Quiz about Energy and Energy Transformations Pre-Assessment

Question 1

What is an example of Radiant energy?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic waves

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Burning Logs

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Vibrations

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Gravitational potential

Question 2

Kinetic energy is energy due to...

Accepted Answer

motion

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interactions between objects or particles

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elasticity

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mass

Question 3

Potential energy is energy due to..

Accepted Answer

interactions between objects or particles

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mass

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motion

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work

Question 4

Potential energy is energy that is...

Accepted Answer

stored

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already used

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being used currently

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never going to be used

Question 5

What is energy?

Accepted Answer

the ability to cause change

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the ability to resist change

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the ability to lack change

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the ability to

Question 6

Which is an example of sound energy?

Accepted Answer

plucking a guitar string

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light energy

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turning the lights on

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splitting nuclei

Question 7

What is an example of Nuclear energy?

Accepted Answer

splitting nuclei

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light energy

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burning logs

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plucking a guitar string

Question 8

"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?

Accepted Answer

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 9

You have just turned on a fan.
What type of energy is this?

Accepted Answer

Electric

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Radiant

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Nuclear

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Thermal

Question 10

What is nuclear energy?

Accepted Answer

The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

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Kinetic and potential energy that is stored and produced by an electrical field.

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The potential energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules

Question 11

At what point does the roller coaster have the highest amount of potential energy?

Accepted Answer

At the top of the first hill.

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At the bottom of the first hill.

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At the top of the third hill.

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At the end of the ride.

Question 12

At what point of the ride have the highest kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

At the lowest point of the ride.

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At the highest point in the ride.

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On the middle hill of the ride.

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Roller coasters do not exhibit kinetic energy.

Question 13

If the speed of an object increases, what also increases?

Accepted Answer

kinetic energy

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potential energy

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solar energy

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static energy

Question 14

What type of energy does a battery contain?

Accepted Answer

electrical potential energy

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electrical kinetic energy

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electrical neuron energy

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electromagnetic pulsar energy

Question 15

What is chemical energy?

Accepted Answer

A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms.

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The potential energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules

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Kinetic and potential energy that is stored and produced by an electrical field.

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Energy sent out in the form of electromagnetic waves.

Question 16

The molecules of a given substance are rapidly expanding at an excited state. What type of energy is present?

Accepted Answer

Thermal energy

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Mechanical Energy

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Sound energy

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Vibratory energy

Question 17

Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?

Accepted Answer

A battery causes a flashlight to shine.

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A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.

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A candle glows brightly in the dark.

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A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.

Question 18

Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

Accepted Answer

a fan

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An e-reader

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a manual pencil sharpener

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ipod

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Light, thermal, and sound

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Thermal, chemical, and solar

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Sound, mechanical, and electrical

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Light, chemical, and mechanical

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

chemical -> mechanical

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thermal -> electrical

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mechanical -> electrical

Answer

mechanical -> electromagnetic

Energy and Energy Transformations Pre-Assessment

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