Energy Transformation Test

Energy Transformation Test

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