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Science Explainer: Energy transfers and transformations

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Read the passage Energy transfers and transformations. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Energy transfers and transformations. Then answer the questions below.
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Question 1
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transfer
change
unchangeable
created or destroyed
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Drag and drop each answer into the correct space.

Energy is not _________________, it cannot be _________________________, but can_____________ between objects and can ___________ form.
Question 2
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Drag each energy example into the correct category to show if it is a transfer or transformation.

  • Heat is disbursed through direct contact between molecules.
  • Gravitational potential energy becomes kinetic energy when a ball rolls downhill.
  • The kinetic energy from a moving object moves to a stationary one via work.
  • Energy changes when a plant uses light energy to process water and carbon dioxide into chemical energy.
  • Energy transfer
  • Energy transformation
Question 3
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Which of the following statements is true according to the passage about energy transfer and transformation? Select two correct answers.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change form.
Nearly all thermal energy on Earth comes from underground geothermal sources.
Energy transformations involve the conversion of only heat into work.
In a frictionless universe, a ball would stop rolling at the bottom of a hill.