Quiz about Energy!

Question 1

Which forms of energy are potential?

Accepted Answer

CE

Accepted Answer

EE

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SE

Answer

ELE

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TE

Question 2

What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?

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Elastic energy

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Gravitational potential energy

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Chemical energy

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Electrical energy

Question 3

You kick a soccer ball with a mass of 2 kg. The ball leaves your foot with a speed of 3 m/s. How much KE does it have?

KE = $$\frac{1}{2}\ \cdot m\cdot v^2$$

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9 joules

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18 joules

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6 joules

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12 joules

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

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A rolling bowling ball

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A book sitting on a table

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Water held behind a dam

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A compressed spring

Question 5

A tennis ball is dropped, bounces off the ground, and is caught. Choose the corrent sequence of energy transformations.

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$$GPE\rightarrow KE\rightarrow EE\rightarrow KE\rightarrow GPE$$

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$$GPE\rightarrow EE\rightarrow KE\rightarrow GPE$$

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$$GPE\rightarrow KE\rightarrow EE\rightarrow GPE$$

Question 6

A tennis ball is dropped, bounces off the ground, and is caught. Which statements are true?

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SE is transferred to the surroundings

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TE is transferred to the surroundings

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Some of the energy in the ball is transformed to TE

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Some of the energy in the ball is transformed to CE

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GPE is transferred to the surroundings

Question 7

When a baseball is hit with a bat...

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SE is transferred to the surroundings

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KE is transformed to SE in the ball

Question 8

During photosynthesis, what type of energy transformation occurs?

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Light to chemical

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Thermal to electrical

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Chemical to electrical

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Electrical to thermal

Question 9

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed into a different form OR transferred to a different object.

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True

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False

Question 10

Electrical energy is the flow of electrons. Electrons flow easier through...

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conductors like copper.

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insulators like rubber.

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conductors like rubber.

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insulators like copper

Question 11

What type of energy is a measurement of the sum of KE of an objects particles?

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Thermal energy

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Electrical energy

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Chemical energy

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Elastic energy

Question 12

Which form of energy is stored in food and fuels?

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Chemical energy

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Thermal energy

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Electrical energy

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Elastic energy

Question 13

What effects the amount of elastic energy in an object?

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Rigidity

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Deformation (stretching/compression)

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Mass

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Temperature

Question 14

Which of the following is a form of energy that an object has due to its motion?

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Kinetic energy

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Potential energy

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Chemical energy

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Nuclear energy

Question 15

What type of energy transfer is primarily responsible for the Earth's weather patterns?

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

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Insulation

Question 16

What type of potential energy does a ball have when it is held above the ground?

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Gravitational potential energy

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Elastic potential energy

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Chemical potential energy

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Nuclear potential energy

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of energy conservation in a closed system?

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A pendulum swinging without any air resistance

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A car engine converting chemical energy into motion

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A light bulb transforming electrical energy into light

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A battery losing charge over time

Question 18

Objects slow down because energy is transferred to the surroundings.

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True

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False

Question 19

In a coal burning power plant, coal is burned to heat water and create steam that moves a turbine connected to a generator. Choose all true statements.

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CE in the coal increases TE of the water

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ME (KE) of steam causes the turbine to have ME (KE)

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ME (KE) of the turbine and generator creates ELE to be transferred to homes

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TE in the coal is creates ELE in the turbine.

Question 20

What is the energy stored in the bonds between atoms and molecules called?

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Chemical energy

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Nuclear energy

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Thermal energy

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Elastic energy

Question 21

All objects have...

Accepted Answer

TE

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CE

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EE

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ELE

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ME (KE)

Question 22

A tree is being cut down. There is a small branch that weighs 3 pounds and large piece of the trunk that weighs 80 pounds. Both pieces of wood have the same temperature. Which statement is true?

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The branch has less TE than the piece of the trunk.

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The branch has more TE than the piece of trunk.

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The branch and piece of trunk have the same amount of TE.

Question 23

What type of energy is stored in a compressed spring?

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Elastic energy

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Chemical energy

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Gravitational potential energy

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Thermal energy

Question 24

What type of energy is involved when solar power is used to generate electricity?

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Light energy

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Chemical energy

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Thermal energy

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Nuclear energy

Question 25

What type of energy transformation occurs when a car engine converts gasoline into motion?

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Chemical to mechanical

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Thermal to electrical

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Light to chemical

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Electrical to thermal

Question 26

Select all answers that are true about sound waves:

Sound waves are...

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the coordinated back and forth movement of particles.

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transferred through matter.

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atoms and molecules that move away from the source of a sound.

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not transferred through matter.

Question 27

When building a marble roller coaster, why did all the coasters have a starting point that was also the highest point in their track?

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The high starting point provided the most GPE which would convert into more KE to make it through the track.

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The high starting point provided the most KE which would convert into more GPE to make it through the track.

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The high starting point gave the most provided the least amount of energy transferred to its surroundings.

Question 28

CE is transformed into other types of energy through a ...

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chemial reaction

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new substance.

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temperature increase.

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circuit

Question 29

An objects CE is influenced by...

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it's mass.

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the type of substance.

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temperature.

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the state of matter.

Question 30

Batteries contain...

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CE

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ELE

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SE

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LE

Question 31

As an object falls, what happens to KE?

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It increases

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It decreases

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It stays the same

Question 32

What factors affect electrical energy?

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An energy source

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A closed conducting circuit

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Temperature

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Mass

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Rigidity

Question 33

What influences kinetic energy?

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Mass

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Speed

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Density

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Elevation

Question 34

Which bowling ball has the most kinetic energy?

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A 16 pound bowling ball moving at 8 mph

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An 8 pound bowling ball moving at 2 mph

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A 16 pound bowling ball moving at 2 mph

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An 8 pound bowling ball moving at 8 mph

Question 35

On a cold day in January, you bring a snowball into the school and watch it melt. The snowball gained thermal energy. Where did this TE come from?

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The air inside the school

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The air inside the school and the snow.

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The air outside.

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The TE was already inside the snowball.

Energy!

35 questions

Which forms of energy are potential?

What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

A tennis ball is dropped, bounces off the ground, and is caught. Choose the corrent sequence of energy transformations.

A tennis ball is dropped, bounces off the ground, and is caught. Which statements are true?

When a baseball is hit with a bat...

During photosynthesis, what type of energy transformation occurs?

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transformed into a different form OR transferred to a different object.

Electrical energy is the flow of electrons. Electrons flow easier through...

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