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WorksheetsRvw Ch. 13: Energy
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the ability to do work or cause change.
a)
Power
b)
Energy
2.
Which is the correct formula for finding Power?
a)
1/2 X Mass X Velocity^2
b)
Weight X Height
c)
Bex^8
d)
Energy Transferred / Time
3.
Which is the correct formula for finding Kinetic Energy?
a)
1/2 X Mass X Velocity^2
b)
Weight X Height
c)
Bex^8
d)
Energy Transferred / Time
4.
Which is the correct formula for finding Gravitational Potential Energy?
a)
1/2 X Mass X Velocity^2
b)
Weight X Height
c)
Bex^8
d)
Energy Transferred / Time
5.
This is the type of energy that an object has due to it's motion.
a)
Gravitational Potential Energy
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Potential Energy
6.
This is the type of potential energy that is related to an object's height.
a)
Gravitational Potential Energy
b)
Elastic Potential Energy
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Potential Energy
7.
This is the type of potential energy that is related to an object's ability to be stretched.
a)
Gravitational Potential Energy
b)
Elastic Potential Energy
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Potential Energy
8.
The form of energy that is associated with the position and motion of an object is called this.
a)
Electrical Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Electromagnetic Energy
9.
This is the sum of both potential and kinetic energy of all the particles in an object.
a)
Electrical Energy
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Electromagnetic Energy
10.
You are experiencing this type of energy when you get a shock from a doorknob, and can be considered either kinetic energy or potential energy.
a)
Chemical Energy
b)
Electrical Energy
c)
Electromagnetic Energy
11.
How do you find an object's mechanical energy?
a)
Add the object's potential energy and kinetic energy
b)
Subtract the object's potential energy from it's kinetic energy
c)
Divide the object's potential energy by it's kinetic energy
d)
Multiply the object's potential and kinetic energy
12.
This type of energy is stored in chemical bonds that hold chemical compounds together.
a)
electromagnetic energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
thermal energy
13.
This is the type of potential energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom.
a)
electromagnetic energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
thermal energy
14.
This is what happens when a nucleus splits.
a)
A new atom is formed
b)
Nuclear Fission
c)
Nuclear Fusion
d)
The World Explodes
15.
The sunlight that you see each day is a form of this type of energy.
a)
electromagnetic energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
thermal energy
16.
This type of energy is used to cook your food in a microwave and also used by doctors to take x-rays of patients.
a)
electromagnetic energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
thermal energy
17.
This is what happens when an energy changes from one form to another.
a)
Energy Transformation
b)
Energy Change
c)
Thermal Heat/Cooling
d)
Transformation
18.
What is the most common energy transformation?
a)
Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy
b)
Electrical Energy to Thermal Energy
c)
Electrical Energy to Electromagnetic Energy
d)
Thermal Energy to Chemical Energy
19.
This Law states that when one form of energy is transferred to another form, no energy is lost or destroyed in the process.
a)
Law of Conservation of Energy
b)
Law of Energy Transformation
20.
Anything that takes up space and has mass is defined as this.
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
weight
21.
These fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Solid Fuels
c)
Liquid Fuels
d)
Gaseous Fuels
22.
Fossil fuels are burned to release this kind of energy (stored for millions of years).
a)
Chemical Energy
b)
Thermal Energy
23.
Energy of motion is called
a)
kinetic energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
chemical energy
24.
When you stretch a rubber band, you give it
a)
kinetic energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
electrial energy
25.
The energy associated with the position and motion of an object is called
a)
potential energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
thermal energy
26.
The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called
a)
electromagnetic energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
nuclear energy
d)
electrial energy
27.
Fossil Fuels store energy from the sun as
a)
chemical energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
electromagnetic energy
d)
electrical energy
28.
Kinetic energy is related to an object's height.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Electrical energy is the total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is transformed to another, no energy is destroyed.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Energy is anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Combustion is the process of burning fuels.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
If two people, Joe and Bob, are about to ski down a hill of the same height, but Joe weighs 10 kg more, who has more potential energy?
a)
Joe
b)
Bob
34.
If Sam and Tina go bowling, Tina picks a 2.26 kg ball and Sam picks a 3.62 kg ball, which ball has greater kinetic energy. (1 lb = approx .45 kg)
a)
2.26 kg ball
b)
3.62 kg ball
35.
If an object's mechanical energy is equal to it's potential energy, how much kinetic energy does the object have? (mechanical energy = potential energy + kinetic energy)
a)
0
b)
1
c)
3
d)
2
36.
Your body changes the chemical energy in food to what kind of energy?
a)
mechanical
b)
electrical
c)
thermal
d)
potential
37.
Which object is an example of changing from chemical energy to thermal energy to electromagnetic energy?
a)
a flashlight turning on
b)
turning on a blow dryer
c)
striking a match
d)
starting a car engine
38.
An example of an object transforming energy from kinetic energy to elastic potential energy to gravitational potential energy is this.
a)
Juggling
b)
Pole Vaulting
c)
Running
d)
Swinging a Pendulum
39.
When you spin a top, the kinetic energy is transformed to this type of energy through friction.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
mechanical energy
40.
Thermal energy is produced when a firefighter slides down a pole. Where does it come from?
a)
It is created
b)
Friction
c)
Fission
d)
The pole
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