Milestone Review

Look at the diagram. Which point does the ball have the maximum potential energy?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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Edgar’s soccer coach told him to eat a good breakfast Saturday morning in order to have plenty of energy for the soccer game. To which transformation of energy is Edgar’s coach referring? (S8P2c)

• Nuclear to Mechanical

• Chemical to Mechanical

• Radiant to Thermal

• Breakfast to soccer

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The picture shows Marco listening to music from a speaker in an adjoining room. Why can Marco hear the music, even though he is not in the same room as the speaker?

• The sound is being reflected around the corners of the doorway.

• The sound is being refracted around the corners of the doorway.

• The sound is being absorbed around the corners of the doorway.

• The sound is being diffracted around the corners of the doorway.

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This lens is an example of what type of lens?

• concave

• convex

• hourglass

• refracting

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What is the primary energy transformation that occurs when a plant performs photosynthesis?

• Chemical to Mechanical

• Radiant to Chemical

• Thermal to Radiant

• Mechanical to Chemical

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Which of the following best describes the process of evaporation?

• Solid to Gas

• Liquid to Gas

• Gas to Liquid

• Solid to Liquid

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In an experiment, a student measures the temperature of a substance as it changes state from solid to liquid. What is this process called?

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Melting

• Freezing

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Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

• Ice melting

• Water boiling

• Iron rusting

• Salt dissolving in water

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What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

• Absorbs water

• Absorbs sunlight

• Releases oxygen

• Releases carbon dioxide

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