Quiz about 6th Grade Energy

Question 1

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

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Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

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Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

Question 2

Which energy transformation below matches?
Water moving over a dam to move a generator?

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kinetic to electrical

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kinetic to chemical

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solar to electrical

Question 3

Which energy transformation below matches?
Green plants?

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solar to chemical

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chemical to mechanical

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chemical to heat

Question 4

Which energy transformation below matches?
Animals eating food?

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chemical to kinetic

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electrical to potential

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potential to chemical

Question 5

Potential or kinetic?
Stretched bow and arrow?

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potential

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kinetic

Question 6

Potential or kinetic?
Running?

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kinetic

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potential

Question 7

fire, friction

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heat

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light

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sound

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electrical

Question 8

light bulbs, Sun

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light

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mechanical

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chemical

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heat

Question 9

talking, radio

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sound

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light

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mechanical

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chemical

Question 10

batteries, food, gasoline

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chemical

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light

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heat

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mechanical

Question 11

A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.

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Potential

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Kinectic

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Chemical

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Thermal

Question 12

When you compress a spring, which type of energy is released?

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Nuclear

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Radiant

Question 13

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

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chemical -> mechanical

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thermal -> electrical

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mechanical -> electrical

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mechanical -> electromagnetic

Question 14

Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?

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electric to thermal

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chemical to electric

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kinetic to chemical

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thermal to potential

Question 15

Energy transformations occur when...

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energy changes from one form to another

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energy is created through conduction

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two forces slide together that are touching

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a chemical reaction takes place

Question 16

"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."
Which law is this?

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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Newton's Second Law

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Newton's Third Law

Question 17

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

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Kinetic

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Potential

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Energy

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Friction

Question 18

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

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more

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less

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none of the above

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all of the above

Question 19

__________ is stored energy.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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None of the above

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All of the above

Question 20

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

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potential

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kinetic

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none of the above

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all of the above

Question 21

What kind of energy is in basketball passing through the hoop?

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Kinetic

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Potential

Question 22

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

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transformed

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destroyed

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created

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ignored

Question 23

What is the mechanical energy of an object?

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the sum of all kinetic energy and all potential

energy

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the sum of all types of kinetic energy

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the sum of all types of potential energy

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he difference between the kinetic energy and

the potential energy

Question 24

Energy an object has due to its position or height.

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Potential Energy

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Kinetic  Energy

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Mechanical energy

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Transfer

Question 25

The movement of energy from one object to another.

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Transfer

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Transform energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Mechanical energy

Question 26

The change of energy from one form into another form.

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Transform.

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Kinetic energy

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Transfer

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Mechanical energy

Question 27

If the potential energy is 45 J (joules)and the kinetic energy is 50 J, what is the mechanical energy?

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95 J

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5 J

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45 J

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50 J

Question 28

Where is the potential energy the greatest?
(enlarge the picture if needed)

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 29

What is energy?

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The ability to do work.

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moving energy

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stored energy

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renewable energy

Question 30

Which of these things is an example of potential energy?

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firewood

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battery

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a car motor

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a fan

Question 31

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY?

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A BALL TRAVELING AT 10 M/S

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A COMPRESSED SPRING

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WATER BEING STORED AT A WATER DAM

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A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND

Question 32

YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?

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CHEMICAL

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KINETIC

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ELASTIC

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GRAVITATIONAL

Question 33

WHEN AN ARCHER BENDS A BOW, WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY INCREASES IN THE BOW?

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ELASTIC

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GRAVITATIONAL

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KINETIC

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THERMAL

Question 34

WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?

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ELECTRICAL TO SOUND

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ELASTIC TO SOUND

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THERMAL TO SOUND

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SOUND TO ELECTRICAL

Question 35

AS A ROLLER COASTER MOVES DOWN A HILL, POTENTIAL ENERGY IS CONVERTED INTO KINETIC ENERGY, THERMAL ENERGY, AND SOUND ENERGY. WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT THE TOTAL ENERGY OF THIS SYSTEM?

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THE TOTAL ENERGY REMAINS THE SAME AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

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ENERGY IS GAINED (CREATED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

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ENERGY IS LOST (DESTROYED) AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

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THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSTANTLY CHANGES AS THE ROLLER COASTER MOVES

Question 36

a. Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

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C. Nuclear Energy

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A. Sound Energy

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B. Potential Energy

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D. Thermal energy

Question 37

A student is holding the end of a pendulum. The student releases the pendulum. What energy transfers are taking place?

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potential energy is transferred to kinetic energy

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chemical energy to thermal energy

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mechanical energy to chemical energy

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kinetic energy is tranferred to potential energy

Question 38

Which has the most kinetic energy?

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a dump truck driving down a hill

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a basketball rolling down a hill

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a bus stopped at the top of a hill

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a golf ball sitting at the top of the hill

Question 39

What is the unit used to measure work?

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Joule

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Watt

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Newton

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Pascal

Question 40

Work done = Force x _________

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a. distance

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b. acceleration

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c. velocity

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d. speed

Question 41

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

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Potential

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Kinetic

Question 42

If W=Fd
Then how much work is done if it takes 20N to move a box 10 meters

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200

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0

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2

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20

Question 43

In which of the following situations do your arms do work on books?

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picking up a pile of books from the floor

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holding a heavy stack of books while standing

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carrying a heavy stack of books

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dropping a stack of books onto a table

Question 44

If you exert a force of 10.N to lift a box over 1 m how much work do you do.

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10

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11

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5

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20

Question 45

If you do 40 joules of work lifting a 10N box, how high is the shelf you move it to.

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4m

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400m

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40m

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50m

Question 46

Work is done when a force causes an object to ...

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move

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stay still

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slow down

Question 47

What are the 2 main types of energy?

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potential and kinetic

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push and pull

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magnetic and electrical

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