Energy Multiple Choice Test
8th - 12th Grade
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Energy Multiple Choice Test
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8th - 12th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively covers fundamental concepts in work, energy, and power, making it most appropriate for high school physics students at the 9th-12th grade level. The questions assess students' understanding of mechanical energy forms (kinetic and potential energy), the relationship between work and energy, power calculations, energy conservation principles, and machine efficiency. Students need to master the mathematical relationships between force, distance, and work (W = Fd), understand that kinetic energy depends on mass and velocity squared (KE = ½mv²), and apply the work-energy theorem to solve practical problems involving moving objects. The quiz requires students to analyze energy transformations, calculate efficiency percentages, and understand how simple machines like pulleys operate under ideal conditions. Students must also grasp broader energy concepts including conservation of energy and recognize the sun as Earth's primary energy source. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying physics energy concepts in grades 8-12. This assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a comprehensive unit review, formative assessment tool, or homework assignment to reinforce energy principles covered in class. Teachers can use this quiz as a diagnostic tool before major assessments to identify areas where students need additional practice, or deploy it as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge about energy transformations. The varied question formats, from conceptual understanding to mathematical applications, make it ideal for differentiated instruction and provide students with multiple opportunities to demonstrate their mastery of energy concepts. This quiz aligns with Next Generation Science Standards MS-PS3-2 and HS-PS3-1, which focus on developing models to describe energy storage and transfer in physical systems.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Raising an auto in a service station requires work. Raising it twice as high requires
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NGSS.MS-PS2-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Raising an auto in a service station requires work. Raising it in half the time requires
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NGSS.HS-PS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The energy due to the position of something or the energy due to motion is called
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NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After you place a book on a high shelf, we say the book has increased
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NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An empty truck traveling at 10 km/h has kinetic energy. How much kinetic energy does it have when it is loaded so its mass is twice, and its speed is increased to twice?
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NGSS.HS-PS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following equations is most useful for solving a problem that asks for the distance a fast-moving crate slides across a factory floor in coming to a stop?
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NGSS.HS-PS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A boulder at the top of a vertical cliff has a potential energy of 100 MJ relative to the ground below. It rolls off the cliff. When it is halfway to the ground its kinetic energy is
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NGSS.HS-PS3-1
NGSS.HS-PS3-2
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