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Energy Test 2 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Beth is trying to lift a heavy load with a lever. How can she adjust her lever to make the load easier to lift?
a)
 Increase the distance between the effort force and the fulcrum
b)
Increase the distance between the load and the fulcrum
c)
Decrease the distance between the load and the effort force
d)
Decrease the distance between the effort force and the fulcrum
2.
What is a simple machine used for?
a)
to reduce the force required
b)
 to reduce the work required
c)
to reduce the energy required 
d)
to reduce the space required 
3.
How can the effort force needed to push a box up a ramp be reduced?
a)
Increase the length of the ramp
b)
Decrease the length of the ramp
c)
Increase the height of the ramp
d)
Increase the width of the ramp 
4.

What type of simple machine is the handles?

a)

lever

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axle

d)

pulley

5.
What type of simple machine do the threads in this machine represent? 
a)
inclined plane
b)
wheel and axle
c)
lever
d)
pulley
6.
A block and tackle system (like the one used in the picture below) is made up of a combination of fixed and movable pulleys. The moveable pulleys ______________, while the fixed pulleys only __________________.
a)
change the direction of the force; reduce the effort forceD. reduce the effort force; change 
b)
eliminate the effort force; change the direction of the force
c)
reduce the friction; change the direction of the force
d)
reduce the effort force; change the direction of the force 
7.

What instrument measures force and weight in Newtons?

a)

triple beam balance

b)

spring scale

c)

sling psychrometer

d)

barometer

8.
How does wind transfer heat energy?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
reflection
9.
How is the heat from the fire being transferred to the boy?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
reflection
d)
transformation
10.
Sally is eating hot soup with a metal spoon. When she touches the spoon it burns her hand. How was the heat transferred to her hand?
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
convection
d)
reflection
11.
What happens when an ice cube melts in a glass of water?
a)
Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
b)
No energy is transferred.
c)
Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.
d)
The water warms up due to the humidity.
12.
A girl lays out at the beach to get a sun tan. What type of heat transfer is the girl experiencing.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
reflection
13.
____________ is the ability to do work.
a)
energy
b)
work
c)
force
d)
electricity
14.

What type of energy is associated with the motion of particles in a substance?

a)

heat

b)

chemical

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

15.

Marcos has a new toy. When he plugs it in and turns it on, a marble is carried up to the top of a slide. At the top, the marble is released and it goes down the slide. What kind of energy transformation occurs to make this toy work?

a)

chemical to heat

b)

electrical to chemical

c)

sound to electrical

d)

electrical to mechanical

16.

What happens when you hold a mug of hot chocolate?

a)

Heat travels from the hot cocoa in the cup to your hands.

b)

No energy is transferred.

c)

Heat is transferred from your hands to the hot cocoa in the cup.

d)

Energy is created.

17.

Look at the picture below to answer the question.Which simple machine is used to raise or lower the flag?

a)

lever

b)

fixed pulley

c)

screw

d)

moveable pulley

18.

What must happen for an action to be considered work?

a)

force applied and energy created

b)

force applied and a distance moved

c)

force applied and matter destroyed

d)

force applied and mass increased

19.

Which of these is a closed circuit?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

both

d)

neither

20.

Sally and Juan’s science teacher has challenged her students to build a paper airplane that would stay airborne for ninety seconds. The students have two days to design and test their planes. The assignment will end with a "fly-off." The teacher has given the students the problem. What should be the next step?

a)

build the model airplane

b)

test the model airplane

c)

design the model airplane

d)

generate and communicate ideas for potential airplane designs

21.

Examine the picture. What is the purpose of the battery in the circuit?

a)

source of energy

b)

conductor of electrical energy

c)

switch that turns the device on and off

d)

device that changes electrical energy to different form

22.

Examine the picture. What is the purpose of the wire in the circuit?

a)

source of energy

b)

conductor of electrical

c)

switch that turns the device on and off

d)

device that changes electrical energy to different form

23.

Examine the picture. What is the purpose of the bulb in the circuit?

a)

source of energy

b)

conductor of electrical

c)

switch that turns the device on and off

d)

device that changes electrical energy to different form

24.

Which of the following would keep my coffee warm for a longer period of time?

a)

metal cup

b)

styrofoam cup

c)

both

d)

neither

25.

Which of the following is true about an insulator?

a)

it promotes heat transfer

b)

it prevents heat transfer

c)

it allows heat to pass through easily

d)

none of these