Energy Transformation

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Energy Transformation

• SOL Review

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The ability to do work is described as

1. force
2. power
3. energy
4. watt

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Which of the following actions does not describe
potential energy being changed into kinetic
energy?

1. releasing a stretched rubber band
2. a child sliding down a slide
3. a spring being compressed
4. an apple falling from a tree

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When electrons move back and forth reversing
their direction regularly, the current is called

1. direct current
2. series current
3. electric current
4. alternating current

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An electric current in a wire coil produces

1. another current
2. a magnetic field
3. a generator
4. a source of voltage

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Energy from the sun reaches us through

1. radiation
2. conduction
3. convection
4. circulation

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Light has properties of both particles and

1. longitudinal waves
2. transverse waves
3. liquids
4. gases

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Which is not a renewable fuel source?

1. geothermal
2. biomes
3. coal
4. solar

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According to the Law of Conservation of Energy,
when energy changes from one form to another form
the total energy of the system

1. increases
2. decreases
3. remains the same
4. can increase or decrease

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When four light bulbs are wired in parallel, if
one goes out

1. the second bulb goes out, but the other two bulbs
   continue to shine
2. all the remaining bulbs go out
3. all the remaining bulbs continue to shine
4. all the remaining bulbs flicker on and off

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As an object's temperature decreases, its
particles

1. stop moving
2. gain kinetic energy
3. slow down
4. hit other particles harder

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At a given velocity, as frequency increases, the
wavelength

1. increases
2. decreases
3. remains the same
4. cannot be predicted

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