KS3 Energy in Food

What is the modern unit of energy?

• Calorie

• Kilocalorie

• Joule

How do you gain weight?

• Consume more energy than you expend (use).

• Expend more energy than you consume.

• Consume exactly the same energy as you expend.

Which job needs the most energy?

• Teacher

• Taxi driver

• Builder

• Dr

In the experiment what was the control variable?

• The food burned.

• The volume of water.

• The temperature change of the water.

The food that contained the most energy...

• Was a healthy choice of food.

• produced the smallest temperature rise in the water.

• produced the largest temperature rise in the water.

Which food group contains the most energy per gram?

• Fat

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

The traffic light system on food labels ...

• makes is easy to buy.

• makes it easier to assess the nutritional value of the food.

• makes it difficult to calculate the amount of energy in the food.

Do drinks contain calories?

• Yes

• No