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Energy Quiz (B)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ability to do work or cause change
a)
speed
b)
job
c)
transfer
d)
energy
2.
The lion's roar at the zoo made me jump!  What type of energy did the lion use?
a)
Heat energy
b)
Sound energy
c)
Light energy
3.
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
4.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
5.

This is an example of what type of energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Electric

d)

Thermal

6.

A skier on top of a mountain is an example of

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Thermal

d)

Sound

7.
What is true about the Law of Conservation of Energy?
a)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
Energy can be both created and destroyed
c)
 Energy cannot be created, but can be destroyed
d)
 Energy can be created, but cannot be destroyed
8.
What is the energy of position, also called stored energy?
a)
Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Sound energy
9.
What is the energy of motion?
a)
Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Chemical energy
10.
Which is the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom?
a)
chemical energy
b)
elastic energy
c)
gravitational energy
d)
nuclear energy
11.

A full grown gorilla and a full grown rabbit are both traveling at 10 m/s. Which has the larger kinetic energy and why?

a)

The rabbit has a larger kinetic energy because it can run faster.

b)

The gorilla has a larger kinetic energy because it has a greater mass and is running the same velocity as the rabbit.

c)

The rabbit has a larger kinetic energy because gravity helps the rabbit more.

d)

The gorilla has a larger kinetic energy because it is running faster than the rabbit.

12.

The kinetic energy of a ball sitting on top Mount Everest is _____________________.

a)

too high to calculate.

b)

cannot be solved because I don't know the mass of the ball.

c)

zero because it is sitting still.

d)

very high because that is a really tall mountain!

13.
1. What is the ability to do work?
a)
Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Energy forms
14.

Which has the most potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Which roller coaster cart has the most potential energy?

a)

Cart A

b)

Cart B

c)

Cart C

d)

Cart D

16.

What types of energy is in this cheeseburger?

a)

Potential Thermal

b)

Kinetic Chemical

c)

Kinetic Thermal

d)

Potential Chemical

17.

What type of energy is in the string of a paddle ball?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Elastic

c)

Sound

d)

Thermal

18.

Pedaling a bicycle is an example of which type of enegry?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Thermal

19.

Hearing the school bell ring at 9:45AM is an example of which type of energy?

a)

Electrical

b)

Sound

c)

Chemical

d)

Mechanical

20.

What type of energy is provided by the food we eat?

a)

e-m light

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

sound

21.

What form of energy holds protons and neutrons close together in the middle of atoms?

a)

nuclear

b)

chemical

c)

mechanical

d)

sound

22.

During combustion, fuels are transformed from _?_ energy into _?_ energy.

a)

thermal into electromagnetic

b)

chemical into electromagnetic & thermal

c)

nuclear into chemical

d)

electromagnetic into thermal

23.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
25.

Which skater has more gravitational potential energy?

a)

yellow skater

b)

blue skater

c)

both skaters have equal gravitational potential energy