and complete the sentences. The dominoes started to fall because energy is ______ to the system.

• added
• removed

• created

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The dominoes will continue to fall because energy is ______ from one domino to the next.

• transferred
• created

• taken away

• introduced

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When a billiard player uses the cue stick to hit the white ball into the number 3 ball, the number 3 ball travels into the pocket in the corner of the table. What is the best explanation for this?

• The sound that is made when the white ball hits the number 3 ball pushes the number 3 ball into the pocket.

• The energy from the cue stick transfers straight into the number 3 ball to move it into the pocket.

• Energy transfers from the cue stick into the white ball and then to the number 3 ball, moving it into the pocket.

• The table is slanted, and gravity pulls the number 3 ball down a slope into the pocket.

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What would you observe if someone struck a tuning fork and then placed the prongs into a bowl of water?

• The tuning fork would stop vibrating.

• The vibrations of the tuning fork would cause the water to become colder.

• The sound waves coming from the vibrating tuning fork would transfer energy to create visible waves in the water.

• The sound waves coming from the vibrating tuning fork would become quieter in the water, causing you to hear a louder sound coming from the bowl.

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We use wire to carry electricity from one place to another. Typically, wire has two parts. The outer covering is often plastic that acts as ______.

• an insulator
• a conductor

We use wire to carry electricity from one place to another. Typically, wire has two parts. The inner part of the wire is metal that acts as ______.

• a conductor
• an insulator

Which of these is a thermal conductor? Select THREE correct answers.

• Jacket

• Beanie

• Saucepan

• Frying pan

• Kettle

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The data in the table shows the temperature of hot water that is placed in four different containers. The temperature of the water was recorded over 6 minutes. What conclusions about thermal conductors and insulators can be reached using this data? Select TWO correct answers.

• Container 1 is the worst insulator of thermal energy because it lost the least amount of heat between 2 and 4 minutes.

• Container 2 is the best insulator of thermal energy because it had the highest temperature after 6 minutes.

• Container 4 is a better conductor of thermal energy than container 3 because the temperature of the water in it dropped more during 6 minutes than it did in container 3.

• Container 3 is the best insulator of thermal energy because it only dropped to 80°C after 2 minutes.

• Container 4 is the best insulator of thermal energy because it had the lowest temperature after 6 minutes.

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Students in a fourth-grade class were working on circuits to produce light using wires, a light bulb, and a battery. Which statement is true:

• The bulb lit up when the copper penny and rubber band completed the circuit.

• The bulb lit up when the copper penny completed the circuit.

• The bulb lit up when all the objects completed the circuit.

• The bulb did not light up with any of these materials.

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Which statement best explains why the material will complete a closed electric circuit?

• The copper penny is metal and a conductor of electrical energy.

• The rubber band is a conductor of electrical energy.

• The plastic soda bottle cap is a conductor of electrical energy.

• The cotton ball is a conductor of electrical energy.