Physical Science:
Fill-In-The-Blanks: Energy Transformations
Name: _____________________________ Date: ___/___ Period: ____ Grade: _______
In each question, determine the energy transformations
(Thermal, chemical, electrical, mechanical, sound, nuclear, radiant, gravitational, kinetic)
1. The burning of coal to make steam which turns a turbine to make electricity.
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2. An explosion like a firework or dynamite.
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3. A battery-operated flashlight.
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4. An automobile using an internal combustion engine with gasoline.
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5. A hydroelectric plant which takes failing water in a turbine and turns it into electricity.
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6. An electrical mixer, mixing a batter to make a cake.
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7. A telephone receiver.
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8. A nuclear power plant.
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9. A windmill.
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Physical Science:
Fill-In-The-Blanks: Energy Transformations
Name: ____Key_____________________ Date: ___/___ Period: ____ Grade: _______
In each question, determine the energy transformations
(Thermal, chemical, electrical, mechanical, sound, nuclear, radiant, gravitational, kinetic)
1. The burning of coal to make steam which turns a turbine to make electricity.
_Chemical_
_Thermal_
_Mechanical_
_Electrical_
2. An explosion like a firework or dynamite.
_Chemical_
_Thermal_
_Radiant_
_Sound_
3. A battery-operated flashlight.
_Chemical_
_Electrical_
_Radiant_
4. An automobile using an internal combustion engine with gasoline.
_Chemical_
_Thermal_
_Mechanical_
5. A hydroelectric plant which takes failing water in a turbine and turns it into electricity.
_Gravitational_
_Mechanical_
_Electrical_
6. An electrical mixer, mixing a batter to make a cake.
_Electrical_
_Mechanical_
_Sound_
_Mechanical_
_Sound_
7. A telephone receiver.
_Electrical_
8. A nuclear power plant.
_Nuclear_
_Thermal_
_Mechanical_
_Electrical_
9. A windmill.
_Kinetic motion (wind)_
_Mechanical_
_Electrical_