WorksheetsEnergy
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Kinetic energy is energy due to...
a)
interactions between objects or particles
b)
motion
c)
elasticity
d)
mass
2.
Potential energy is energy that is...
a)
stored
b)
already used
c)
being used currently
d)
never going to be used
3.
What is energy?
a)
the ability to cause change
b)
the ability to resist change
c)
the ability to lack change
d)
the ability to
4.
What is an example of Nuclear energy?
a)
light energy
b)
splitting nuclei
c)
burning logs
d)
plucking a guitar string
5.
"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."
Which law is this?
Which law is this?
a)
Law of Conservation of Mass
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Law of Conservation of Energy
d)
Newton's Third Law
6.
This makes it harder to move objects along a surface
a)
kinetic energy
b)
work
c)
friction
d)
elasticity
7.
The sun’s energy used by green plants to produce food is an example of light energy being converted to what other form of energy?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
heat energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
chemical
8.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
9.
The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —
a)
solar
b)
light
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
10.
Electrical -> Mechanical -> Sound
a)
A triple beam balance measuring an object’s mass
b)
A pencil sharpener plugged into a wall outlet
c)
A projector displaying a diagram on the screen
d)
A working flashlight used to light up a dark corner
11.
Which skier will have a greater potential energy?
a)
Skier 1
b)
Skier 2
12.
What do we call a change from one form of energy to another?
a)
Energy change
b)
Energy transformation
c)
Energy conversion
d)
Energy creation
13.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
14.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
15.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
16.
Which type of energy can cross space (a vacuum)?
a)
Nuclear
b)
Thermal
c)
Radiant
d)
Convection
17.
Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?
a)
Kinetic to electric
b)
Gravitational potential to electric
c)
Mechanical to potential
d)
Thermal to sound
18.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
19.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
20.
True/False: electrical energy is a renweable energy source.
a)
False
b)
True
21.
If a man is pushing a wheel barrow up a hill, describe what is occurring in terms of energy.
a)
Dec Potential, Inc Kinetic
b)
Inc Potential, Dec Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic inc
d)
Both potential and kinetic dec
22.
Mechanical Energy is
a)
KE-PE
b)
PE - KE
c)
The sum of PE & KE
23.
What type of energy does this roller coaster car have?
a)
Mostly potential
b)
Mostly kinetic
c)
No energy
d)
Solar energy
24.
The following are renewable resources
a)
coal, oil, biofuel
b)
trees, animals, water
c)
coal, oil, petroleum
d)
oxygen, soil, fossil fuels
25.
Some examples of alternative energy resources are
a)
wind, solar, fossil fuels
b)
biofuels, hydroelectric, geothermal
c)
metals, minerals, fossil fuels
d)
metals, solar, wind
26.
Fossil Fuels are fuels
a)
formed from the decaying remains of plants only
b)
formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that were compressed over a short period of time
c)
formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago
d)
formed from decaying food
27.
A disadvantage of solar energy is
a)
that the clouds can block the sunlight
b)
it is not available at night
c)
that the clouds can block the sunlight and it is not available at night
d)
the sun is too hot to be absorbed in solar panels
28.
An example of a biofuel is
a)
gasoline
b)
oil
c)
animal waste
d)
minerals
29.
In hydroelectric energy, the energy of moving water turns turbines that changes into
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Mechanical energy
d)
Electrical Energy
30.
Biofuels are fuels made from
a)
fossil fuels
b)
organic matter
c)
organic fuels
d)
fossil matter
31.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
32.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
33.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
34.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
35.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
36.
Which one of these is a chemical property?
a)
melting point
b)
boiling point
c)
color
d)
flammability
37.
Which of the following is not a chemical property?
a)
rusting
b)
boiling
c)
rotting
d)
burning
38.
What is reactivity?
a)
how a substance combines physically with another substance
b)
how a substance combines chemically with another substance
39.
Baking a cake by mixing flour, sugar, chocolate powder, eggs, and milk, and then heating them in the oven.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
40.
Green bananas turning yellow on their own as they ripen.
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
41.
Hammering wood together to build a playhouse
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
42.
Which is an example of a chemical change?
a)
melting ice to make water
b)
baking cake batter to make a cake
c)
putting cheese on bread to make a cheese sandwich
d)
cutting an orange into slices for a snack
43.
Physical properties are
a)
properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
b)
properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance
c)
properties that we can only observe with our eyes
d)
properties that we need special tools to observe
44.
One cup of water is left outside for two days when it was checked there was only half a cup left. What happened?
a)
evaporation; chemical change
b)
condensation; physical change
c)
evaporation; physical change
d)
condensation; chemical change
45.
Which of the following is a chemical property?
a)
ability to rust
b)
ability to conduct heat
c)
volume
d)
magnetic
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