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Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

a natural sleep aid

b)

a food created in a laboratory

c)

something that makes matter move or change

2.

What is energy?

a)

the ability to work

b)

the inability to move

c)

matter

3.

What has the most potential energy?

a)

a bowling ball sitting in a bag

b)

a bowling ball at the top of a ramp

c)

a bowling ball stuck halfway down the lane

4.

What word is a synonym for potential ?

a)

stored

b)

movement

c)

kinetic

5.

Which two sources are examples of mechanical energy?

a)

potential, kinetic

b)

light, rest

c)

wind, moving water

6.

The sun is the primary source of ___________ energy.

a)

volcanic

b)

light

c)

nuclear

7.

The human body needs chemical energy to ____________ .

a)

think

b)

move

c)

sleep

8.

Potential energy is dependent on

a)

an object's position or condition

b)

an object's atomic structure

c)

an object's chemical composition

9.

What process occurs when an object at rest is put into motion?

a)

the object continues to rest

b)

potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy

c)

kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy

10.

What force gives objects at higher elevations more potential energy?

a)

magnetic

b)

friction

c)

gravity

11.

What two types of energy are related to motion?

a)

physical and emotional

b)

potential and kinetic

c)

kinetic and magnetic

12.

A ball rolled from which point would have the MOST potential energy?

a)

Point B

b)

Point D

c)

Point F

13.

There is a finite amount of energy in the universe. What is a synonym for finite ?

a)

unlimited

b)

exponential

c)

limited

14.

What is an example of a machine that transforms kinetic energy into electricity?

a)

generator

b)

measuring cup

c)

school bus

15.

What happens when two objects collide?

a)

kinetic energy is transferred from one object to the other

b)

kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy

c)

potential energy is transferred to a third object

16.

The kinetic energy of an object is dependent on:

a)

density and mass

b)

volume and friction

c)

mass and speed

17.

What has the most kinetic energy?

a)

a cheetah running 60 mph

b)

a car traveling at 70 mph

c)

a tractor-trailer traveling at 70 mph

18.

Chemical energy in food is turned into ___________ energy when we move.

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

thermal

19.

Splitting atoms creates ____________ energy.

a)

light

b)

nuclear

c)

potential

20.

_______________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but changes from one state to another.

a)

The Law of Conservation of Energy

b)

The Law of Conservation of Matter

c)

Newton's First Law of Motion