Energy Conversions and Energy Transfer

What is the energy conversion when you burn wood for a fire?

• chemical to thermal

• electrical to thermal

• light to motion

• chemical to electrical

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What is the energy conversion when you put batteries in a flashlight to turn them on?

• chemical to light

• light to motion

• chemical to thermal

What is the energy conversion when a wind turbine turns to provide energy to a power grid?

• thermal to motin

• motion to electrical

• electrical to chemical

• nuclear to heat

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

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When energy is changed from one form to another

• motion

• electrical grid

• function

• convert

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the energy conversion when you plug in a fan?

• thermal to sound

• sound to thermal

• thermal to electrical

• electrical to motion

What is the energy conversion when you eat food for fuel to go for a run?

• light to chemical

• chemical to thermal

• chemical to motion

• motion to sound

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the energy conversion when you use gasoline to make a car move?

• chemical to light

• thermal to motion

• sound to light

• chemical to motion

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What form of energy is transferred through wires?

• electric energy

• chemical energy

• light energy

• thermal energy

What do we call something that changes one form of energy to another?

• function

• energy converter

• energy

• buzzer

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

The way that an electrical device gets power

• electrical energy

• science argument

• electrical device

• systems engineer

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