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Energy Part 1

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which object would have the most energy?
a)
plane traveling at 900 km/h
b)
baseball traveling at 150 km/h
c)
car traveling at 90 km/h
d)
person running at 10 km/h
2.
When does a ball have the most energy of motion?
a)
when it is standing still
b)
when it is rolling slowly across a floor
c)
when it is rolling quickly down a tall, steep hill
d)
when it is rolling slowly down a low hill
3.
Four runners who are the same size and weight are in a race.  Who as the most energy?
a)
They all have the same amount of energy.
b)
None of the runners have energy.
c)
The runner who is running the slowest has the most energy.
d)
The runner who is running the fastest has the most energy.
4.
Which of the following is true?
a)
A slower, lighter object has more energy than a faster, heavier one.
b)
A faster, heavier object has more energy than a slower, lighter one.
c)
A heavier object has less energy than a lighter one moving at the same speed.
d)
A lighter object has more energy than a heavier one moving at the same speed.
5.
A pitcher throws a ball.  Which of the following is true?
a)
The ball's energy does not change.
b)
The pitcher gains energy.
c)
The ball transfers energy to the pitcher.
d)
The pitcher transfers energy to the ball.
6.
Which is an example of energy moving an object from place to place?
a)
water in a bowl
b)
wind blowing a grain of sand
c)
a batter ready to hit a baseball
d)
a drummer ready to hit a drum
7.
A player catches a moving ball.  What happens to some of the ball's energy when it hits the player's mitt?
a)
It changes to light.
b)
It changes to electricity.
c)
It changes to sound.
d)
It is destroyed.
8.
Leila likes to skateboard.  Sometimes when she lands a jump, her board hits the ground and makes a loud noise.  Why does this happen?
a)
The ground absorbs all of the board's energy of motion.
b)
Some energy from the board is transformed to sound when the board hits the ground.
c)
All of Laila's energy of motion is transferred to the board when the board hits the ground.
d)
Some of Laila's stored energy chages to energy of motion when the board hits the ground.
9.
Cade called his dog.  Cade could tell that the dog was coming because he heard the dog's tags jingle.  Why did the tags make a noise?
a)
The tags caused the air around them to vibrate.
b)
The tags caused the air around them to cool down.
c)
Light energy in the air moved to the tags. 
d)
Stored energy in the air was transferred to the tags.
10.

Which of the following can move energy from place to place?

a)

sound

b)

a moving baseball

c)

a pendulum

d)

all of the above

11.
What transfers energy from the sun through space?
a)
energy of motion
b)
electric currents
c)
light
d)
sound
12.
How does energy change when a player kicks a soccer ball to score a goal?
a)
The foot gains most of the energy of motion.
b)
The ball gains most of the energy of motion.
c)
The ball loses energy.
d)
Neither the ball nor the foot gains energy.
13.
What happens when a tennis player hits the ball over the net with her racquet?
a)
The ball's energy and motion change.
b)
The net gains some of the ball's energy.
c)
All of the ball's energy is changed to sound.
d)
All of the racquet's energy is changed to sound.
14.
What happens when 2 moving objects of different sizes collide and move apart?
a)
Both objects lose all of their energy.
b)
Both objects lose some of their energy.
c)
The larger object loses all of its energy.
d)
The smaller object loses all of its energy.
15.
A batter hits a fastball.  The pitcher catches the ball and throws it to the catcher.  Which of these describes what happened to the ball as it moved?
a)
It lost energy of motion when it was hit.
b)
It gained energy when the pitcher caught it.
c)
It changed speed and motion as it moved.
d)
All of its energy of motion was transformed into sound.
16.

What is energy?

a)

the ability to do work

b)

the inability to do work

c)

a rough surface

d)

a smooth surface

17.

What are 2 types of energy?

a)

multiplication and division

b)

kinetic and potential

c)

mass weight

d)

earth and life science

18.

Which one is not a form of potential energy?

a)

swinging a baseball bat

b)

a stretched rubber band

c)

drawing a bow

d)

holding a ball

19.

Which one is not a form of kinetic energy?

a)

flinging a rubber band

b)

a stretched rubber band

c)

going on a bike ride

d)

jumping rope

20.

Why did the marble Emily dropped on the floor make a loud noise?

a)

the mass of the marble decreased when it hit the floor

b)

the mass of the marble increased when it hit the floor

c)

some of the marble's energy of motion was transformed into sound energy when it hit the floor

d)

the marble's mass was transformed to sound when it hit the wood floor

21.

Ty rolled a wiffle bass on the floor. When the ball hit the wall, it bounced off. How was the ball's energy transformed?

a)

some was turned into light energy

b)

some was turned into sound energy

c)

all was changed to thermal energy

d)

all was changed to stored energy

22.

What happens to a baseball when the batter hits the ball?

a)

some energy of motion is transformed to sound energy

b)

all energy of motion is transformed to thermal energy

c)

all energy of motion is transformed to sound energy

23.

Light waves travel in a __________ line.

a)

straight

b)

bent

c)

curvy

24.

_______ is a measure of how much heat energy something has.

a)

temperature

b)

capacity

c)

height

d)

weight

25.

What transfers energy from the sun through space?

a)

energy of motion

b)

electric currents

c)

light

d)

sound

26.

Zoe picks up a book she left by a sunny window. She notices the book is warm. What can she conclude from this?

a)

heated air produces light

b)

light travels faster than sound

c)

light can transfer energy to objects and heat them

d)

heat travels faster than light

27.

Which form of energy is produced when an object vibrates?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

thermal

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