10/13 Formative

Two students are rolling marbles on the floor. They are testing to see who can make the marble roll the farthest. How is energy transferred to make the marbles move?

• from the air to the marble

• from the marble to the air

• from the marble to the student

• from the student to the marble

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Two students are rolling marbles on the floor. One of the marbles hits the wall and makes a loud noise. The second marble hits the wall and makes a noise, but it is not as loud as the first marble. What would explain why one marble made a louder noise than the other?

• a collision with more heat produces more sound

• a collision with less heat produces more sound

• a collision with more energy produces more sound

• a collision with less energy produces more sound

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

In science class, the students built this simple electrical system. Which sentence describes the energy conversion that the circuit is

designed to show?

• Light energy in the battery is converted into light

  energy in the light bulb.

• Light energy in the battery is converted into

  stored energy in the light bulb.

• Stored energy in the battery is converted into

  light energy in the light bulb.

• Stored energy in the battery is converted into

  stored energy in the light bulb.

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The students want to change their circuit design to provide more

light. Which change could they make to their design to provide more

light?

• use a shorter wire

• add another battery

• remove one of the brackets

• change the direction of the battery

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

We are looking for a back-up energy plan for our school. We want to make sure to only use renewable resources. Select all of the renewable sources that we could use.

• Coal

• Water

• Wind

• Oil

• Solar

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Which sentence BEST compares renewable and nonrenewable

resources?

• Renewable resources come from natural

  sources, while nonrenewable resources come

  from man-made sources.

• Renewable resources need turbines and

  generators to create electricity, while

  nonrenewable resources do not.

• Renewable resources can be replaced naturally,

  while nonrenewable resources can be used only

  once.

• Renewable resources are bad for the

  environment, while nonrenewable resources are

  good for the environment.

If I plug in a fan in the wall, how is energy being converted?

• motion energy is being converted into electrical energy

• electrical energy is being converted into motion energy

• electrical energy is being converted into sound energy

• motion energy is being converted into cold energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

An object in (a)   will stay in ​ (b)   unless acted on by an outside ​ (c)  

• motion
• force

Lable the roller coaster

a

b

Highest point of kinetic energy

Highest point of potential enery

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Source

,

(b) Source Converter

,

(c) Electrical Device

,

(d) Nonrenewable Resource

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