Energy Transfer and Transformation Insights

What is the term used when energy is passed from one object to another?

• Energy transformation

• Energy transfer

• Energy conservation

• Energy dissipation

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Which type of energy is transferred from your leg to a soccer ball when you kick it?

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

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What type of energy does a toaster take in?

• Heat energy

• Light energy

• Mechanical energy

• Electrical energy

What type of energy does a toaster output?

• Mechanical energy

• Sound energy

• Heat energy

• Electrical energy

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In an energy flow diagram, where is the energy input written?

• Below the arrow

• Above the arrow

• At the back of the arrow

• At the tip of the arrow

What does the arrow in an energy flow diagram represent?

• The speed of energy transfer

• The type of energy

• The amount of energy

• The direction of energy transformation

In the toaster example, what is the useful output energy?

• Sound energy

• Electrical energy

• Light energy

• Heat energy

According to the law of conservation of energy, energy can never be:

• Transferred

• Transformed

• Created or destroyed

• Wasted

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What happens to energy that appears to be wasted?

• It is destroyed

• It is converted into light energy

• It is gained by another object as heat

• It disappears

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What is almost always the form of energy gained by another object when energy is wasted?

• Mechanical energy

• Sound energy

• Heat energy

• Light energy

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