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Exam: Energy, Energy Transfer, Heat, Waves and Light P.11.1, P.11.2, P.11.3, P.11.4, P.10.1, P.10.2, P.10.3
A toy robot can walk and talk and runs on batteries. What type of energy is stored in the batteries?

P.11.2

A.
B.
C.
D.

chemical
kinetic
nuclear
thermal

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Sunlight is composed of energy that is visible to humans and energy that is not visible to humans. Which
statement describes which visible energy from the Sun is different from the non-visible energy?

P.10.1

A. It travels at a different speed.

B. It travels a different distance.

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C. It has different wavelengths.

D. It has different amplitudes.

A guitar string vibrates to produce sound. Which type of energy is converted to sound energy?

P.11.2

A.
B.
C.
D.

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The energy generated by the sun travels to Earth as electromagnetic waves. Because the radiation from the sun
travels to Earth in varying wavelengths, scientists consider them to be a spectrum. Which statement describes an
electromagnetic wave with a long wavelength?

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A.
B.
C.
D.

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chemical energy
light energy
kinetic energy
thermal energy

It has a high frequency and low energy.

It has a high frequency and high energy.
It has a low frequency and can travel through a vacuum.
It has a low frequency and needs a medium to travel through.

On a cold winter day, Delia puts logs into a fireplace. Then she strikes a match and sets the logs on fire. As the
fire burns, which two forms of energy are released?

P.11.2

A.
B.
C.
D.

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light and thermal

chemical and light
thermal ad electrical
electrical and chemical

Ashley puts a straw into a glass of water. She notices that when she looks through the glass and the water from
the side, the straw appears to be broken. Which term best explains why the straw looks like it is broken?

P.10.2

A. absorption
B. refraction

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C. scattering
D. transmission

Habib looks around his classroom at different objects. Which object reflects almost all of the light that strikes
it?

P.10.2

A. white poster board

B. clear window glass

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C. bright overhead light

D. black construction paper

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A flashlight runs on a battery. If the light is left on the battery runs out and the flashlight stops working. Which
statement best describes what has happened to the batterys energy?

P.11.3

A.
B.
C.
D.

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It has been destroyed.

It has changed to potential energy.
It has been stored as kinetic energy.
It has changed to thermal energy and light energy.

When a skateboarder reaches the top of a half-pipe ramp, what type of energy is at its maximum?

P.11.2

A.
B.
C.
D.

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Electromagnetic energy travels through space as waves. The electromagnetic spectrum includes all
electromagnetic waves, arranged according to frequency and wavelength. Which of these is an example of an
electromagnetic waves?

P.10.1

Mechanical energy
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Chemical energy

A. radio wave
B. sound wave

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C. ocean wave
D. gravitational pull

A solid rock is sitting on the ground. Which statement best describes the particles that make up the rock?

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A.
B.
C.
D.

not moving at all

vibrating, but not changing place
constantly sliding over each other
always moving from place to place

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Emma measured the maximum displacement of a wave that she made by moving the end of a string up and
down. What property of a wave was she measuring?

P.10.3

A. period
B. frequency

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C. amplitude
D. wavelength

Clarissa warms some hot chocolate in a microwave oven. How are the particles that make up the hot chocolate
different as the temperature increases?

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A.
B.
C.
D.

They move slower.

They have less energy.
They move farther apart.
They are arranged in a pattern.

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Sonia tapped one end of a long wooden table. Sanjay and Marc listened to the sounds. Sanjay pressed his ear to
the table and heard the taps that seemed louder than the taps that marc heard. Why?

P.10.3

A.
B.
C.
D.

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Less energy reached Sanjays ear than Marcs ear.

Particles of wood are farther apart than particles of air.
Sound travels through air and wood at different speeds.
The taps only made the table vibrate, they did not make the air vibrate.

Which description defines heat?

P.11.4

A.
B.
C.
D.

total thermal energy of an object or substance

change in the temperature of a substance degrees Celsius
energy transferred between objects at differ temperatures
average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance

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An earthquake wave travels from its source underground to the ocean floor. What will happen to the wave when
it meets the water in the ocean?

P.10.3

A.
B.
C.
D.

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It will stop.
It will move faster.
It will move slower.
It will continue to move at the same speed.

As energy in the form of heat is added to an ice cube, it begins to melt. What causes melting?

P.11.1

A.
B.
C.
D.

Heat causes the molecules in the ice cube to expand and forces them apart.
Heat removes thermal energy from the ice cube and causes it to become liquid water.
The additional energy causes the bonds between hydrogen and oxygen in the ice cube to break.
The transfer of thermal energy to the ice cube causes its molecules to move faster.

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When you listen to the radio, watch TV, or cook food in a microwave, you are using a device that makes use of
man-made electromagnetic waves. Which statement about electromagnetic waves is false?

P.10.1

A.
B.
C.
D.

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Electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.

Electromagnetic waves need a medium to travel through.
Different wavelengths of light are interpreted by our eyes as different colors.
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves is called electromagnetic radiation.

Willa holds a pan over a campfire and feels warmth from the fire. Most of the warmth Willa feels comes from
which of the following processes?

P.11.4

A.
B.
C.
D.

conduction
convection
insulation
radiation

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P.10.2

Which material is translucent?

A. pure air
B. clear plastic

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C. frosted glass
D. construction paper

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