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Y8 Physics Energy Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy efficiency

a)

Measure of the useful energy

b)

Measure of the wasted energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Potential energy

2.

Kinetic energy.

a)

Total energy

b)

Movement

c)

Stationary

d)

Gravity

3.

Thermal energy.

a)

Moving

b)

Weather

c)

Cold

d)

Heat

4.

Potential energy.

a)

Spring compressed

b)

Object held at a height

c)

Conservation of energy law

d)

Potential + kinetic energy

5.

Energy efficient lightbulbs (compared to a standard lightbulb).

a)

Use more energy

b)

Use less energy

c)

Use the same energy overall

d)

Take longer to light up but use more electricity

6.

Efficiency equals

a)

Useful energy produced/energy input

b)

Useful energy produced/energy input x 100

c)

Useful energy produced/energy input divided by 100

d)

work

7.

A kilojoule is 1000 Joules

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No, it's a kilogram of Joules

d)

No, it's James Joules' fault

8.

An orange is 500 Joules, a pear 1000 Joules and a toffee apple 1500 Joules. If Bindi ate all 3 for lunch how many kilojoules would she have eaten in total?

a)

3000

b)

30

c)

3

d)

300

9.

At the top of a rollercoaster the gravitational potential energy is at its maximum.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No, total energy is zero

d)

Depends on the height

10.

At the top of a rollercoaster a stationary cart has its kinetic energy at its minimum.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

A rollercoaster will always have the same total energy throughout the ride if no energy is lost.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

If a car loses some of its chemical energy obtained from fuel as engine heat instead of transmitting all the energy to its wheels then it is

a)

100% efficient

b)

90% efficient

c)

Can't give an exact value but somewhat efficient

d)

Needs to be sold

13.

The higher a roller coaster is

a)

the more potential energy it has

b)

the less potential energy it has

c)

the heavier it is

d)

the more gravity it has

14.

If you wind up a toy car the energy transformed is in the following sequence

a)

kinetic to potential to heat

b)

heat to gravitational to kinetic

c)

kinetic to potential to kinetic to heat

d)

Kinetic to elastic potential energy to kinetic to heat

15.

Useful energy in a car

a)

heat

b)

electric

c)

chemical

d)

mechanical (kinetic)

16.

Sound in a stereo is a useful form of energy and comes from electric energy transformation

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Depends on the type of music

d)

No, it's solar waves that provide the energy first

17.

A torch battery is chemical energy converted to

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Heat energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Light energy

18.

Heat energy produced by a torch is useful energy and efficient use of the battery's chemical energy

a)

No, it is wasted energy as a torch is mainly used to provide light energy

b)

Yes, , the main use of a torch is to keep warm

c)

How ridiculous, the sun supplied all energy

d)

Plants can do this anyway so why bother

19.

An electric toaster is never 100% efficient as some of the electrical energy is converted to

a)

sound energy

b)

light energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

burnt toast