DTAL - Advanced Science 6 - Unit 5 Test

A camper decides to make hot chocolate by heating the water in a metal pot over the campfire. Which letter represents thermal energy transfer by way of convection?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The diagram below represents the same pendulum in four different positions. Select the position where the ball has the most kinetic energy.

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4

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Anya placed an ice cube on the sidewalk on a warm day. The ice cube soon melted to form a puddle. What process caused the ice cube to melt?

• Heat transferred through the ice cube by convection.

• Heat transferred from the air to the ice cube by radiation.

• Heat transferred to the ice cube from the air and the pavement by conduction.

• Heat transferred from the ice cube to the pavement by conduction.

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Which of the following is a common application of nuclear fission?

• cooking with a microwave oven

• keeping food warm with infrared lights

• using an industrial laser to cut through steel

• producing electricity at a nuclear power plant

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Select all of the pictures that best represent objects with kinetic energy.

• Food on plate (Potential)

• Gas pump (Potential)

• Runners (Kinetic)

• Bird flying (Kinetic)

• Car moving (Kinetic)

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Between which two points is the substance changing from a liquid to a gas?

• A) A and B

• B) C and D

• C) D and E

• D) E and F

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A gasoline-powered generator is used to provide lighting for a house. Which sequence best describes the conversion of energy?

• mechanical, thermal, electrical, radiant

• electrical, chemical, mechanical, radiant

• chemical, mechanical, electrical, radiant

• thermal, mechanical, chemical, radiant

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The chart below shows temperature readings recorded every minute while a substance was being heated at a constant rate. The material was a solid before heating and hot liquid after 7 minutes of heating. Based on the data, at what temperature did a phase change take place?

• 35°C

• 53°C

• 58°C

• 65°C

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The diagram below shows a pinwheel rotating above a lit candle. The arrows indicate the direction of air flow. Which energy transformation is best shown in this diagram?

• thermal to mechanical

• mechanical to radiant

• sound to thermal

• thermal to sound

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Base your answers to the questions on the diagram below, which shows two insulated Styrofoam cups of water connected by an aluminum bar. The thermometers show the temperature of the water in cup A and cup B at the beginning of the heat-flow experiment. Over the next 15 minutes, which changes would most likely occur?

• The temperature in cup A will decrease and the temperature in cup B will increase.

• The temperature in cup A will decrease and the temperature in cup B will decrease.

• The temperature in cup A will increase and the temperature in cup B will increase.

• The temperature in cup A will increase and the temperature in cup B will decrease.

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