Energy Transfer Quiz

Mason wants to demonstrate energy transfer through movement. Which investigation would BEST show energy transfer by motion?

• pushing a toy car

• blowing bubbles

• snapping fingers

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Layla builds a circuit with a battery, two bulbs, and a switch. Which statement correctly describes how energy moves through this circuit to produce light?

• Electrical energy flows through the open circuit to produce light at the battery.

• Electrical energy flows through the closed circuit from the battery to the bulbs to produce light.

• Light energy flows through the open circuit from the battery to produce electricity.

A system is set up to help plants grow indoors by using lamps. How can each energy transformation in the system be labeled?

• electrical

• heat

• light

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Jordan builds a circuit model with a fan. Which of these would BEST provide evidence that his circuit is complete?

• The fan blades are spinning.

• The fan makes no sound.

• The fan is off but makes a humming sound.

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Bella uses a lamp to study electrical energy in her room. How does a lamp model how energy travels in a circuit? Fill in the blanks with the correct answer choice. Not all answers will be used. A lamp is made of a circuit, creating a ________ for energy flow. It transforms electrical energy into ________, which allows it to light up the room.

• closed path

• light energy

• open circuit

• sound energy

• mechanical energy

When ocean waves approach the shore, what happens to the energy in the waves?

• The energy will be transferred to the shore.

• The energy is lost before reaching the shore.

• The waves gain energy from the sand.

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Chris is at a baseball game and thinks about energy transfer when the bat hits the ball. Which statement BEST describes this energy transfer?

• All of the energy transfers from the bat to the ball.

• Some energy transfers from the bat to the air as sound.

• No energy is transferred; the ball moves on its own.

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As water moves from deep to shallow areas, what happens to wave energy? Fill in each blank with the correct answer choice. Not all words will be used. The wave's energy ________ as it reaches the shore, transferring some of it as ________ energy.

• decreases

• sound

• increases

• light

• remains constant

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Liam rolls a marble toward another marble and watches them collide. What happens to the energy of each marble as they make contact? Fill in the blanks with the correct answer choice. Plain marble: ________ when it collides with the other marble. Marble with dots: ________ energy after the collision.

• transfers, gains

• gains, transfers

• loses, gains

• transfers, loses

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Which material would BEST conduct electrical energy?

• rubber

• copper

• wood

• glass