Energy Transfer and Design Worksheet
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Energy Transfer and Design Worksheet
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. A design that reduces heat flow is trying to minimize thermal energy __.
2. Which question best fits an energy design problem?
3. Match the design goal to the best idea: keep a room warmer in winter
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4. A braking system changes a car's kinetic energy and often produces __ energy.
5. Why do engineers think about tradeoffs when designing energy systems?
6. Which statement is most accurate?
7. When energy moves between objects or parts of a system, scientists say it is being __.
8. Why should students test materials instead of guessing which one is the best insulator?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. transfer
2. How can we keep a lunch container warm for longer?
3. use materials that reduce thermal transfer
4. thermal
5. Improving one part of a system can affect cost, safety, weight, or how energy is transferred somewhere else
6. A system can transfer useful energy and also produce unwanted heat or sound.
7. transferred
8. Testing provides evidence about how well each material actually slows thermal energy transfer in that design