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P1 Mechanical Energy

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 31mins

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 does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
6.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
7.
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
8.
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
9.

Work is:

a)

A transfer of energy by a force to move an object in the direction of the force.

b)

Something you get paid for

c)

Something you take home

d)

Something that makes you sweat

10.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
11.
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
12.
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
13.

The formula for work is:

a)

d = r x t

b)

p = m x v

c)

f = m x a

d)

w = f x d

14.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
15.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
16.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
17.
What form of energy is being used when a person hits a tennis ball with a tennis racket?
a)
thermal energy
b)
sound energy
c)
light energy
d)
mechanical energy
18.
What form of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
19.
What form of energy is stored in the bonds between molecules of matter?
a)
chemical energy
b)
heat energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
mechanical energy
20.
Stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object is called...
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Kinetic
d)
Gravitational
21.
Energy is made out of...
a)
Matter
b)
Atoms
c)
Photons
d)
Nothing
22.
Energy takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
23.
A baseball held by a pitcher has _____________energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Chemical 
c)
Potential
d)
Thermal
24.
 Biomass, petroleum, natural gas, propane, and coal are examples.
a)
Chemical Energy
b)
Radiant Energy
c)
Stored Mechanical Energy
d)
Gravitational Energy
25.

The ability to do work or cause change.

a)

energy

b)

power

c)

law of conservation of energy

d)

energy conversion

26.

Energy that is stored and held in readiness.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

electrical energy

27.

Potential energy that depends on the height of an object.

a)

elastic potential energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

gravitational potential energy

d)

potential energy

28.

The total energy of motion in the particles of a substance.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

potential energy

d)

thermal energy

29.

The rule that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it only changes forms.

a)

law of energy

b)

transformation of energy

c)

law of conservation of energy

d)

law of gravity

30.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
31.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
32.
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 
33.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
34.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
35.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
36.

What is the unit of measurement for all forms of energy?

a)

Newton

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Kilogram

37.
Which of the following is an exmaple of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?
a)
a person parachuting out of a plane
b)
a car racing around an oval track
c)
a person skiing down a hill
d)
a person walking up a hill
38.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill. 
c)
A ball rolling down a hill. 
d)
leaves rolling down a hill 
39.

Which is an example of potential energy?

a)

a roller coaster speeding down a hill

b)

the pulled back string on an archer's bow

c)

releasing the strings on a guitar

d)

an electric current lighting a light bulb

40.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
41.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
42.
In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:
a)
put the object lower to the ground
b)
raise the object higher

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