Energy Test Study Guide

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Learning!Goals!for!the!Energy!Test:!!Friday,!October!24th!
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To#be#prepared#for#the#test,#the#learner#should:#
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Understand!what!energy!is!and!be!able!to!recognize!when!energy!is!present.!
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Understand!the!difference!between!potential!and!kinetic!energy!and!be!able!to!identify,!when!given!a!
form!of!energy,!whether!it!is!potential!or!kinetic.!
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Understand!all!of!the!forms!of!energy!from!the!energy!flowchart!and!be!able!to!recognize!where!
energy!is!located!when!given!an!energy!form!from!the!flow!chart.!!Also,!be!able!to!identify!which!
type!of!energy!is!being!described!when!given!an!example.!
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Understand!the!difference!between!renewable!and!nonrenewable!energy!and!be!able!to!identify!any!
of!the!energy!sources!from!the!lab/worksheet!as!renewable!or!nonrenewable.!
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Understand!where!the!United!States!gets!most!of!its!energy!(renewable/nonrenewable).!
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Understand!what!a!fossil!fuel!is!and!what!energy!sources!are!considered!fossil!fuels.!
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Understand!how!to!apply!the!Law!of!Conservation!of!Energy!to!a!situation!like!bouncing!a!ball.!!The!
ball!never!bounces!as!high!as!the!previous!bounce!because!energy!is!converted!into!other!forms!of!
energy!(sound,!thermal,!motion),!but!the!total!energy!stays!the!same.!
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Understand!that!a!chemical!equation,!which!is!used!to!show!the!reactants!and!products!involved!in!a!
chemical!reaction,!always!needs!to!be!balanced!due!to!the!Law!of!Conservation!of!Matter.!
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Understand!that!the!Earth!System!is!made!up!of!4!smaller!systems/spheres!that!all!work!together!to!
help!Earth!function.!!Also,!understand!which!part!of!the!earth!system!is!in!each!of!the!four!smaller!
systems/spheres.!
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Understand!the!difference!between!an!open!and!closed!system!and,!when!given!a!description!or!part!
of!the!earth!system,!be!able!to!identify!whether!it!is!open!or!closed.!
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Understand!that!matter!cycles!through!the!earth!system!in!biogeochemical!cycles,!four!of!which!are!
the!nitrogen!cycle,!carbon!cycle,!water!cycle,!and!phosphorus!cycle.!!Understand!major!components!
of!and!major!stops!on!each!cycle.!
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Understand!the!internal!and!external!energy!sources!for!the!earth!system.!
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Understand!that!energy!drives!the!movement!of!matter!through!the!earth!system.!
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Understand!the!changes!in!energy!that!are!involved!with!a!skater!on!a!ramp!(review!the!worksheet!
from!the!skate!park!activity).!
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Understand!all!vocabulary!terms!on!the!unit!vocabulary!list!and!how!to!determine!the!meaning!of!a!
word!when!given!the!meaning!of!the!words!parts.!
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Understand!how!to!set!up!and!interpret!a!line!graph.!
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Be!prepared!to!answer!questions!like!those!found!on!all!assignments!and!labs!from!this!unit.!

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