WorksheetsPotential, Kinetic, & Thermal Energy
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
2.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
3.
Food has _________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
4.
Can energy be destroyed
a)
no
b)
yes
5.
Can energy change forms?
a)
yes
b)
no
6.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
7.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
8.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
What kind of energy is in a battery in the package?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
10.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned
11.
Energy that is transferred from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature is called______
a)
Heat
b)
Temperature
c)
Radiation
12.
An ______ is a material that is a poor conductor of heat.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
13.
______ occurs when a cooler, denser mass of a liquid or gas replaces a warmer, less dense mass of a gas or liquid by pushing it upward.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
14.
Which will most likely occur when raw egg is placed on black pavement on a hot, summer day?
a)
The pavement will conduct the heat and cook the egg.
b)
The egg will reflect the heat and make the pavement hotter underneath.
c)
The egg will absorb the heat and leave the pavement hotter underneath.
d)
The pavement will absorb the heat from the egg, and the egg will stay raw.
15.
Which best describes the process of convection?
a)
Convection is the way heat travels through rays.
b)
Convection is the way heat travels through metals.
c)
Convection is the way heat travels through appliances.
d)
Convection is the way heat travels through liquids and gasses.
16.
A(n) __________ is a push or pull.
a)
newton
b)
acceleration
c)
force
d)
momentum
17.
What is an insulator you might find in your kitchen?
a)
Wood cutting boards
b)
Steel
c)
Metal Spoons
d)
Metal racks in an oven
18.
What is a conductor?
a)
A substance that resists transferr of energy.
b)
A substance that easily transfers energy.
c)
A substance that transfers energy
d)
A substance that doesn't transfer energy
19.
What is a conductor you might find in your kitchen?
a)
Wood cutting boards
b)
Rubber handles
c)
Metal spoons
d)
Wooden spoons
20.
what is the definition of an insulator
a)
a material which thermal energy doesn't flow through easily
b)
the movement of thermal energy
c)
a material which thermal energy flows through easily
d)
when someone gives insults
21.
Which sentence explains why a cold metal spoon placed in a pot of boiling water becomes hot?
a)
Thermal energy is transferred from the spoon to the water.
b)
Thermal energy is transferred from the water to the spoon.
22.
What type of material makes the best insulators?
a)
Aluminum
b)
Copper
c)
Styrofoam
d)
Metal
23.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
24.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
25.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
26.
This is an example of a(n)
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator
27.
what is the meaning of convection?
a)
cold rises heat falls
b)
heat
c)
cold
d)
hot rises cold falls
28.
what is the meaning of conduction
a)
when heat transfers from objects that are not touching
b)
heat rises and cold falls
c)
cold falls and heat rises
d)
when heat transfers from objects that are touching
29.
what kind of heat is happening when the sun heats your body
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
density
d)
radiation
30.
Water boiling is an example of ____
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
density
d)
convection
31.
Heat rises because molecules are moving slowly and are packed tightly together.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
Cold falls because molecules are moving slowly and are packed more tightly together.
a)
false
b)
true
33.
heat energy traveling through space is an example of _____
a)
convection
b)
density
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
34.
heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
cold to cold
d)
hot to hot
35.
The baby chickens being kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
36.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
37.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
38.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
39.
You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
40.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Wood
41.
A great conductor of energy is:
a)
wood
b)
plastic
c)
metal
d)
cloth
42.
Mittens help keep your hands warm in winter because:
a)
They are conductors of heat.
b)
They are worn in the winter.
c)
They are conductors of electrical energy.
d)
They are insulators.
43.
Conductors are materials that...
a)
Allow heat to pass through
b)
Stop heat from passing through
c)
Allow cold to pass through
d)
Stop cold from passing through
44.
An object that doesn't conduct heat well is known as:
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
c)
conduction
d)
insulation
45.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
46.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
47.
If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________
a)
one reaches a temperature of zero
b)
they both have an equal temperature
c)
one runs out of energy
48.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
49.
________________ is the ability to do work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
heat
d)
mass
50.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
51.
The Law of Conservation of Energy says that energy can ___________________ be created or destroyed, it can _________________________.
a)
easily, cease to exist
b)
never, continue to increase in the amount of it
c)
never, only change forms
52.
The push or pull of one object on another is the definition of _______________________.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
heat
d)
mass
53.
The energy associated with the random motion of particles in matter is called _______________________________.
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
work
54.
An object may move when a _______ is applied to it.
a)
force
b)
gravity
c)
friction
55.
What is defined as a push or pull
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
vector
d)
speed
56.
What is defined as the ability to do work?
a)
Force
b)
Heat
c)
Energy
d)
Motion
57.
True or false: An iceberg has thermal energy.
a)
True
b)
False
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