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Energy Review Challenge

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which would have the most kinetic energy?
a)
 A cheetah running at 20 mph
b)
An elephant running at 5 mph
c)
A cheetah running at 5 mph
d)
An elephant running at 20 mph
2.
A dropping a book shows both gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.  What could be said about the change in energy as the book falls?
a)
Kinetic energy increases, and the graviational energy increases
b)
Kinetic energy decreases, and the gravitational energy decreases
c)
Kinetic energy decreases, and the gravitational energy increases
d)
Kinetic energy increases, and the gravtiational energy decreases
3.
 Where would this skateboarder have the MOST kinetic energy? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
When does a rubber band have the most elastic energy? 
a)
When it is fully stretched
b)
When you start to stretch it
c)
When you release it
d)
After it has been released
5.
What energy transformations take place in a sling shot? 
a)
Kinetic to chemical
b)
Elastic to kinetic
c)
Thermal to chemical
d)
Elastic to thermal
6.
Thermal energy is:
a)
The temperature of an object
b)
The total kinetic energy of the molecules of an object
c)
The energy from the mass of an object
d)
The energy from the elevation of the molecules of an object.
7.
When you put an ice cube into a cup of soda, what happens to the energy?
a)
The cold of the ice cube transfers into the soda making the soda colder.
b)
The thermal energy of the ice cube transfers into the soda making the soda have more thermal energy
c)
The thermal energy of the soda transfers into the ice cube making the soda colder
d)
The thermal energy of the ice cube and the soda remain the same. 
8.
A ball keeps bouncing for a long time after it is initially dropped.  How is this possible? 
a)
The total amount of energy increases, so the ball has more energy to keep bouncing
b)
The total amount of energy remains the same, it is converted from GE to KE
c)
The total energy is decreasing so the ball stops quickly
d)
The total energy stays the same but some is lost to the air and to the ground 
9.
Which of the following can SOUND energy NOT travel through?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
A table
d)
None of the above
10.
Which of these devices converts chemical energy into electrical energy into light energy?
a)
iPhone
b)
Skateboard
c)
Oven
d)
Toy Car