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WorksheetsForms of Energy Quest Review
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Time is calculated as
a)
d x s
b)
d/t
c)
d/s
2.
Most of the energy that we use on Earth originally came from the ______.
a)
moon
b)
plants
c)
animals
d)
sun
3.
If a book falls off of a high shelf, ______ energy is transformed to _______ energy
a)
kinetic ---> potential
b)
potential ---> kinetic
c)
kinetic ---> kinetic
d)
potential ---> potential
4.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
5.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
6.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
7.
If a cheetah runs 180 miles in 3 hours, what is its average speed?
a)
60 hours
b)
60 miles
c)
60 miles/hour
d)
60 miles/second/second
8.
Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.
a)
187.5 mph north
b)
30 mph north
c)
300 mph north
d)
200 mph north
9.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west
10.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed in any reaction. This law is known as......
a)
Energy Transfer
b)
Energy Transformation
c)
Conservation of Energy
d)
Gravitational Limits
11.
What two factors determine the amount of potential energy an object has
a)
speed and mass
b)
speed and position
c)
mass and position
d)
temperature and mass
12.
Potential energy that depends on height or position from surface of the Earth is
a)
Gravitational potential energy
b)
Chemical potential energy
c)
Elastic potential energy
d)
Magnetic potential energy
13.
A baby carriage sitting at the top of the hill has greater. . .
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
Potential energy
14.
A running refrigerator motor has greater
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
Potential energy
15.
A race-car traveling at its maximum speed
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
16.
When a tennis ball is dropped to the ground, it does not bounce back to its original height. Why not?
a)
Some of the gravitational PE of the ball has been destroyed during the bounce
b)
Some of the gravitational PE of the ball has been converted to thermal and sound during bounce
c)
Some of the gravitational PE of the ball was converted to elastic PE evident of the compression of the ball
d)
Both B and C are correct
17.
An energy transformation occurs when
a)
one form of energy changes to another form of energy in the same object
b)
the form of energy remains the same type but is moved from one object to another
c)
matter transforms to make energy in nuclear reactions
d)
energy is created or destroyed during a chemical reaction
18.
Velocity is
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
speed with a direction
19.
Light energy can also be called...
a)
thermal energy
b)
heat energy
c)
radiant energy
d)
potential energy
20.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to do work
b)
Light
c)
Heat
d)
Gas
21.
Energy causes ___________ to occur.
a)
change
b)
motion
c)
age
d)
laziness
22.
Stored energy based on position is known as...
a)
Lazy
b)
Potential
c)
Kinetic
23.
A car moving down the road is an example of
a)
Potential energy
b)
Kinetic energy
24.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
25.
Radiant Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Solar
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical
26.
Which skier will have a greater potential energy?
a)
Skier 1
b)
Skier 2
27.
Which kind of energy change occurs when a candle is burning?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Light to electrical
c)
Solar to heat
d)
Chemical to electrical
28.
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
29.
What object changes electrical energy into light energy?
a)
a candle
b)
a lamp
c)
a fire
d)
a radio
30.
What is the energy source for the object in the picture?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
thermal
d)
electrical
31.
Look at the diagram. At which point does the ball have the maximum kinetic energy?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
32.
Look at the diagram. Which point does the ball have the maximum potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
33.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to cause a change
b)
A force
c)
Electricity
d)
The ability to transform work
34.
Kinetic Energy is:
a)
Energy of motion
b)
always conserved
c)
Energy due to position
35.
Potential Energy is:
a)
The energy of motion
b)
always conserved
c)
The energy due to position
36.
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
37.
What is the formula to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed / time
b)
distance = speed x time
c)
distance = time/speed
d)
distance = distance/speed squared
38.
Mechanical energy is the sum of _______________energy and ______________ energy in a system.
a)
thermal and nuclear
b)
kinetic and chemical
c)
potential and kinetic
d)
nuclear and radiant
39.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinectic
b)
Chemical
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
40.
The food you eat provides your body with ______________energy.
a)
nuclear
b)
chemical
c)
heat
d)
radiant
41.
Energy is the ability to cause_____________ and influences almost everything in life.
a)
opportunity
b)
change
c)
options
d)
noise
42.
An object that has a greater mass and __________has a greater kinetic energy than an object that has less of each.
a)
mass
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
heat
43.
Which energy transformation occurs when you light a gas burner?
a)
Radiant to Thermal
b)
Nuclear to Thermal
c)
Electric to Chemical
d)
Chemical to Thermal
44.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
45.
A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.
a)
power
b)
work
c)
momentum
d)
Watt
46.
Mechanical energy is the sum of an object's _____ energy and _____ energy.
a)
thermal, chemical
b)
potential, chemical
c)
kinetic, chemical
d)
potential, kinetic
47.
The unit for energy is the
a)
Newton
b)
Joule
c)
Kilogram
d)
Watt
48.
Heat is the _______ of energy.
a)
Transfer
b)
Measure
49.
Temperature is the ________ of energy.
a)
Transfer
b)
Measure
50.
Which choice below deals with how fast the particles of an object move?
a)
Heat
b)
Temperature
51.
Water plus energy will....
a)
Warm the water.
b)
Cool the water.
52.
Water with energy removed will....
a)
Warm the water.
b)
Cool the water.
53.
Adding energy to a liquid will eventually make a _______.
a)
Solid
b)
Gas
54.
Adding energy to a solid will eventually make a _______.
a)
Liquid
b)
Gas
55.
Removing energy from a liquid will eventually make a _______.
a)
Solid
b)
Gas
56.
Mass is expressed in what type of units?
a)
meters and kilometers
b)
grams and kilograms
c)
liters and milliliters
d)
ounces and pounds
57.
What is mass?
a)
the force of an object caused by gravity
b)
the amount of space something takes up
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
how fast something is moving
58.
Mass is measured using a __________________.
a)
beaker
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
ruler
d)
balance scale
59.
Energy that flows through a circuit.
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
solar
60.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
61.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Electrical
d)
Sound
62.
The stored energy in batteries is an example of what type of energy?
a)
mechanical
b)
light
c)
solar
d)
chemical
63.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
64.
Gas particles have the ________ kinetic energy because they move the fastest.
a)
least
b)
most
65.
Particles that make up a solid have the _____________ attraction toward each other.
a)
strongest
b)
weakest
66.
What state(s) of matter are present at D-E?
a)
Solid and liquid
b)
Liquid only
c)
Liquid and gas
d)
Gas only
67.
Which segment represents the solid phase?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
D-E
68.
In which segment is the kinetic energy remaining constant?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
E-F
69.
What happens on a plateau?
a)
heating or cooling
b)
a phase change
70.
Phase change from solid to liquid. Increased KE of particles from added energy
a)
Melting
b)
Condensation
c)
Freezing
d)
Vaporization
71.
Phase change from liquid to gas. Lots of KE from added energy.
a)
Melting
b)
Condensation
c)
Freezing
d)
Vaporization
72.
Phase change from gas to liquid. Less KE of particles from loss (transfer) of energy.
a)
Melting
b)
Condensation
c)
Freezing
d)
Vaporization
73.
Phase change from liquid to solid. Very low KE of particles.
a)
Melting
b)
Condensation
c)
Freezing
d)
Vaporization
74.
In every energy transformation, some energy is always "lost" as ______ energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Mechanical
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
75.
Calculate the kinetic energy of an elephant when it walks at a speed of 2m/s, having a mass of 2000kg.
a)
4,000 J
b)
8,000J
c)
1,000 J
d)
2,000 J
76.
A hedgehog with a mass of 2kg runs at a speed of 0.5 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy.
a)
1.25 J
b)
1.00 J
c)
0.50 J
d)
0.25 J
77.
A baby carriage is sitting at the top of a hill that is 21m. high. The carriage with the baby weighs 12N. Calculate the potential energy of the baby carriage.
*Hint: Newtons (N) = mass multiplied by the gravitational field strength.
*Hint: Newtons (N) = mass multiplied by the gravitational field strength.
a)
21 Joules
b)
252 Joules
c)
12 Joules
d)
2472 Joules
78.
A roller coaster car is at the top of a 72m. hill and has a mass of 98 kg. Calculate the potential energy of the car.
a)
69,219 Joules
b)
72 Joules
c)
98 Joules
d)
7,056 Joules
79.
Ms. Davis is standing on top of her desk at 1 m. high and has a weight of 54 kg. Calculate Ms. Davis' gravitational potential energy.
*Hint: Weight = mass X gravitational field strength.
*Hint: Weight = mass X gravitational field strength.
a)
54 Joules
b)
529.74 Joules
c)
1 Joule
d)
540 Joules
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