Quiz about 6th Grade Energy

Question 1

The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called:

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heat

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temperature

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motion

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momentum

Question 2

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 3

Which energy transformation below matches?
A book falling?

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kinetic to sound and heat

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chemical to sound and heat

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electrical to sound and heat

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

Potential or kinetic?
Stretched bow and arrow?

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potential

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kinetic

Question 8

Potential or kinetic?
Running?

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kinetic

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potential

Question 9

fire, friction

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heat

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light

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sound

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electrical

Question 10

light bulbs, Sun

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light

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mechanical

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chemical

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heat

Question 11

talking, radio

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sound

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light

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mechanical

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chemical

Question 12

batteries, food, gasoline

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chemical

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light

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heat

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mechanical

Question 13

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 14

An example of a fossil fuel is

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coal

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wind

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water

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wood

Question 15

Energy from the position or movement of an object is..

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mechanical energy

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transportation

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heat energy

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electromagneticenergy

Question 16

Chemical Engergy is stored in

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the bonds that hold atoms together.

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wind.

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water.

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an objects position .

Question 17

Energy cannot be created out of nothing, nor can it be completely destroyed. Energy can only change its form

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Conservation of Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Potential Energy

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Wind Energy

Question 18

Which type of energy results from rubbing your hands together?

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thermal

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light

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electrical

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gravitational

Question 19

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 20

what type of energy is stored in a battery?

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chemical

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electrical

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thermal

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mechanical

Question 21

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 22

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 23

Resources that can be replaced

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Renewable

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Inexhaustible

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Nonrenewable

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conservation

Question 24

A green plant has _____ energy

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Chemical

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Nuclear

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Thermal

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Jeremiah

Question 25

What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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The energy an object has due its chemical composition.

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The energy an object has due to its atomic structure.

Question 26

When does an object have NO kinetic energy?

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When it's at rest.

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When it's moving very slowly.

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When it has no electrical charge.

Question 27

Select all of the objects that have kinetic energy. (You may click more than one object!)

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Option D is correct

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

Question 28

At which point is potential energy greatest?

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 29

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

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 30

Which point has the most potential energy?

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a

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G

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f

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b

Question 31

Energy and work are measured in

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Joules

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kilograms

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meters

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m/s

Question 32

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 33

__________ 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 34

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

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Both potential and kinetic energy

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none of the above

Question 35

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

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b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

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a. a car parked on a steep hill

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c. a picture hanging on the wall

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d. a piece of coal before it's burned

6th Grade Energy

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