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Conservation of Energy Basics Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy is never __________________ or _________________, only transferred.

a)

created, destroyed

b)

created, subtracted

c)

added, subtracted

d)

destroyed, subtracted

2.

The two main categories for energy are:

a)

Mechanical & Chemical

b)

Potential & Kinetic

c)

Kinetic & Mechanical

d)

Potential & Chemical

3.

What are the units of energy?

a)

Watt

b)

Newton

c)

Joule

d)

Kelvin

4.

Energy that is stored in a system, ready to be used, is called ____________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Conserved

d)

Power

5.

Energy in a system that is moving is called _______________ energy.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Mechanical

d)

Power

6.

A skydiver jumps out of a helicopter. What is happening in terms of energy?

a)

He is gaining potential energy as he falls, and losing kinetic energy.

b)

He is gaining kinetic energy as he falls and losing potential energy.

c)

His kinetic and potential energy is always the same.

d)

He is gaining kinetic and potential energy at the same time.

7.

In physics, we observe that energy can be transferred....

a)

....from kinetic to potential.

b)

....from potential to kinetic.

c)

Both of the other answers are correct

d)

No answer is correct.

8.

The food you eat becomes chemical _______________ energy for your body to convert into kinetic energy.

a)

potential

b)

thermal

c)

mechanical

d)

conservational

9.

The faster an object moves, the _______________ kinetic energy it must carry.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

constant

d)

varying

10.

Which of the following statements is true about energy?

a)

It has a single, clear definition.

b)

It can be observed through a particle.

c)

It only comes in one form.

d)

It comes in many forms, so it has no single definition.