Energy Conversions

Which of the following are ENERGY SOURCES for ELECTRICAL ENERGY?

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.

• sun

• water

• nuclear

• candle

• fossil fuels

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

List the devices whose FUNCTION is to CONVERT energy DIRECTLY FROM AN ENERGY SOURCE and TRANSFER the electrical energy to the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

HInt: CHOOSE TWO

• candle

• wind turbine and generator

• computer

• solar panel

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Which of the following is an energy converter?

• wind

• sun

• fuel

• wind turbine

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Turning on the radio is what type of energy conversion?

• sound to light

• electrical to sound

• electrical to light

• light to electrical

The process of burning fuel to produce heat and light.

• turbine

• combustion

• cooling tower

• magnet

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Which action represents a conversion of chemical energy into mechanical energy?

• Pancakes reheated in a microwave oven 

• Soup beginning to boil on a stove 

• A grasshopper jumping from a predator 

• Sunlight melting an icicle 

Which items would have this energy transformation: electrical energy -> thermal energy and light energy?

• toaster

• candle burning

• windmill turning

• Iron for your clothes

Which items would have this energy transformation: mechanical energy -> sound energy?

• turning on a flashlight

• nuclear power plant

• wind turbine turning

• playing a violin

A ________ stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy.

• magnet

• cooling tower

• book

• battery