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Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This word describes the ability to cause change
a)
fusion
b)
joule
c)
energy
d)
work
2.
Energy in motion is...
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
3.
Kinetic energy depends on...
a)
mass and velocity
b)
mass and time
c)
weight and height
d)
height and time
4.
A semi truck has a lot of kinetic energy because of...
a)
gravity
b)
its mass
c)
its truck driver
d)
its diesel engine
5.
Space debris has a lot of kinetic energy because of...
a)
its mass
b)
its velocity
c)
gravity
d)
its shape
6.
Energy that is waiting is..
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
7.
An object’s potential energy depends on its...
a)
mass and distance
b)
velocity and force
c)
weight and height
d)
weight and velocity
8.
Why is this guy in a suit? Anyway- a stretched rubber band has...
a)
chemical potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
elastic potential energy
9.
It is hard to look cool on a pogo stick- and yet he kind of does. When the spring is compressed, it has...
a)
chemical potential energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
gravitational potential energy
10.
This burger is an example of...
a)
chemical potential energy
b)
a gut bomb waiting to happen
c)
gravitational potential energy
d)
elastic potential energy
11.
Energy stored in the chemical bonds between atoms that is released when chemical reactions occur is...
a)
mechanical energy
b)
chemical potential energy
c)
nuclear energy
d)
radiant energy
12.
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance is...
a)
fusion
b)
friction
c)
energy transformation
d)
work
13.
Energy is sometimes described as the ability to do...
a)
your homework
b)
the dishes
c)
work
d)
a difficult math problem
14.
The total energy of an object or group of objects due to large scale motions is...
a)
thermal energy
b)
potential energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
radiant energy
15.
These propellers are spinning super fast. This is an example of...
a)
mechanical energy
b)
radiant energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
potential energy
16.
This type of energy cannot travel through a vacuum such as space. It is...
a)
sound energy
b)
radiant energy
17.
When Taylor Swift, a personal friend of mine, is rocking out by a random lake, that is an example of...
a)
thermal energy
b)
radiant energy
c)
nuclear energy
d)
sound energy
18.
particles that make up an object are in constant motion. They move faster when the temperature increases and slower when the temperature decreases. The particles have...
a)
no energy
b)
potential energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
electric energy
19.
This type of energy moves from warmer to cooler objects...
a)
waste energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
nuclear energy
d)
electric energy
20.
This picture can best be described as...
a)
radiant energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
electric energy
21.
The energy that electromagnetic waves carry is...
a)
nuclear energy
b)
radiant energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
kinetic energy
22.
Sometimes radiant energy is called...
a)
light energy
b)
waste energy
c)
happy energy
d)
glowing energy
23.
The following are all examples of electromagnetic waves, EXCEPT...
a)
light waves
b)
radio waves
c)
microwaves
d)
ocean waves
24.
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called...
a)
nuclear energy
b)
thermal energy
c)
radiant energy
d)
waste energy
25.
In the sun, hydrogen fuses together as helium. This is called...
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
nuclear fission
26.
In nuclear power plants, the nuclei of uranium atoms are split apart, releasing nuclear energy. This is called...
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
nuclear fission
27.
The SI unit of energy and work is...
a)
the cubic meter
b)
the amp
c)
the joule
d)
the watt
28.
Hey, I remember him! That dashing, bearded fellow is...
a)
Kris Kringle
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Louis Pasteur
d)
James Prescott Joule
29.
The change of energy from one form to another is known as an...
a)
energy switcharoo
b)
energy transformation
c)
energy flip flop
d)
energy overhaul
30.
This scientific law states that energy can be transformed from one form to another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed. This is the law of...
a)
gravity
b)
motion
c)
conservation of mass
d)
conservation of energy
31.
True or False: The total amount of energy in the universe is in constant flux.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
These billiard balls stop on the table because friction causes kinetic energy to change to...
a)
thermal energy
b)
radiant energy
c)
sound energy
d)
mechanical energy
33.
Electricity runs through the filament in an incandescent light bulb. The filament is thin and fairly resistant, so much of the electrical energy is changed to heat, not light. Thermal energy such as this that cannot be used is called...
a)
waste energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
sound energy
34.
An energy resource that is available in limited amounts or that is used faster than it is replaced in nature is called...
a)
a renewable energy source
b)
a nonrenewable energy source
35.
All of the following are renewable energy resources EXCEPT for...
a)
wind
b)
solar
c)
petroleum
d)
geothermal
36.
The remains of ancient organisms that can be burned as an energy source are called...
a)
biomass
b)
fossil fuels
c)
biofuels
d)
geothermal
37.
An energy resource that is replaced as fast as, or faster than it is used is called...
a)
a nonrenewable resource
b)
an inexhaustible resource
c)
a renewable resource
d)
a replaceable resource
38.
An energy resource that cannot be used up is said to be...
a)
permanent
b)
renewable
c)
inexhaustible
d)
wickedly cool
39.
True or False: Wind Energy is inexhaustible.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
All of the following are examples of biomass, EXCEPT for...
a)
manure
b)
dried peat moss
c)
wood
d)
coal
41.
Biomass that has been converted into fuels to be burned in the engines of cars and other vehicles is called...
a)
propane
b)
gasoline
c)
diesel
d)
biofuel
42.
Thermal energy from deep inside the Earth is called...
a)
geothermal
b)
mantle energy
c)
volcanic energy
d)
steam engine
43.
Tony Hawk is a grown man that still rides skateboards. When he flies up into the air and seems to stop briefly...
a)
his kinetic energy drops and potential increases
b)
his potential energy drops and kinetic energy increases
44.
A joule is the force of one ___________________ acting through a distance of one ____________________.
a)
Newton, meter
b)
ruby, marathon
c)
gram, cubic centimeter
d)
elephant, mile
45.
This image shows an energy transformation from...
a)
chemical potential to radiant and thermal
b)
chemical potential to mechanical
c)
chemical potential to nuclear
d)
chemical potential to sound
46.
Power Plants use all of the following as energy sources, EXCEPT...
a)
burning fuels
b)
nuclear energy in uranium
c)
falling water
d)
wind
47.
Coal burning electric power plants burn coal, obviously... and this changes chemical energy into thermal. This thermal energy is changed to ___________ as a turbine spins.
a)
nuclear
b)
radiant
c)
mechanical
d)
sound
48.
All of the following are fossil fuels, EXCEPT for...
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
petroleum
d)
geothermal reservoirs
49.
Petroleum and natural gas are formed from...
a)
long dead marine organisms
b)
land plants
c)
uranium atoms
d)
plant and animal remains
50.
Coal is formed from...
a)
molten rock
b)
long dead marine organisms
c)
land plants that died millions of years ago
d)
crop waste
51.
We use petroleum for the following...
a)
gasoline
b)
fuel oil and plastics
c)
diesel and kerosene
d)
all of the answers are correct
52.
True or False: We use coal in the production of steel and concrete.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
True or false: Natural gas produces more pollutants than coal.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
President Trump in his State of the Union address said that his administration is pushing "beautiful, clean coal." Perhaps Trump forgot that coal...
a)
produces more pollutants than other fossil fuels
b)
reacts with water vapor in the air and produces acid rain
c)
contributes to global warming
d)
all of the above
55.
About ½ of all homes in the U.S. use this for heating...
a)
Natural gas
b)
biomass
c)
solar
d)
coal
56.
True or False: Significant amounts of uranium are no longer being formed inside Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Nuclear power plants do not release pollutants into the air, but do produce _________________.
a)
radioactive icecream
b)
harmful nuclear waste
58.
Hydroelectric power plants change the kinetic energy of falling water into...
a)
electrical energy
b)
nuclear energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
potential energy
59.
Hydroelectric power plants do not emit pollutants, but can disturb...
a)
your neighbors
b)
my slumber
c)
the life cycle of some wildlife
d)
the easily disturbed
60.
Solar and wind power are considered...
a)
inexhaustible
b)
hot and windy
c)
nonrenewable
d)
limited
61.
Wind turbines convert ______________ into _____________ energy.
a)
potential into sound
b)
kinetic into radiant
c)
kinetic into electric
d)
thermal into electric
62.
Hot water and steam are piped to Earth's surface to spin a turbine attached to an electric generator in an...
a)
coal burning plant
b)
biomass plant
c)
geothermal plant
d)
nuclear power plant
63.
Currently, fossil fuels provide over ________% of the energy used in the U.S.
a)
20%
b)
40%
c)
60%
d)
80%
64.
We can conserve energy by...
a)
turning on the lights
b)
driving to work
c)
turning up the heat
d)
using a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
65.
Missy Elliot, Michelle Obama, and James Corden know that one way we can conserve energy is...
a)
sing loudly while driving
b)
carpool
c)
to turn up the radio
d)
to drive separately
66.
True or False: Drilling and surface mining can damage wildlife habitats.
a)
True
b)
False
67.
Geothermal reservoirs are located primarily in...
a)
China
b)
the U.S.
c)
India
d)
Russia
68.
True or False: Energy from fossil fuels is used to grow biomass.
a)
True
b)
False
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