Energy transfers and transformations

What is the energy that comes from the sun called?

• lunar energy

• geothermal energy

• solar energy

• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the principle that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• First Law of Thermodynamics

• Second Law of Thermodynamics

• Law of Energy Transformation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the energy transformation that occurs when solar panels use sunlight to heat water?

• radiant to thermal

• thermal to mechanical

• chemical to electrical

• nuclear to thermal

What is the energy transformation that occurs when a car engine converts fuel into motion?

• mechanical to thermal

• chemical to kinetic

• electrical to mechanical

• nuclear to thermal

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the energy called that is released during chemical reactions?

• chemical energy

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

• mechanical energy

What type of energy does an object have when it is in motion?

• potential energy

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• nuclear energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the stored energy of an object or material due to its position called?

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

• potential energy

• mechanical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What is the term for the different types of energy that can change from one to another?

• form

• type

• state

• category

What is the energy transformation that occurs when a battery powers a light bulb?

• chemical to electrical

• electrical to mechanical

• mechanical to thermal

• thermal to chemical

What type of energy is produced by moving electric charges?

• thermal energy

• mechanical energy

• electrical energy

• nuclear energy