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Physical Science - CH 4 Energy Test Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
2.

Gravitational potential energy depends on what?

a)

Mass and Velocity

b)

Mass and Weight

c)

Weight and Height

d)

Height and Distance

3.

Your body obtains energy from the food that you eat. What is the form of that energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Elastic

c)

Gravitational

d)

Chemical

4.

When an Archer bends back a bow, what type of energy is increased in the bow?

a)

Gravitational

b)

Elastic

c)

Kinetic

d)

Thermal

5.

Which of these describes the law of conservation of energy?

a)

No machine is 100% efficient

b)

Energy can neither be created, nor destroyed

c)

The energy resources of the Earth are limited

d)

The energy of a system is always decreasing

6.

As a roller coaster moves down a hill, gravitational potential energy is turned into Kinetic Energy, Thermal Energy, and Sound Energy. What is true about the total energy in the stystem?

a)

Energy is gained (created) as the coaster moves down the hill.

b)

Energy is lost (destroyed) as the roller coaster moves

c)

The total energy remains the same as the coaster moves

d)

The total amount of energy changes in some way while the roller coaster is moving

7.

Which of the following in a conversion of radiant (light) energy into chemical energy?

a)

Turning on a stove to heat up dinner

b)

Turning on a lamp

c)

The growth of an apple tree

d)

Making toast in a toaster

8.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
electrical to chemical
b)
electrical to thermal
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
9.
Which type of energy transformation occurs when a flashlight shines?
a)
Chemical to thermal to electrical
b)
Chemical to electrical to radiant
c)
Thermal to chemical to radiant
d)
Chemical to electrical to sound
10.
A hairdryer converts -- 
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
11.
The energy stored in an object as a result of position or height is -
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Thermal energy
c)
Gravitational potential energy
d)
Stored mechanical/elastic energy 
12.
What energy is related to the movement or flow of electrons which carry a charge?
a)
Potential Energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
sound energy
d)
electrical energy
13.
At which point will the skater have the least potential energy?
a)
Point A
b)
Point B
c)
Point C
d)
Point A and C
14.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
15.
A what point does the water have the most gravitational potential?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
There is no gravitational potential
16.

At point X. the kinetic energy is 50 J and the potential energy is 30 J. What is the total energy in the system once the car reaches the bottom of the ramp?

a)

A. 20 J, because the energy in the system cannot change form but can be created and destroyed

b)

B. 80 J, because the energy in the system can change form but cannot be created or destroyed

c)

C. 30 J, because the potential energy is the only energy at the bottom of the ramp

d)

D. 50 J, because the kinetic energy is the only energy at the bottom of the ramp

17.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
18.
units of force are
a)
netwons
b)
grams
c)
joules
d)
meters
19.
both work and energy are measured in 
a)
joules
b)
newtons
c)
meters
d)
seconds
20.
true or false
the faster an object moves the more kinetic energy it has
a)
true
b)
false
21.
if you lift a 2 kg box of toys to the top shelf of a closet that is 3 m high... how much PE will the box have
a)
58.8 J
b)
58.8 N
c)
6 J
d)
6 N
22.
In the formula for kinetic energy, what is being squared
a)
mass
b)
velocity
23.
A 40 newton object is released from a height of 10 m. Just before it hits the ground, its kinetic energy, in joules is?
a)
a. 400
b)
b. 3920
c)
c. 2800
d)
d. 4000
24.
A cell phone battery dies.  It gets plugged into an electrical outlet to recharge. Which of the following energy transformations occur during the charging?
a)
mechanical to chemical
b)
electrical to solar
c)
chemical to light
d)
electrical to chemical
25.

A baseball player catches a moving ball. What happens to some of the ball's energy when it hits the player's mit?

a)

It changes to light.

b)

It changes to sound.

c)

It changes to electricity.

d)

It is destroyed.

26.

A camper adds a log to the fire. What kind of energy is produced when the log burns?

a)

Light, thermal energy, and sound.

b)

Stored energy and chemical.

c)

Electrical energy and thermal energy.

27.

Abigail picks up a book she left by a sunny window. She notices the book is warm to the touch. What can Abigail conclude from her observation?

a)

Heat travels faster than light.

b)

Light can transfer energy to objects and heat them.

c)

Light travels faster than sound waves.

d)

Heat air produces light.

28.

A 200 kg boulder sits on top of a 203 m cliff. What is its P E when it reaches 100 m from the ground?

a)

A. 196,000 J

b)

B. 397,880 J

c)

C. 20,909 J

d)

D. 40,600 J

29.

A student decides to take up diving as a hobby. He stands on a high-dive that is 4 m tall. If the student has a mass of 50 kg, what is his P E?

a)

A. 200 J

b)

B. 1,960 J

c)

C. 12.5 J

d)

D. 800 J

30.
In the formula for kinetic energy, what is being squared
a)
mass
b)
velocity
31.
Calculate the KE of a moving 4 kilogram object traveling at a velocity of 3 m/s.
a)
18 J
b)
36 J
c)
12 J
d)
6 J
32.

Things like friction and air resistance take away energy from a moving object, where does the energy they take away go?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

it dissapears and is no longer energy

c)

it is dissipated to things like heat and sound

33.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
34.
True or false
You do work only when you exert a force on an object and move it
a)
true
b)
false
35.
Two factors that determine work are
a)
size of the force, and distance
b)
size of the force, and type of force
c)
mass, and distance
36.
units of force are
a)
netwons
b)
grams
c)
joules
d)
meters
37.
units for work are
a)
netwons
b)
joules
c)
meters
d)
seconds
38.
if you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m... how much work have you done
a)
120 J
b)
30 J
c)
120 N 
d)
30 N
39.
work transfers
a)
sweat
b)
energy
c)
velocity
d)
effort
40.
45J of work were done on the object that moved 5M. How much force was applied to the object?
a)
8N
b)
225N
c)
9N
d)
0N
41.
Which of the following is work according to the scientific definition?
a)
pushing a box across the floor
b)
standing still while holding something heavy
c)
walking with a backpack on
d)
all of these are considered "work"
42.
Simple machines make work easier by increasing what?
a)
The distance over which work is done 
b)
The force needed to do work 
c)
The time required to do work
d)
The acceleration of a massive object 
43.
The unit of power is the...
a)
work
b)
watt
44.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
45.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
46.
What kind of energy is in a battery?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
47.
An Xbox consumes 15.7 watts while in standby mode. If you leave it in standby mode for 86,400 seconds (one day), how much work was done?
a)
1,356,490 J
b)
1,356,480 J
c)
1,356,470 J
d)
1,356,460 J
48.
W = 500 Joules 
t = 25 seconds
P = ???
a)
0.05 W
b)
20 W
c)
12500 W
d)
2000 W
49.
How much time is needed to produce 720 Joules of work if 90 watts of power is used? 
a)
0.125 s
b)
8 s
c)
64800 s
d)
80 s
50.
A person weighing 600 N gets on an elevator. The elevator lifts the person 6 m in 10 seconds.  How much power was used?
a)
360 W 
b)
60 W
c)
3600 W
d)
600 W
51.

A book and a feather sitting next to each other on a shelf have ____________potential energies.

a)

Different

b)

Double

c)

The Same

d)

No

52.

A toaster uses ____________ energy to make toast.

a)

Thermal

b)

Potential

c)

Electrical

d)

Elastic

53.

____________ energy is the total amount of potential and kinetic energy in a system.

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Mechanical

d)

Nuclear

54.

If I carry a 50 kg sack of grain from the barn to the feeding trough (roughly 100 meters away), how much work did I do? Not counting lifting the sack up to my shoulder.

a)

5,000 J

b)

2 J

c)

150 J

d)

0 J