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PS2 Learning Set 3 - Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does not represent energy being converted?

a)

stretching a rubber band then letting it go

b)

dropping a ball

c)

a book sitting on a desk

d)

playing with a yo-yo

2.

According to the Spring Image, which spring has more elastic energy? (Spring 1 is pushed together a little and clamped in place. Spring 2 is pushed together a lot and clamped in place.)

a)

Spring 1

b)

Spring 2

c)

Both springs have the same energy

d)

You cannot tell unless you know what the springs are made of.

3.

What two factors determine the amount of Elastic Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

4.

What two factors determine the amount of Gravitational Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height (elevation)

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

5.

What two factors determine the amount of Kinetic Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity (speed)

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height (elevation)

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

6.

What two factors determine the amount of Thermal Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity (speed)

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height (elevation)

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

7.

What two factors determine the amount of Chemical Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity (speed)

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height (elevation)

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

8.

What type of energy is Elastic Energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

9.

What type of energy is Gravitational Energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

10.

What type of energy is Thermal Energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

11.

What type of energy is Chemical Energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

12.

What type of energy is Sound Energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

13.

Which type of energy is most associated with temperature?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

elastic energy

14.

What is the result of adding aluminum foil to cupric chloride solution?

a)

Nothing changes

b)

Increase in Elastic Energy

c)

Increase in Thermal Energy

d)

Decrease in Thermal Energy

15.

Chemical Energy may be directly converted into ______.

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

all of these

16.

Steel wool and cupric chloride solution have more of a chemical reaction than aluminum foil and cupric chloride solution.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

An object’s chemical energy increases as its mass increases.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Tearing aluminum foil into smaller pieces is an example of a chemical change .

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Batteries have ______ energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

gravitational potential

c)

thermal

d)

Chemical

20.

Electricity is the flow of ______.

a)

atoms

b)

electrons

c)

protons

d)

molecules

21.

Electrical energy may be transformed into kinetic, sound, and thermal energy in an electric motor.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The path along which electrons flow is called a ______.

a)

circuit

b)

pathway

c)

route

23.

The primary function of a generator is to transform kinetic energy into ______ energy.

a)

thermal

b)

sound

c)

chemical

d)

electrical

24.

Light can be considered a type of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Steam can be used to produce electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

_________ energy can be thought of as both a type of energy and a mechanism for transferring energy from one place to another.

a)

Light

b)

Thermal

c)

Sound

d)

Elastic

27.

Susie places a few room temperature soda in a cooler packed with ice. She then closes the cooler. After a while she opens the cooler and finds that the soda and the air in the cooler are colder than when she originally closed the cooler. Which object(s) gained thermal energy?

a)

ice and soda

b)

soda and air in cooler

c)

ice and air in the cooler

d)

ice

28.

Susie places a few room temperature soda in a cooler packed with ice. She then closes the cooler. After a while she opens the cooler and finds that the soda and the air in the cooler are colder than when she originally closed the cooler. Which object(s) in the cooler lost thermal energy while the cooler was closed?

a)

ice and soda

b)

soda and air in cooler

c)

ice and air in the cooler

d)

ice

29.

In which of the three positions does the apple have the most gravitational energy. (The drawing shows an apple falling to the ground. Position 3 is the instant before the apple hits the ground.)

a)

Positions 1

b)

Positions 2

c)

Positions 3

d)

Positions 1 and 3

30.

In which of the three positions does the apple have the most kinetic energy? (The drawing shows an apple falling to the ground. Position 3 is the instant before the apple hits the ground.)

a)

Positions 1

b)

Positions 2

c)

Positions 3

d)

Positions 1 and 3

31.

In which positions is the apple’s total energy the greatest? (The drawing shows an apple falling to the ground. Position 3 is the instant before the apple hits the ground.)

a)

Positions 1

b)

Positions 2

c)

Positions 3

d)

It has the same total energy in all three positions.

32.
Look at the diagram. Which point does the ball have the maximum potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
33.
Look at the diagram. At which point does the ball have the maximum kinetic energy?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
34.
Energy is the ability to do  ___________.
a)
Nothing
b)
Work
c)
Energy
d)
Change
35.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
36.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
37.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
38.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
39.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 
a)
kinetic 
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above