Transformation of Energy
Test your understanding of the transformation of energy with the self-quiz below.
Energy Transformation Self-Quiz
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- Choose the BEST energy transformation(s) in the following situation. Order counts! A person is freely falling downward. The system consists of the person and the earth.
- kinetic energy transforms to gravitational potential energy which transforms to thermal energy
- gravitational potential energy transforms to thermal energy which transforms to kinetic energy
- gravitational potential energy transforms to thermal energy and kinetic energy
- gravitational potential energy transforms to kinetic energy
- Choose the BEST energy transformation(s) in the following situation. Order counts! A person walks up a flight of stairs at a constant speed. The system consists of the person and the earth.
- kinetic energy transforms to gravitational potential energy which transforms to thermal energy
- gravitational potential energy transforms to thermal energy which transforms to kinetic energy
- chemical potential energy transforms to thermal energy and gravitational potential energy
- chemical potential energy transforms to thermal energy, kinetic energy, and gravitational potential energy
- Choose the BEST energy transformation(s) in the following situation. Order counts! A rubber band is shot from a rubber band gun, falls 1.5 meters to the ground, and stops. The system consists of the rubber band and the earth.
- elastic potential energy transforms to kinetic energy; gravitational potential energy transforms to kinetic energy; kinetic energy transforms to thermal energy
- gravitational potential energy transforms to elastic potential energy
- kinetic energy transforms to gravitational potential energy
- there is no energy transformation
- Choose the BEST energy transformation(s) in the following situation. Order counts! A bowling ball slows down as it rolls along a horizontal alley. The system consists of the bowling ball and the floor.
- thermal energy transforms to kinetic energy
- gravitational potential energy transforms to kinetic energy
- kinetic energy transforms to elastic potential energy
- kinetic energy transforms to thermal energy