Energy Pre-test

The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion

• fission

• half-life

• gamma radiation

Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

• fission
• fusion

The major drawback to nuclear fission reactors is the difficulty of achieving safe disposal of radioactive waste products.

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 

• Potential 
• Energy
• Kinetic
• Friction

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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

• Potential
• Kinetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

At which point is potential energy greatest?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which point has the most potential energy?

• G
• f
• b
• a

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What kind of energy is in a battery?

• Potential
• Kinetic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Which of the following best describes the energy transformations that occur when a flashlight that runs on batteries is turned on?

• chemical to mechanical to electrical to radiant

• radiant to electrical to sound

• chemical to radiant to mechanical to electrical

• electric to radiant to chemical