Amplify Science: Waves, Energy, and Information

Which form of energy is being transferred out the most?

• sound

• light

• thermal

• motion

The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is transformed into another, energy is:

• Not created or destroyed

• Destroyed

• Created

• Turned in to Peanut Butter

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Select the word that means: the form of energy that is transferred through wires

• electrical device

• electrical grid

• electrical energy

• converter

Select the word that means: type or kind (of energy)

• energy

• system

• criteria

• form (of energy)

Which part of the system converts light energy from the sun into motion energy?

• motor

• fan

• wires

• solar panel

Fill in the blank by choosing one of the answers below.

A hydroelectric power plant can _______________ the energy from a river into electrical energy.

• convert

• transfer

• grow

• eliminate

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Which of the following are ENERGY SOURCES for ELECTRICAL ENERGY? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.

• sun

• water

• nuclear

• candle

• fossil fuels

A fishing business manager opens the wave report for today. She creates a sketch to identify the different parts of a wave. She needs to know the amplitude and wavelength of each wave.

What is the missing term for Box A?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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A fishing business manager opens the wave report for today. She creates a sketch to identify the different parts of a wave.

She needs to know the amplitude and wavelength of each wave.

What is the correct term for Box B?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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What is the amplitude of the wave?

• The amplitude is 5 feet.

• The wavelength is 8 feet.

• The amplitude is 3 feet.

• The wavelength is 5 feet.

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