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WorksheetsEnergy Conversion & Conservation
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A glass of milk.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
2.
A moving skateboard
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
3.
A rock at the edge of a cliff.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
4.
Gasoline in a car tank (car is not on).
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
5.
A basketball passing through the hoop.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
6.
A dry cell of a battery (not in use).
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
7.
An acorn hanging from an oak tree.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
8.
A person climbing a ladder.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
9.
A piece of celery.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
10.
Blowing wind.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
11.
A waving hand.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
12.
A wound up music box that is closed.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
13.
A flowerpot sitting on a windowsill.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
14.
A foot kicking a football.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
15.
A lump of coal.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
16.
A running boy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
17.
A burning candle.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
18.
A stretched rubber band.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
19.
A firecracker that has not been lit.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
20.
A moving car.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
21.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
23.
As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?
a)
Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
b)
The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases
c)
The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases
d)
Both the potential energy and kinetic energy increase
24.
While a boulder is on the top of a hill it has what type of energy?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Kinetic
c)
Potential
d)
Reactive
25.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
26.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Energy can be _____________, meaning changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
converted
c)
created
d)
conserved
29.
__________ energy is the energy of motion.
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Kinetic
d)
Chemical
30.
Energy is the ability to do _____________ or cause change.
a)
work
b)
rest
c)
experiments
d)
science
31.
What is the name for stored energy that an object has due to its position or chemical composition?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Mechanical
32.
What is energy mostly dissipated as?
a)
potential and kinetic
b)
mechanical and electrical
c)
sound and thermal
33.
What happens to all the kinetic energy at the end of a roller coaster?
a)
it is destroyed
b)
it dissipates
34.
A swinging hammer hits a nail. How is the kinetic energy transferred?
a)
From the nail to the hammer.
b)
From the hammer to the nail.
35.
What causes a roller coaster to stop?
a)
potential energy
b)
friction energy
c)
sound energy
d)
dissipated energy
36.
When a roller coaster stops, the energy destroyed.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Friction is one possible source of dissipated energy.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What is the energy of motion that depends on speed and mass?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Chemical energy
39.
What is the energy of position or shape that depends on weight and height, also called stored energy?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Sound energy
40.
What is the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed only transform from one type to another?
a)
Law of Conservation of Energy
b)
Law of Gravity
c)
Law of Inertia
d)
Law of Conservation of Mass
41.
What do we call a change from one form of energy to another?
a)
Energy formation
b)
Energy conversion
c)
Energy swapping
d)
Energy transformers
42.
The type of energy that is the amount of energy from the movement of particles is...
a)
Thermal
b)
Mechanical
c)
Sound
d)
Potential
43.
The type of energy transmitted through space in the form of electromagnetic waves is...
a)
Electrical
b)
Sound
c)
Radiant
d)
Potential
44.
All forms of energy can be described as which two types of energy?
a)
mechanical and kinetic
b)
sound and thermal
c)
kinetic and potential
d)
electrical and chemical
45.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy does the sun's energy become?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
46.
What unit is energy measured in?
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Grams
d)
Volts
47.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
48.
What are the two factors affect (gravitational) potential energy?
a)
gravity and time
b)
distance and force
c)
mass and height
d)
power and gravity
49.
Which of the following is an example of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?
a)
a person parachuting out of a plane
b)
a car racing around an oval track
c)
a person skiing down a hill
d)
a person walking up a hill
50.
What is friction?
a)
The study of matter
b)
A force that opposes motion
c)
energy sources from fossils
d)
all of the above
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