Quiz about Forms of Energy

Question 1

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Answer

Energy

Answer

Friction

Question 2

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

Accepted Answer

more

Answer

less

Answer

none of the above

Answer

all of the above

Question 3

__________ is stored energy.

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Answer

None of the above

Answer

All of the above

Question 4

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

Accepted Answer

Height and mass

Answer

Friction and movement

Answer

Mass and Movement

Answer

Height and Friction

Question 5

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.

Accepted Answer

potential

Answer

kinetic

Answer

none of the above

Answer

all of the above

Question 6

which point has the most potential energy

Accepted Answer

a

Answer

G

Answer

f

Answer

b

Question 7

Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

Accepted Answer

X & Z

Answer

W & Y

Question 8

Can energy be destroyed

Accepted Answer

no

Answer

yes

Question 9

At which point is potential energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

X

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 10

As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?

Accepted Answer

The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases

Answer

Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease

Answer

The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases

Answer

Bothe the potential energy and kinetic energy increase

Question 11

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 12

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

Accepted Answer

transferred

Answer

destroyed

Answer

created

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ignored

Question 13

Which would have the greatest gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

A 45lb dog in an oak tree

Answer

A 4lb rat on a school desk

Answer

A 14 pound platypus on a swing

Answer

A 45lb child on a bike

Question 14

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Question 15

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 16

What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 17

What kind of energy is in a battery?

Accepted Answer

Potential

Answer

Kinetic

Question 18

What kind of energy?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical

Answer

Thermal

Answer

Electrical

Answer

Radiant

Question 19

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

Accepted Answer

chemical

Answer

kinetic

Answer

thermal

Answer

radiant

Question 20

At which point is kinetic energy greatest?

Accepted Answer

X

Answer

W

Answer

Y

Answer

Z

Question 21

A person rowing a boat.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic Energy

Answer

Potential Energy

Question 22

Fruit hanging from a tree.

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy

Answer

Kinetic Energy

Question 23

A child sitting at the top of a slide.

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy

Answer

Kinetic Energy

Question 24

Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?

Accepted Answer

chemical -> mechanical

Answer

thermal -> electrical

Answer

mechanical -> electrical

Answer

mechanical -> electromagnetic

Question 25

what type of energy is stored in a battery?

Accepted Answer

chemical

Answer

electrical

Answer

thermal

Answer

mechanical

Question 26

Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

Accepted Answer

Thermal

Answer

Solar

Answer

Electrical

Answer

None

Question 27

What best describes the energy conversion that occurs when you turn on a hair dryer?

Accepted Answer

electric to kinetic to thermal and sound

Answer

chemical to thermal to light and sound

Answer

nuclear to electrical to thermal and sound

Answer

kinetic to light to thermal and sound

Question 28

Mechanical energy

Accepted Answer

energy of motion

Answer

energy built up before being in motion

Answer

energy released in a chemical reaction

Question 29

What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can only be changed from one form to another?

Accepted Answer

law of conservation of energy

Answer

law of conservation of matter

Answer

law of gravity

Answer

law of proportions

Question 30

Making a Fruit Smoothie is YUMMY!
Plug a Blender into the wall outlet, and you're ready to go.
Which choice below BEST shows the energy transformation of making a smoothie?

Accepted Answer

Electrical to Kinetic

Answer

Electrical to Chemical

Answer

Mechanical to Sound

Answer

Kinetic to Thermal

Question 31

A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?

Accepted Answer

Light, thermal, and sound

Answer

Thermal, chemical, and solar

Answer

Sound, mechanical, and electrical

Answer

Light, chemical, and mechanical

Question 32

Energy transformations occur when...

Accepted Answer

energy changes from one form to another

Answer

energy is created through conduction

Answer

two forces slide together that are touching

Answer

a chemical reaction takes place

Question 33

At what position would a cyclist have the most kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

F

Question 34

Is this picture of a stopped roller coaster this is an  example of _________________ energy?

Accepted Answer

Gravitational Potential Energy

Answer

Kinetic Energy Only

Answer

Electrical Energy

Answer

Nuclear Energy

Question 35

Microwaves, x-rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared waves, light waves are all examples of

Accepted Answer

electromagnetic energy

Answer

electrical energy

Answer

chemical energy

Answer

nuclear energy

Question 36

A student listens to music with a digital music player, similar to the one shown below. Which best describes the energy transformations that take place in the music player?

Accepted Answer

Chemical to electrical to sound

Answer

Mechanical to chemical to electrical

Answer

Chemical to sound to electrical

Answer

Electrical to heat to sound

Question 37

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.

Accepted Answer

created, destroyed

Answer

destroyed, destroyed

Answer

created, saved

Answer

lost, found

Question 38

What kind of energy comes from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

solar

Answer

chemical

Answer

electrical

Answer

mechanical

Question 39

Radiation is a method of thermal energy transfer that moves -

Accepted Answer

through empty space.

Answer

when objects touch.

Answer

only through solids.

Answer

in the motion of fluids.

Question 40

An example of a situation in which an egg is receiving thermal energy through convection -

Accepted Answer

The egg is hard boiled in a pot of water.

Answer

The egg is kept warm by its mother in the nest.

Answer

An egg cracked on a hot sidewalk starts to cook.

Answer

A metal pan on the stove fries the egg.

Question 41

Which of the following describes a way in which heat energy will be transferred by conduction?

Accepted Answer

Sample 2 to Sample 3

Answer

Sample 1 to Sample 2

Answer

Sample 3 to Sample 2

Answer

Sample 3 to Sample 1

Question 42

Which of the following is an example of conduction?

Accepted Answer

Heat moving from a clothes iron to a shirt.

Answer

Solar energy warming a room.

Answer

Heat rising from the coils of a stove.

Answer

Hot air drying a wet towel.

Question 43

Which of following is a conductor?

Accepted Answer

Metal Pot

Answer

Wooden Stick

Answer

Styrofoam Cooler

Answer

Plastic Container

Question 44

What is the definition of CONVECTION

Accepted Answer

a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

Answer

When heat transfers through waves.

Answer

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

Answer

Heat traveling from the sun

Question 45

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

Accepted Answer

Hotter to colder

Answer

Colder to hotter

Answer

Hotter to hotter

Answer

Colder to colder

Question 46

Which of the following is needed for convection to happen?

Accepted Answer

Fluid/s

Answer

Light in the form or rays

Answer

Electromagnetic waves

Answer

Fire

Question 47

The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

insulation

Answer

radiation

Question 48

This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Convection.

Answer

Conduction.

Answer

Radiation.

Question 49

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

Accepted Answer

high to low

Answer

low to high

Answer

high to high

Answer

It can travel high to low and low to high.

Question 50

The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand.

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Question 51

In which direction will heat be transferred by conduction?

Accepted Answer

From Sample 3 to Sample 2

Answer

From Sample 4 to Sample 1

Answer

From Sample 2 to Sample 3

Answer

From Sample 2 to Sample 4

Question 52

Energy in motion is ____________ energy.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic

Answer

Potential

Answer

Energy

Answer

Friction

Question 53

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

Accepted Answer

more

Answer

less

Question 54

A tennis ball being served over a net.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic Energy

Answer

Potential Energy

Question 55

A child sitting at the top of a slide.

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy

Answer

Kinetic Energy

Question 56

A person rowing a boat.

Accepted Answer

Kinetic Energy

Answer

Potential Energy

Question 57

Heat transfer always goes from-

Accepted Answer

Hot to Cold

Answer

Cold to Hot

Answer

Heat doesn't transfer

Answer

Freezing to Cold

Question 58

What type of material makes the best conductor?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Food

Answer

Wood

Answer

Styrofoam

Question 59

What type of material makes the best insulators?

Accepted Answer

Styrofoam

Answer

Aluminum

Answer

Copper

Answer

Metal

Question 60

As the thermal energy of a substance increases, its particles spread out and the substance expands.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 61

Which of these actions, on their own, will cause ice to change to water? Remember, hot --- > cold

Accepted Answer

adding heat to the ice

Answer

removing heat from the ice

Answer

adding sand to the ice

Answer

crushing the ice

Question 62

What transfer of heat is responsible for cooking the chicken?

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

Answer

convection

Answer

electrical

Question 63

Four steel blocks were heated to different temperatures and stacked together as shown. In which direction will heat be transferred by conduction?

Accepted Answer

From Sample 3 to Sample 2

Answer

From Sample 4 to Sample 1

Answer

From Sample 2 to Sample 3

Answer

From Sample 2 to Sample 4

Question 64

Which particles are moving fastest?

Accepted Answer

Particles in steam.

Answer

Particles in ice.

Answer

Particles in boiling water.

Answer

Particles in water from the sink.

Forms of Energy

74 questions

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

__________ is stored energy.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the and of the object.

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.

which point has the most potential energy

Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy

Can energy be destroyed

At which point is potential energy greatest?

As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?

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