WorksheetsChapter 5: Energy Quiz
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
2.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
3.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
4.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
5.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
6.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
7.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light
8.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
9.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
10.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
11.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
12.
What kind of energy is associated with vibrations?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
light energy
d)
sound energy
13.
How does heat always transfer?
a)
from cold to hot
b)
from hot to cold
c)
from liquid to solid
d)
from gas to liquid
14.
What type of heat transfer does this picture represent? (pot touching burner)
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
sunshine
15.
What type of heat transfer does this picture represent?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
sunburns
16.
What type of heat transfer does this picture represent?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
hot air balloons
17.
Which of the following would sound travel through the fastest?
a)
water
b)
oxygen
c)
wood
d)
koolaid
18.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
19.
Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?
a)
A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.
b)
A candle glows brightly in the dark.
c)
A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.
d)
A battery causes a flashlight to shine.
20.
The diagram shows a complete circuit with a battery and a buzzer making noise. This circuit works by transforming -
a)
chemical energy to electrical to sound.
b)
electrical energy to thermal to light.
c)
sound energy to electrical to chemical.
d)
mechanical energy to electrical to sound.
21.
A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?
a)
Light, thermal, and sound
b)
Thermal, chemical, and solar
c)
Sound, mechanical, and electrical
d)
Light, chemical, and mechanical
22.
Which of the following shows the correct order of the energy transformations that occur when green plants produce their food from the Sun’s energy?
a)
chemical to thermal
b)
light to chemical
c)
thermal to light
d)
chemical to electrical
23.
Which object is the best conductor of electricity?
a)
A ceramic mug
b)
A plastic fork
c)
A penny
d)
A wooden craft stick
24.
A girl turned the light off and went to bed. She remembered she had accidentally left her glass of ice water on the counter. When she got up the next morning, the ice had melted. What form of energy caused the ice to melt?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Light energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Mechanical energy
25.
Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Light energy
26.
Conduction is heat transfer by -
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
27.
Convection is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch an object
b)
The heating and cooling of a fluid
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
28.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
29.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
30.
When the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer through
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal equilibrium
31.
The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal electricity
32.
Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiaton
d)
thermal
33.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
34.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
35.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
36.
What type of heat transfer takes place in solids?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
37.
What type of heat transfer takes place in liquids and gasses?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Thermal Equilibrium
38.
As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -
a)
from your hand to the stove
b)
from the stove to your hand
c)
It doesn't transfer
39.
Which is more dense?
a)
Hot Liquid
b)
Cold Liquid
40.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
41.
Conductors are materials that...
a)
Allow heat to pass through
b)
Stop heat from passing through
c)
Allow cold to pass through
d)
Stop cold from passing through
42.
An object that doesn't conduct heat well is known as:
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
c)
conduction
d)
insulation
43.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
44.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
45.
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
46.
The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
47.
what type of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
electrical
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
48.
In energy transformations, "wasted energy" usually takes what form?
a)
heat
b)
chemical energy
c)
light
d)
sound waves
49.
Earth’s nearest star (our Sun) radiates this type of energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Coal
c)
Propane
d)
Oil
50.
Energy Efficiency is calculated by useful energy (Energy Out) divided by energy consumed (Energy In) , expressed as a percentage
a)
False
b)
True
51.
What is the efficiency of a machine if 55.3 J of energy are consumed by the machine, but only 14.3 J of useful energy is produced by the machine?
a)
0.25 J
b)
26%
c)
386%
d)
3.86 J
52.
What is the efficiency of the machine if the input (energy consumed) is 263 J and the output (useful energy) is 142 J?
a)
6.26%
b)
54%
c)
100%
d)
260%
53.
How much energy is wasted by a machine if the energy consumed (input) is 263 J and the useful energy (output) is 142 J?
a)
405 J
b)
395 J
c)
121 J
d)
1.85 J
54.
Which direction will the heat flow while this person holds a hot cup of tea?
a)
from the cup to her hand
b)
from her hand to the cup
c)
no heat is transferred
55.
Which direction will the heat flow while this ice cap melts?
a)
there is no heat transfer
b)
from the icecap to the water
c)
from the water to the icecap
56.
Heat energy is also called ______ energy.
a)
chemical
b)
electrical
c)
mechanical
d)
thermal
57.
To increase the EFFICIENCY of energy use, we could...
a)
Turn off lights when not in use
b)
Keep the car running as you go into the store
c)
Water the plants in a drought
58.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
59.
What happens during conduction?
a)
Energy is transferred from low temperature to high temperature
b)
The amount of energy is increased
c)
Both substances get hotter
d)
Energy is transferred from high temperature to low temperature
60.
In general, metals are _____.
a)
poor conductors of heat
b)
brittle
c)
poor conductors of electricity
d)
good conductors of heat
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