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Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is thermal energy?
a)
Energy carried by charged particles
b)
Energy carried by sound waves
c)
Energy associated with temperature
d)
Energy stored within the bonds between atoms
2.
What is chemical energy?
a)
Energy carried by sound waves
b)
Energy associated with temperature
c)
Energy stored within the bonds between atoms
d)
Energy associated with motion or position
3.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
Energy associated with motion or position
b)
Energy carried by light
c)
Energy carried by charged particles
d)
Energy carried by sound waves
4.
What is radiant energy?
a)
Energy associated with motion or position
b)
Energy carried by light
c)
Energy carried by charged particles
d)
Energy carried by sound waves
5.
What is electrical energy?
a)
Energy carried by sound waves
b)
Energy associated with temperature
c)
Energy carried by charged particles
d)
Energy stored within the bonds between atoms
6.
What is sound energy?
a)
Energy carried by light
b)
Energy carried by charged particles
c)
Energy carried by sound waves
d)
Energy associated with temperature
7.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to do work
b)
The amount of "stuff" in an object
c)
Anything that has mass
d)
The ability to warm up an object
8.
What is matter?
a)
The amount of "stuff" in an object
b)
Anything that has mass
c)
The ability to do work
d)
The ability to warm up an object
9.
What is energy transfer?
a)
The movement of energy from one place to another or from one object to another
b)
The change of energy from one form to another
10.
What is energy transformation?
a)
The movement of energy from one place to another or from one object to another
b)
The change of energy from one form to another
11.
What is a collision?
a)
An interaction between objects that contact each other
b)
An interaction between objects that come close to each other
c)
The transfer of potential energy from one object to another
d)
The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another
12.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
Energy that is associated with motion
b)
Stored energy due to an object's position or location
c)
Energy of an object that is associated with its density
d)
Stored energy due to the type of matter in an object
13.
What is potential energy?
a)
Energy that is associated with motion
b)
Stored energy due to an object's position or location
c)
Energy of an object that is associated with its density
d)
Stored energy due to the type of matter in an object
14.
What is temperature?
a)
A direct measure of the thermal energy of a substance
b)
An indirect measure of the thermal energy of a substance
c)
How fast thermal energy transfers from one substance to another
d)
The amount of thermal energy that transfers from one substance to another
15.
What is heat?
a)
The transfer of thermal energy
b)
The transfer of temperature
c)
How fast atoms vibrate in a substance
d)
The amount of energy stored in a substance
16.
What is friction?
a)
The transformation of light energy into thermal energy
b)
The force that opposes motion when two objects rub against each other
c)
The energy absorbed by objects on Earth
d)
A hot object transfers thermal energy to a cold object
17.
What is conduction?
a)
Heat transfer (heating) between two objects that are touching each other
b)
Heat transfer (heating) between two objects that are far apart
c)
Heat transfer (heating) between two objects that are close to each other, but not touching
d)
Heat transfer (heating) between two objects
18.
What is a conductor?
a)
A material or substance that transfers thermal energy easily
b)
A material or substance that does not transfer thermal energy well
19.
What is an insulator?
a)
A material or substance that transfers thermal energy easily
b)
A material or substance that does not transfer thermal energy well
20.
What is average kinetic energy?
a)
How fast an object moves
b)
The movement of atoms in a substance
c)
The amount of thermal energy a substance released
d)
The amount of thermal energy a substance absorbs
21.
What is phase change?
a)
The transition from one state of matter to another
b)
The three states of matter
c)
The amount of thermal energy a substance releases
d)
The amount of thermal energy a substance absorbs
22.
What is condensation?
a)
The transition from a gas to liquid (thermal energy is removed from gas)
b)
The transition from a liquid to gas (thermal energy is added to a liquid)
c)
The transition from a liquid to solid (thermal energy is removed from a liquid)
d)
The transition from a solid to liquid (thermal energy is added to a solid)
23.
What is evaporation?
a)
The transition from a gas to liquid (thermal energy is removed from gas)
b)
The transition from a liquid to gas (thermal energy is added to a liquid)
c)
The transition from a liquid to solid (thermal energy is removed from a liquid)
d)
The transition from a solid to liquid (thermal energy is added to a solid)
24.
What is freezing?
a)
The transition from a gas to liquid (thermal energy is removed from gas)
b)
The transition from a liquid to gas (thermal energy is added to a liquid)
c)
The transition from a liquid to solid (thermal energy is removed from a liquid)
d)
The transition from a solid to liquid (thermal energy is added to a solid)
25.
What is melting?
a)
The transition from a gas to liquid (thermal energy is removed from gas)
b)
The transition from a liquid to gas (thermal energy is added to a liquid)
c)
The transition from a liquid to solid (thermal energy is removed from a liquid)
d)
The transition from a solid to liquid (thermal energy is added to a solid)
26.
What is a natural resource?
a)
A man-made resource made from something in the environment
b)
A component of the natural world
c)
Something that is not natural to the environment
d)
A resource created to help humans survive in the natural environment
27.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
A resource that can regenerate or be replenished by natural cycles
b)
A resource that exists in a limited amount
c)
A resource that cannot be regenerated or replenished
d)
A man-made resource made from something in the environment
28.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
A resource that can regenerate or be replenished by natural cycles
b)
A resource that exists in a limited amount and cannot be regenerated or replenished
c)
A resource produced by renewable resources
d)
A man-made resource made from something in the environment
29.
What is renewable energy?
a)
Energy that is produced from renewable resources
b)
Energy that is produced from nonrenewable resources
c)
Energy that is produced from recycled fossil fuels
d)
Energy that is produced from man-made resources
30.
What is nonrenewable energy?
a)
Energy that is produced from renewable resources
b)
Energy that is produced from nonrenewable resources
c)
Energy that is produced from recycled fossil fuels
d)
Energy that is produced from man-made resources
31.
What is solar energy? (know the pros and cons)
a)
Energy produced by the sun
b)
Energy produced within the Earth
c)
Energy produced by moving air
d)
Energy produced by moving water
32.
What is geothermal energy? (know the pros and cons)
a)
Energy produced by moving water
b)
Energy produced by moving wind
c)
Energy produced within Earth
d)
Energy produced by the sun
33.
What is wind energy? (know the pros and cons)
a)
Organic matter that can be burned and transformed into electricity or liquid fuel
b)
Energy produced by moving air
c)
Energy produced by moving water
d)
Energy produced by the sun
34.
What is biomass? (know the pros and cons)
a)
Organic matter that can be burned and transformed into electricity or liquid fuel
b)
Energy produced within Earth
c)
Energy produced by moving air
d)
Energy produced by the sun
35.
What is hydroelectric energy? (know the pros and cons)
a)
Energy produced within Earth
b)
Energy produced by moving air
c)
Organic matter that can be burned and transformed into electricity or liquid fuel
d)
Energy produced by moving water
36.
What is energy conservation?
a)
Using energy wisely
b)
Using energy efficiently
c)
Not wasting energy
d)
All of the above
37.
What happens during conduction?
a)
A hot object transfers thermal energy to a cold object
b)
A hot object transfers thermal energy to another hot object
c)
A cold object transfers thermal energy to a hot object
d)
Energy that is produced from man-made resources
38.
Which form of energy is stored in food and fuel?
a)
Nuclear Energy
b)
Chemical Energy
c)
Sound Energy
d)
Mechanical Energy
39.
What happens when energy interacts with matter?
a)
Matter can store energy
b)
Matter can change
c)
Matter can be used to perform a function
d)
All of the above
40.
What can happen when thermal energy interacts with matter?
a)
It can cause matter to warm up and go through a phase change
b)
It can cause matter to produce sound
41.
What happens when thermal energy is transferred from a hot object to a cold object?
a)
The hot object becomes hotter
b)
The cold object becomes warmer
c)
The cold object loses thermal energy
d)
The hot object gains thermal energy
42.
What type of energy is transferred during a collision?
a)
Light Energy
b)
Sound Energy
c)
Mechanical Energy
d)
Electrical Energy
43.
True or False: Energy cannot be created nor destroyed.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
A lamp converts electrical energy into what kind of energy?
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Radiant Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Mechanical Energy
45.
What happens to the total energy of the system during a collision?
a)
Some energy is lost by the system
b)
Some energy is gained by the system
c)
Energy is conserved (saved)
d)
None of the above
46.
Which object has kinetic energy?
a)
A car parked in a garage
b)
An apple on a tree
c)
A rolling bowling ball
d)
A person sitting on a couch
47.
How does friction generate heat?
a)
Friction causes bonds between atoms to break which releases thermal energy
b)
Friction causes bonds between atoms to break which releases chemical energy
c)
Friction causes rubbing which transforms mechanical energy into thermal energy
d)
Friction causes rubbing which transforms light energy into thermal energy
48.
What happens that causes chemical reactions to release thermal energy?
a)
Bonds between atoms break
b)
Bonds between atoms form
c)
Light energy is absorbed by bonds
d)
Sound energy is absorbed by matter
49.
What is the most important source of thermal energy on Earth?
a)
Weather
b)
Sun
c)
Chemical Reactions
d)
Friction
50.
Which of the following is not a good conductor? (know example conductors and insulators)
a)
Aluminum
b)
Stainless Steel
c)
Air
d)
Silver
51.
What tool is used to measure temperature?
a)
Scale or Balance
b)
Thermometer
c)
Beaker
d)
Ruler
52.
When heat is removed from a substance, it is also know as what?
a)
Heated
b)
Cooled
c)
Frozen
d)
Vaporized
53.
Which of the following is not a natural resource? (know examples of natural and man-made resources)
a)
Sun
b)
Rocks
c)
Plants
d)
Clothing
54.
What are natural resources used for?
a)
Generate electricity
b)
Food or "fuel" for our bodies
c)
Build houses or buildings
d)
All of the above
55.
Which of the following is a renewable resource? (know examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources)
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Water
c)
Metals
d)
Minerals
56.
Which of the following is not a renewable energy resource? (know examples of renewable and nonrenewable energy resources)
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Biomass
d)
Gasoline
57.
What renewable energy resource produces carbon dioxide?
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Biomass
58.
Which of the following is not a renewable resource? (know examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources)
a)
Sunlight
b)
Wind
c)
Minerals
d)
Plants
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