Free Printable S2 Science Unit 15

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S2 Science Unit 15

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work.

b)

The source of power of human beings.

c)

The ability to do things by yourself.

2.

What are the 2 major classifications of energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Inertia

d)

Mechanical

3.

Tick the kinds of energy under POTENTIAL energy.

a)

Gravitational

b)

Chemical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Elastic

4.

Tick the kinds of energy under KINETIC energy.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electromagnetic Radiation

d)

Electric

5.

The stored energy of position possessed by an object.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

6.

The energy of motion

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

7.

The energy stored in an object as the result of its vertical position or height.

a)

Gravitational potential

b)

Chemical potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Elastic potential

8.

The energy stored in the bonds between the atoms in compounds

a)

Gravitational potential

b)

Chemical potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Elastic potential

9.

The stored potential of the nucleus of an atom

a)

Gravitational potential

b)

Chemical potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Elastic potential

10.

The energy stored in elastic materials as the result of their stretching or compressing.

a)

Gravitational potential

b)

Chemical potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Elastic potential

11.

Gravitational potential energy is dependent on what 2 factors:

a)

the mass of the object

b)

the height to which the object is raised

c)

the weight of the object

d)

the state of the object

12.

What process happens between the bonds of the atoms in compounds?

a)

Chemical reactions

b)

Chemical solutions

c)

Chemical inductions

d)

Chemical assumptions

13.

The splitting of an atom causes a ______________.

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

14.

The combining of an atom causes a ______________.

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

15.

T/F: The more stretch, the more stored energy.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The motion of macroscopic objects

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

17.

The random motion of microscopic particles of matter

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

18.

The bulk flow of charges

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

19.

The disturbance propagating through electric and magnetic fields.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

20.

The motion of photons

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

21.

Machines, muscles, projectile, wind, flowing water, ocean waves and sound are examples and subtypes of ______________ energy.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

22.

Geothermal and fire examples and subtypes of ______________ energy.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

23.

Circuits and lightning are examples and subtypes of ______________ energy.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

24.

Radiowaves, microwaves, infrared, light, UV, Xrays and gamma rays are examples and subtypes of ______________ energy.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Electromagnetic radiation

25.

Identify the situation as Kinetic or Potential:

A baseball thrown by a pitcher

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

26.

Identify the situation as Kinetic or Potential:

A rocks sitting at the edge of a cliff

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

27.

Identify the situation as Kinetic or Potential:

A stretched spring in a pinball machine

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

28.

Identify the situation as Kinetic or Potential:

A golf ball sitting on a tee before it is stuck

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

29.

Identify the situation as Kinetic or Potential:

A stick of dynamite

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

30.

Identify the situation as Kinetic or Potential:

An asteroid falling to earth

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

31.

Identify the situation as Kinetic or Potential:

An insect flying

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

32.

Identify the situation as Kinetic or Potential:

A river flowing at a certain speed

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

33.

What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

a)

energy cannot be created or destroyed

b)

energy can merely be changed from one form of energy to another

c)

energy before and after the change is exactly the same

34.

Over-all energy change:

A cellphone ringing

a)

Electrical - sound

b)

Electrical - mechanical

35.

Over-all energy change:

Gasoline makes a car run

a)

chemical - mechanical

b)

chemical - electrical

36.

Over-all energy change:

Burning a candle

a)

chemical - light and heat

b)

chemical - light only

37.

Over-all energy change:

Using a hair dryer

a)

electrical to mechanical, sound and heat

b)

electrical to potential

38.

What are the 3 conditions for work to be done?

a)

There is a force acting on an object

b)

The object moves

c)

The object moves in the direction of the force

39.

What quantities are needed for work to be done?

a)

the size of the force applied

b)

the distance moved by the object in the direction of the force

c)

energy required to move an object

40.

How are energy and work related?

a)

There is an equal amount of energy transferred for an equal amount of work done.

b)

There is more amount of energy transferred for a certain amount of work done.

c)

There is an less amount of energy transferred for an certain amount of work done.

41.

Which among the choices are renewable sources of energy?

a)

hydrolectricity

b)

geothermal

c)

biomass

d)

tidal

e)

solar

42.

Which among the choices are non renewable sources of energy?

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

oil

43.

What type of energy is in this picture?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Chemical

d)

Sound

44.

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

a)

kinetic

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

radiant

45.

What kind of energy is represented in this picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Potential

c)

Nuclear

d)

Mechanical

46.

What kind of energy does this device use?

a)

Chemical

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Chemical

47.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Nuclear

48.

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

a)

sound to kinetic

b)

light to heat

c)

mechanical to electrical

d)

chemical to electrical

49.

The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?

a)

thermal to light

b)

gravitational to potential

c)

radiant to electrical

d)

chemical to light

50.

Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?

a)

Kinetic to electric

b)

Gravitational potential to electric

c)

Mechanical to potential

d)

Thermal to sound

51.

Work is:

a)

A transfer of energy by a force to move and object

b)

Something you get paid for

c)

Something you take home

d)

Makes you sweat

52.

What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?

a)

battery

b)

lightbulb

c)

alarm clock

d)

apple

53.

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

a)

At the bottom of a big hill

b)

When going around a corner

c)

When going upside down

d)

At the top of a big hill

54.

The formula for work is:

a)

d = r x t

b)

p = m x v

c)

f = m x a

d)

w = d x f

55.

What machine changes chemical energy into heat, light and sound energy

a)

blender

b)

firecracker

c)

lightbulb

d)

apple

56.

What form of energy?

a)

Thermal

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Radiant

57.

What form of energy is stored in the bonds between molecules of matter?

a)

chemical energy

b)

heat energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

mechanical energy

58.

Lightning during a thunderstorm is an example of what form of energy?

a)

Radiant (potential) energy

b)

Radiant (kinetic) energy

c)

Electrical (potential) energy

d)

Electrical (kinetic) energy

59.

Which of the followings are examples of thermal energy?

a)

a violin string plucked, talking, ringing telephone

b)

boiling water, steam, heat from a flashlight

c)

candle flame, light bulb light

d)

energy from the sun (fusion, energy from a nuclear power plant (fission)

60.

Energy takes up space

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Stored energy between atoms, ions, and molecule is __________________ energy?

a)

Potential (Chemical) Energy

b)

Kinetic (Chemical) Energy

c)

Potential (Nuclear) Energy

d)

Kinetic (Nuclear) Energy

62.

Energy can be created and destroyed

a)

True

b)

False

63.

What car has the most energy

a)

65 mph car

b)

95 mph car

c)

35 mph car

d)

85 mph car

64.

Which item has the most potential energy?

a)

a pencil on the top of the cabinet

b)

a pencil on the top of the desk

c)

a pencil in a chair

d)

a pencil on the floor

65.

When marine organisms die and get buried under sediment, after millions of years they become

a)

Oil and Natural gas

b)

coal

c)

sedimentary rocks

d)

all of the above

66.

When plants in swamps die and become buried, after millions of years, they will turn into

a)

oil and natural gas

b)

coal

c)

sedimentary rocks

d)

all of the above

67.

Organic material that can be used as an energy source is called

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

biofuel

d)

nuclear energy

68.

When the nuclei of small atoms combine to form a new, more massive nucleus it is called

a)

energy

b)

fusion

c)

fission

d)

matter

69.

An advantage of using fossil fuels for energy is

a)

air pollution

b)

versatility in their uses

c)

limited quantities

d)

toxic by products

70.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar energy

a)

it is free to run

b)

it depends on weather

c)

it causes no air pollution

d)

it cannot be used everywhere

71.

Which of the following is an advantage of using biomass for energy?

a)

it is cheap

b)

it is easy to use

c)

it can be found anywhere

d)

all of the above

72.

The responsible use of resources so that they are available for future generations is known as

a)

renewable energy

b)

non-renewable energy

c)

sustainable

d)

agriculture

73.

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.

a)

destroyed, destroyed

b)

created, saved

c)

created, destroyed

d)

lost, found

74.

Energy transformations occur when...

a)

energy is created through conduction

b)

energy changes from one form to another

c)

two forces slide together that are touching

d)

a chemical reaction takes place

75.

When a soccer ball is on a field, the energy it has just before being kicked is called

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy

76.

Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?

a)

thermal -> electrical

b)

mechanical -> electrical

c)

chemical -> mechanical

d)

mechanical -> electromagnetic

77.

what type of energy is stored in a battery?

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

78.

When you eat pizza, Chemical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

a)

Solar

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Chemical

79.

The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —

a)

solar

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

80.

BONUS QUESTION:

What is the name of T. Tashi's husband?

a)

Roger

b)

Lionel

c)

Dani

d)

David

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