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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 36mins
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Class
Date
1.
Kinetic energy is the stored energy or energy of an object's position.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Energy is being destroyed. This explains why there is an energy crisis today.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Most of the energy consumed in the US is
a)
nuclear energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
radiant energy
4.
These fuels are made from living things such as leaves, food wastes, and manure.
a)
geothermal fuels
b)
hydrogen fuels
c)
biomass fuels
5.
Why doesn't water, wind, or nuclear power not produce air pollution?
a)
fuel is being burned
b)
fuel is not being burned
c)
it does produce air pollution
6.
What is an indirect form of energy used in hydroelectric and wind power?
a)
moon
b)
sun
c)
vitamins
7.
Electricity that is produced by flowing water is called _______.
a)
wind power
b)
hydroelectric power
c)
nuclear power
8.
Where can one find a lot of wind mills used for wind energy/power?
a)
desert
b)
forest
c)
wind farms
9.
What is produced when light hits a solar cell/panel?
a)
electric current
b)
solar heating
c)
hydroelectric power
10.
What does solar energy come from?
a)
plants
b)
sun
c)
humans
11.
Are biomass fuels renewable?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Both
12.
When the interior of the earth warms the magma and sends steam back to a power plant, is called _____.
a)
hydrogen power
b)
geothermal energy
c)
nuclear power
d)
wind
13.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
14.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
15.
Which of the following forms of renewable energy uses the sun's energy most directly?
a)
biomass fuel
b)
solar heating
c)
geothermal energy
d)
a hydrogen fuel cell
16.
Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?
a)
cheap
b)
potential
c)
renewable
d)
chemical
17.
One problem with ____ energy is that it produces radioactive waste.
a)
nuclear
b)
solar
c)
tidal
d)
wind
18.
The law of _____ of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or changed.
a)
renewal
b)
refreshing
c)
battery storage
d)
conservation
19.
Energy can transform from one type to another. What is shown in this example?
a)
electrical to chemical
b)
radiant to electrical
c)
electrical to radiant
d)
radiant to mechanical
20.
Energy can transform from one type to another. Photosynthesis is ___ transforming to ___.
a)
solar to chemical
b)
chemical to solar
c)
solar to nuclear
d)
nuclear to solar
21.
Kinetic energy is influenced by mass and ____.
a)
position
b)
gravity
c)
velocity
d)
size
22.
Energy due to position is called _____.
a)
Potential
b)
Thermal
c)
Kinetic
d)
Solar
23.
What form of energy comes from food?
a)
Nuclear
b)
Kinetic
c)
Chemical
d)
Mechanical
24.
What kind(s) of energy is(are) in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
25.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
26.
A change from one form of energy to another is called ___________.
a)
work
b)
power
c)
mechanical
d)
energy transformations
27.
Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?
a)
cheap
b)
potential
c)
renewable
d)
chemical
28.
What is the unit of Potential Energy?
a)
m, mass
b)
kg, kilogram
c)
J, Joules
d)
m/s, meters/second
29.
What kind of energy does an object possess when it's resting on top of the hill?
a)
Potential Energy
b)
None
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
All
30.
What is the v in this equation? Choose the one with the CORRECT unit!
a)
volume (m3)
b)
velocity (m/s)
c)
velocity (m/s2)
d)
volume (v)
31.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction
32.
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
33.
A 60.0 kg person walks from the ground to the roof of a 74.8 m tall building. How much gravitational potential energy does she have at the top of the building?
a)
43982.4 J
b)
63982.3 J
c)
43962.4 J
d)
83942.4 J
34.
A pitcher throws a 0.145 kg baseball at a velocity of 30.0m/s. How much kinetic energy does the ball have?
a)
65.35 J
b)
87.25 J
c)
23.45 J
d)
65.25 J
35.
Height must be measured in units of ____________________________.
a)
Yards
b)
Meters
c)
Inches
d)
Feet
36.
Which factor does not affect potential energy
a)
Gravity
b)
velocity
c)
height
d)
mass
37.
Mass must be measured in units of ____________________________.
a)
Kilograms
b)
Grams
c)
Pounds
d)
Milligrams
38.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to cause a change
b)
A force
c)
Electricity
d)
The ability to transform work
39.
The law of __________ of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
a)
transformation
b)
absorption
c)
conservation
d)
stability
40.
All "LOST energy is what form
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
potential
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