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WorksheetsUnit 3 Energy Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What increases when the kinetic energy decreases?
a)
Money
b)
Potential
c)
Time
d)
Love
2.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.
The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
4.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.
The warm air from this heater creates a current when the warm air rises and the cold air sinks.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
6.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
7.
The stored energy in batteries is an example of what type of energy?
a)
mechanical
b)
light
c)
solar
d)
chemical
8.
What is Energy?
a)
the ability to cause change
b)
things that supply heat
c)
objects
d)
stored movement
9.
The energy of moving particles
a)
heat
b)
thermal energy
c)
school
d)
temperature
10.
The way in which heat moves through liquids and gases
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
conductor
d)
radiator
11.
The movement of heat within a solid or from one solid to another
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
heat
d)
conductor
12.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
13.
__________ energy is the energy due to an object's position or condition
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
14.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
both
d)
neither
15.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
16.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
D
b)
F
c)
B
d)
A
17.
Which point has the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
18.
What is happening to the energy of the girl from point A to point B
a)
kinetic changes to potential
b)
potential changes to kinetic
c)
energy is lost
d)
energy is gained
19.
Which bowling ball has LESS kinetic energy
a)
8 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
they have the same amount of enery
d)
none of these
20.
Which point has greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none
21.
When does that ball have the greatest potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest? (assume there is no friction)
a)
1 and 5
b)
2 and 4
c)
3
d)
4 and 5
24.
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
25.
What type of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
26.
At what position would a cyclist have the most kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
F
27.
Kinetic Energy of wind is transferred to _____ Energy in a windmill.
a)
Solar
b)
Mechanical
c)
Electrical
d)
Potential
28.
A cell phone battery dies. It gets plugged into an electrical outlet to recharge. Which of the following energy transformations occur during the charging?
a)
mechanical to chemical
b)
electrical to solar
c)
chemical to light
d)
electrical to chemical and light
29.
When a soccer ball is on a field, the energy it has just before being kicked is called
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
chemical energy
30.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
31.
A swing has potential energy if _____________.
a)
it is in motion
b)
it is swinging backward
c)
it is sitting still
d)
it is spinning
32.
What kind of energy does the plate in a microwave need in order to spin?
a)
mechanical
b)
electromagnetic
c)
chemical
d)
thermal
33.
Any material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily
a)
Friction
b)
Conductor
c)
Insulator
d)
Magnet
34.
Any material that allows heat to move through it easily
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
heat
d)
conductor
35.
The movement of heat within a solid or from one solid to another
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
heat
d)
conductor
36.
YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?
a)
KINETIC
b)
ELASTIC
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
CHEMICAL
37.
A student listens to music with a digital music player, similar to the one shown below. Which best describes the energy transformations that take place in the music player?
a)
Mechanical to chemical to electrical
b)
Chemical to sound to electrical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Electrical to heat to sound
38.
Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?
a)
thermal -> electrical
b)
mechanical -> electrical
c)
chemical -> mechanical
d)
mechanical -> electromagnetic
39.
Energy is the ability to ___________.
a)
Do nothing
b)
Cause change
c)
Fall
d)
Exist
40.
In the image Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
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