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Energy, Work, Simple Machine Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Steven threw four balls into the air and recorded their heights. See the chart. Which describes their motion?

a)

Ball N went one meter higher than Ball O.

b)

Ball P went one meter higher than Ball M.

c)

Ball P went twice as high as Ball O.

d)

Ball M went twice as high as Ball O.

2.

Which type of energy do plants convert solar energy into?

a)

chemical

b)

nuclear

c)

thermal

d)

gravitational

3.

Which of the following describes simple machines?

a)

Tools which make work harder

b)

Tools which make work easier

c)

Tools which decrease the actual mass of the object

d)

Tools which increase the actual mass of the object

4.

As a roller coaster car travels down a hill, which type of change in energy allows it to speed up?

a)

potential energy changing into heat energy

b)

potential energy changing into kinetic energy

c)

kinetic energy changing into heat energy

d)

kinetic energy changing into potential energy

5.

As which of the following do batteries for a watch store energy?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Solar

c)

Nuclear

d)

Chemical

6.

The diagram shows a 21.7-kg ball located on a shelf 1.6 m above the ground. Which best describes the energy of the ball?

a)

Its energy is lost once it falls off the shelf.

b)

Its energy depends upon the speed the ball will travel.

c)

It has mechanical energy in the form of potential energy.

d)

It has mechanical energy in the form of kinetic energy.

7.

Into which form of energy does a car’s engine convert from chemical energy (gasoline)?

a)

Light

b)

Wind

c)

Mechanical

d)

Gravitational

8.

Which of the following states that when one form of energy is converted to another, no energy is destroyed?

a)

Law of Newton

b)

Law of Mercedes

c)

Law of conservation of matter

d)

Law of conservation of energy

9.

Calculate the WORK. Amy uses 30N of force to push a lawn mower 10 meters. How much work does she do?

a)

30J

b)

300J

c)

3J

d)

40J

10.

How much work does an elephant do while moving a circus wagon 30 meters with a pulling force of 300N?

a)

10J

b)

900J

c)

9000J

d)

330J