Quiz about Understanding Energy and Forces Quiz

Question 1

Which type of energy is described as the energy of motion?

Accepted Answer

Kinetic Energy

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Potential Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Gravitational Potential Energy

Question 2

What is the term for energy stored due to an object's position?

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Heat Transfer

Question 3

Which process describes a solid turning into a liquid?

Accepted Answer

Melting

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Freezing

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Condensation

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Evaporation

Question 4

What is the movement of heat from one object to another called?

Accepted Answer

Heat Transfer

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Friction

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Acceleration

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Inertia

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

A moving car

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A stretched rubber band

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Water behind a dam

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A book on a shelf

Question 6

Which energy is stored due to an object's height above the ground?

Accepted Answer

Gravitational Potential Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Chemical Energy

Question 7

What is the process called when a liquid changes into a gas?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

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Freezing

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Melting

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Condensation

Question 8

Which of the following is a source of thermal energy?

Accepted Answer

A running engine

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A block of ice

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A book on a table

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A stretched spring

Question 9

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Friction

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Inertia

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Acceleration

Question 10

Which of the following best describes friction?

Accepted Answer

A force that slows motion between two touching surfaces

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A force that speeds up motion

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A force that pulls objects upward

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A force that changes direction

Question 11

Which of the following objects has the most gravitational potential energy?

Accepted Answer

A ball at the top of a hill

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A ball on the ground

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A ball rolling down a hill

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A ball in a box

Question 12

If you touch a metal spoon that has been sitting in a hot pot of soup, what type of heat transfer are you experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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Evaporation

Question 13

Which scenario best demonstrates potential energy being transformed into kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

A ball dropped from a height and falling to the ground

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A car parked in a garage

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A person sitting on a bench

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A cold drink warming up in the sun

Question 14

A cup of hot coffee cools down when left on a table. What direction does the heat move?

Accepted Answer

From the coffee to the air

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From the air to the coffee

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No heat transfer occurs

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From the table to the coffee

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by convection?

Accepted Answer

Boiling water circulating in a pot

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The sun warming your face

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Touching a hot stove

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Melting ice in your hand

Question 16

A sled at the top of a snowy hill has which type of energy before it starts moving?

Accepted Answer

Gravitational Potential Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Chemical Energy

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a source of thermal energy?

Accepted Answer

A block of ice

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A burning candle

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A running computer

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The sun

Question 18

If you place a metal spoon in a pot of hot soup, what will happen to the temperature of the spoon over time?

Accepted Answer

It will increase

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It will stay the same

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It will decrease

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It will freeze

Question 19

Which of the following best explains why a ball at a higher position has more potential energy?

Accepted Answer

It is farther from the ground, so gravity can do more work

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It is heavier

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It is moving faster

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It is warmer

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy in everyday life?

Accepted Answer

A flying bird

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A parked bicycle

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A book on a shelf

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A stretched bow

Question 21

A student places a metal spoon and a wooden spoon in a pot of hot soup. After a few minutes, the metal spoon feels hotter than the wooden spoon. Explain why this happens using your knowledge of heat transfer.

Accepted Answer

Metal is a better conductor of heat than wood, so heat moves more quickly through the metal spoon.

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Wood is a better conductor of heat than metal, so heat moves more quickly through the wooden spoon.

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Both spoons conduct heat equally.

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The soup cools down the metal spoon.

Question 22

A ball is held at the top of a ramp and then released. Describe the energy transformations that occur as the ball rolls down the ramp.

Accepted Answer

Potential energy changes to kinetic energy

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Kinetic energy changes to potential energy

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Thermal energy changes to kinetic energy

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No energy transformation occurs

Question 23

You are sitting by a campfire and feel warmth on your face. Which method of heat transfer is responsible for this?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

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Evaporation

Question 24

A student places an ice cube in a cup of warm water. Predict what will happen to the temperature of the water and explain why.

Accepted Answer

The water will get colder because heat moves from the water to the ice cube, causing the ice to melt.

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The water will get warmer because heat moves from the ice cube to the water.

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The temperature will stay the same.

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The ice cube will freeze the water.

Question 25

A basketball is sitting at the edge of a table. If it falls off, what type of energy transformation occurs as it falls and hits the ground?

Accepted Answer

Potential to kinetic to thermal

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Kinetic to potential to thermal

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Thermal to kinetic to potential

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Chemical to kinetic to potential

Question 26

A metal spoon is placed in a cup of hot tea. After a few minutes, the handle of the spoon becomes warm. Which process is responsible for this?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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Evaporation

Question 27

A student observes that a puddle of water disappears on a sunny day. Which process is responsible for this change, and what energy transformation is involved?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation; thermal energy from the sun causes liquid water to become gas

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Freezing; kinetic to potential energy

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Condensation; thermal to potential energy

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Melting; potential to kinetic energy

Question 28

A person slides down a playground slide. Explain how both potential and kinetic energy are involved in this process.

Accepted Answer

The person has potential energy at the top, which changes to kinetic energy as they slide down.

Answer

The person has kinetic energy at the top and potential energy at the bottom.

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The person only has kinetic energy throughout.

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The person only has potential energy throughout.

Question 29

A pot of water is heated on a stove. Describe how heat is transferred from the stove to the water and then throughout the water.

Accepted Answer

Heat is transferred by conduction from the stove to the pot, and then by convection within the water.

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Heat is transferred by radiation from the stove to the water.

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Heat is transferred only by conduction throughout.

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Heat is transferred only by convection throughout.

Question 30

A student places a cold metal spoon in a bowl of hot soup. After a few minutes, the spoon becomes warm. Explain why this happens in terms of heat transfer.

Accepted Answer

Heat moves from the soup to the spoon by conduction.

Answer

Heat moves from the spoon to the soup by conduction.

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Heat moves from the air to the spoon by convection.

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Heat moves from the soup to the spoon by radiation.

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