Energy Transformation Test

Energy Transformation Test

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1. What energy transformation occurs when sunlight hits solar panels?
   1.   Chemical to Electrical
   2.   Nuclear to Thermal
   3.   Mechanical to Electrical
   4.   Radiant to Electrical
2. When a person walks up a flight of stairs, what energy transformation occurs?
   1.   Mechanical to Kinetic
   2.   Potential to Kinetic
   3.   Radiant to Mechanical
   4.   Electrical to Thermal
3. In a photosynthesis process, what type of energy transformation takes place?
   1.   Chemical to Radiant
   2.   Radiant to Chemical
   3.   Electrical to Chemical
   4.   Mechanical to Chemical
4. What happens to the energy when a ball is thrown into the air?
   1.   Mechanical to Radiant
   2.   Radiant to Kinetic
   3.   Electrical to Mechanical
   4.   Kinetic to Potential
5. What energy transformation occurs when a battery-operated toy car moves?
   1.   Thermal to Mechanical
   2.   Mechanical to Electrical
   3.   Chemical to Mechanical
   4.   Radiant to Electrical
6. When you turn on an electric heater, what energy transformation occurs?
   1.   Electrical to Thermal
   2.   Nuclear to Electrical
   3.   Mechanical to Thermal
   4.   Radiant to Thermal
7. When a candle burns, what type of energy transformation takes place?
   1.   Electrical to Chemical
   2.   Thermal to Mechanical
   3.   Radiant to Chemical
   4.   Chemical to Mechanical
8. What energy transformation occurs in a wind turbine?
   1.   Mechanical to Electrical
   2.   Electrical to Thermal
   3.   Radiant to Electrical
   4.   Chemical to Mechanical
9. In a coal-fired power plant, what energy transformation occurs?
   1.   Radiant to Thermal
   2.   Nuclear to Thermal
   3.   Mechanical to Electrical
   4.   Chemical to Electrical
10. In a geothermal power plant, what energy transformation occurs?
    1.   Thermal to Electrical
    2.   Mechanical to Thermal
    3.   Chemical to Electrical
    4.   Radiant to Mechanical
11. What energy transformation occurs in a flashlight?
    1.   Electrical to Thermal
    2.   Radiant to Chemical
    3.   Chemical to Radiant
    4.   Mechanical to Electrical
12. When a battery powers a flashlight, what energy transformation takes place?
    1.   Thermal to Electrical
    2.   Mechanical to Thermal
    3.   Chemical to Electrical
    4.   Electrical to Mechanical
13. What happens to the energy when a roller coaster goes down a hill?
    1.   Electrical to Mechanical
    2.   Chemical to Thermal
    3.   Potential to Kinetic
    4.   Mechanical to Radiant
14. When a microwave oven heats food, what energy transformation occurs?
    1.   Electrical to Thermal
    2.   Radiant to Thermal
    3.   Electrical to Mechanical
    4.   Mechanical to Thermal
15. In a nuclear power plant, what type of energy transformation occurs?
    1.   Electrical to Mechanical
    2.   Chemical to Electrical
    3.   Mechanical to Electrical
    4.   Nuclear to Thermal
16. What type of energy transformation occurs when a car engine burns gasoline to produce motion?
    1.   Nuclear to Thermal
    2.   Chemical to Mechanical
    3.   Mechanical to Chemical
    4.   Electrical to Thermal
17. What happens to the energy when a guitar string is plucked?
    1.   Mechanical to Sound
    2.   Chemical to Thermal
    3.   Radiant to Mechanical
    4.   Electrical to Kinetic
18. What happens to the energy when a person swings on a swing set?
    1.   Mechanical to Kinetic
    2.   Kinetic to Potential
    3.   Electrical to Thermal
    4.   Chemical to Mechanical
19. What energy transformation takes place when food is digested in the body?
    1.   Chemical to Mechanical
    2.   Electrical to Thermal
    3.   Radiant to Chemical
    4.   Mechanical to Chemical
20. In a hydroelectric dam, what type of energy transformation occurs?
    1.   Nuclear to Mechanical
    2.   Thermal to Electrical
    3.   Electrical to Mechanical
    4.   Mechanical to Electrical