Quiz about Energy Quiz

Question 1

Mr. Young is sitting high on a slope reading his favorite magazine. Mr. Young has potential energy. Why does he have potential energy?

Accepted Answer

He is positioned above the earth and the earth's gravitational force is pulling on him.

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He is positioned at a 90 degree angle to the earth's surface.

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The slope is pushing up on him.

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He is not moving.

Question 2

Mrs. Lyons has a bow. The bow has energy due to the shape of the string. What kind of energy results from the shape of an object?

Accepted Answer

elastic potential energy

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gravitational potential energy

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elastic kinetic energy

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gravitational potential energy

Question 3

Which of the following has kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

A bowling ball rolling down the lane.

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A baseball sitting on home plate.

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A soccer ball in a soccer bag.

Question 4

Mr. Lehn is racing to the lunch room on Mrs. Thorpe's skateboard! At which of the following speeds does Mr. Lehn have the most kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

6 miles per hour

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2 miles per hour

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1 mile per hour

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3 miles per hour

Question 5

At what point on a roller coaster does a car have the most potential energy?

Accepted Answer

At the top of the tallest hill

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At the top of the smallest hill

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At the bottom of the smallest hill

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At the bottom of the tallest hill

Question 6

Which of the following types of energy is associated with the height of an object above a reference point?

Accepted Answer

gravitational potential energy

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elastic potential energy

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gravitational kinetic energy

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elastic kinetic energy

Question 7

During which of the following scenarios does a rocket have kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

Moments after launch when the rocket is flying towards space.

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When the rocket is waiting to be launched

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Once the rocket has safely landed back on Earth.

Question 8

When you pull back a rubber band, you give if it

Accepted Answer

elastic potential energy

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gravitational potential energy

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gravitational kinetic energy

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elastic kinetic energy

Question 9

The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is transformed to another,

Accepted Answer

no energy is created or destroyed

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more energy is created than destroyed

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all energy is destroyed

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less energy is created than destroyed

Question 10

What does kinetic energy depend on?

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mass and speed

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the total amount of time

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the buoyancy of an object

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weight and volume

Question 11

Energy is

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the ability to do work

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the work needed to create potential and kinetic energy

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mass/speed

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Mountain Dew

Question 12

Anytime energy is transformed from one form to another, some of the energy is always turned into what type of energy?

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thermal

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radiant

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sound

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atomic

Question 13

Fossil fuels such as gas, oil, and coal have what kind of energy?

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Nuclear

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Sound

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Mechanical

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Light

Question 14

Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

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Electrical to light

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Chemical to light

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Electrical to chemical

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Chemical to electrical

Question 15

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

Accepted Answer

kinetic

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Potential

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sound

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Gravitational

Question 16

Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?

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Kinetic to electric

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Gravitational potential to electric

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Mechanical to potential

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Thermal to sound

Question 17

Work is

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A transfer of energy by a force to move and object

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Something you get paid for

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Makes you sweat

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Something you take home

Question 18

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

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At the bottom of a big hil

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lWhen going around a corner

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When going upside down

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At the top of a big hill

Question 19

According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?

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Law of conservation of energy

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First law of motion

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The laws of Newton

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Laws of Energy

Question 20

"Fossil Fuels" refers to

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all of the above

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coal

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oil

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natural gas

Question 21

When you turn on a radio, what type of energy transformation takes place?

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electrical energy to sound energy

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sound energy to chemical energy

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chemical energy to sound energy

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sound energy to electrical energy

Question 22

A student rolls these four items on the same surface and at the same speed. Which item will have the greatest kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

basketball

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marble

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beach ball

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tennis ball

Question 23

The energy of blowing wind can be harnessed to create electricity. Why is wind considered a

renewable energy source?

Accepted Answer

Wind comes from atmospheric conditions that are available indefinitely.

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Wind does not cause destruction of the environment.

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Wind turns the blades of a windmill that creates electricity.

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Wind provides only a very small amount of electricity to the United States.

Question 24

The diagram below shows a pendulum in motion. Which describes the potential and kinetic energy of the pendulum at position x?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy is at its highest and potential energy is at its lowest.

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Potential energy is at its lowest and kinetic energy is at its lowest.

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Potential energy is at its highest and kinetic energy is at its lowest.

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Kinetic energy is at its highest and potential energy is at its highest.

Question 25

In the figure, kinetic energy is being converted into potential energy from

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point B to point C

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point A to point B

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The only energy involved here is kinetic energy

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Energy is not being converted

Question 26

As the car moves from point A , to point B, and finally to point C, the total energy of the car

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stays the same, but is converted between potential and kinetic energy

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decreases from point A to point B, then increases from point B to point C

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increases from point A to point B, then decreases from point B to point C

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is lost between points B and C

Energy Quiz

26 questions

Mr. Young is sitting high on a slope reading his favorite magazine. Mr. Young has potential energy. Why does he have potential energy?

Mrs. Lyons has a bow. The bow has energy due to the shape of the string. What kind of energy results from the shape of an object?

Which of the following has kinetic energy?

Mr. Lehn is racing to the lunch room on Mrs. Thorpe's skateboard! At which of the following speeds does Mr. Lehn have the most kinetic energy?

At what point on a roller coaster does a car have the most potential energy?

Which of the following types of energy is associated with the height of an object above a reference point?

During which of the following scenarios does a rocket have kinetic energy?

When you pull back a rubber band, you give if it

The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is transformed to another,

What does kinetic energy depend on?

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