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WorksheetsEnergy, Thermal Energy and Heat
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ability to do work or cause change
a)
speed
b)
job
c)
transfer
d)
energy
2.
Energy is measured in units called.....
a)
pounds
b)
meters
c)
horsepower
d)
joules
3.
What kind of energy does a spinning turbine have?
a)
mechanical
b)
nuclear
c)
thermal
d)
electrical
4.
Which of these has stored chemical energy?
a)
lightning
b)
microwave oven
c)
a match
d)
light
5.
which of these have kinetic energy?
a)
a rock on top of a hill
b)
an archer's bow drawn back
c)
a car rolling along the road
d)
a bicycle sitting at a stop sign
6.
This is potential energy that is dependent on height.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
gravitational potential energy
c)
elastic potential energy
d)
mechanical energy
7.
how do you find mechanical energy?
a)
multiply kinetic and potential energy
b)
subtract kinetic energy from potential energy
c)
add potential energy and mechanical energy
d)
add potential energy and kinetic energy
8.
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called
a)
electromagnetic energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
chemical energy
9.
What is the energy of motion?
a)
elastic potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
nuclear energy
10.
Unlike kinetic energy, potential energy is
a)
energy of motion
b)
stored
c)
conserved
d)
not measureable
11.
Visible light is an example of
a)
chemical energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
electromagnetic energy
d)
nuclear energy
12.
A change from one form of energy into another is called
a)
work
b)
energy transformation
c)
energy increase
d)
conservation of energy
13.
While rubbing your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to trasnform
a)
thermal energy into nuclear energy
b)
nuclear energy into electrical energy
c)
mechanical energy into thermal energy
d)
mechanical energy into electrical
14.
The law of conservation of energy states that
a)
no energy is destroyed
b)
energy can be destroyed
c)
energy is created
d)
some amount of energy cannot be accounted for
15.
Movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called
a)
heat
b)
temperature
c)
motion
d)
momentum
16.
No more energy can be removed from matter at
a)
it's freezing point
b)
0° C
c)
absolute zero
d)
273° K
17.
Electromagnetic radiation transfers energy using
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
insulation
18.
Heat transfers occurs
a)
in many directions
b)
both warm to cold and cold to warm
c)
only from warm to cold
d)
only from cold to warm
19.
The more particles an object has at a given temperature,
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the more thermal energy it has
c)
the more degrees it has
d)
the more Kelvins it has
20.
A slinky has elastic potential energy
a)
True
b)
False
21.
A nuclear reaction in which the nuclei of atoms join together is called fission
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The more particles a substance has at a given temperature, the more mechanical energy it has
a)
True
b)
False
23.
During conduction heat is transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid
a)
True
b)
False
24.
A large and a small football player are moving at the same speed. The large football player has greater kinetic energy because it's _________________ is greater.
a)
ability
b)
speed
c)
mass
d)
intelligence
25.
As water runs over a waterfall, it's potential energy is converted into______________
a)
electromagnetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
nuclear energy
26.
The form of energy carried by moving charges is called
a)
electrical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
5 hour energy
27.
The handle of a spoon in a cup of hot tea becomes warm due to heat transfer by the process of
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
friction
d)
radiation
28.
Is the kinetic energy increasing or decreasing as it moves from A to B?
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
not changing
d)
it's not kinetic it's mechanical
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