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WorksheetsEnergy Review
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
2.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
3.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
4.
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
5.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned
6.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
7.
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
8.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
9.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
12.
Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.
a)
created, destroyed
b)
gravity, force
c)
heat, created
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
Which is an example of potential energy?
a)
a roller coaster speeding down a hill
b)
the pulled back string on an archers's bow
c)
releasing the strings on a guitar
d)
an electric current lighting a light bulb
17.
Choose the BEST answer that is an example of an energy transformation from potential energy to kinetic energy.
a)
a ball rolling down a ramp
b)
a picture hanging on the wall
c)
a swing swaying back and forth
d)
a coat hanging on a hook
18.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
19.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
20.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
21.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
22.
What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
23.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
25.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
26.
Explain what happens to the potential energy of a rock as it falls off the side of a cliff.
a)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy increases.
b)
The kinetic energy decreases as the potential energy decreases.
c)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy increases.
d)
The potential energy decreases as the kinetic energy decreases.
27.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. As you get to the top of a roller coaster, what energy change is taking place.
a)
Potential energy is changed into kinetic energy.
b)
Kinetic energy is changed into potential energy.
c)
Chemical energy is changed into heat energy.
d)
Heat energy is changed into chemical energy.
28.
When riding a roller coaster, you go up and down many hills. When do you have the maximum (most) kinetic energy?
a)
At the top of each hill.
b)
As you go down each hill.
c)
At the bottom of each hill.
d)
As you go up each hill.
29.
When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Elastic
c)
Gravitional
d)
Chemical
30.
What kind of energy is in a battery?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
31.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Nuclear
32.
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
33.
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
34.
Energy stored in the height of an object is called ___________ potential energy.
a)
Elastic
b)
Chemical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Nuclear
35.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
36.
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
37.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
38.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
39.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
40.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
41.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
42.
Nuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
43.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
44.
__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
45.
The energy of nuclear reactions between atoms that creates heat and turns turbines is _________.
a)
Coal
b)
Wind
c)
Hydro
d)
Nuclear
46.
__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Hydro
c)
Wind
d)
Nuclear
47.
__________is a gas found under the Earth’s surface and is used to produce energy by burning it.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Coal
d)
Nuclear
48.
_________is energy generated when moving water turns turbines.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Geothermal
d)
Solar
49.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
50.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products
b)
Form underground from dead organisms.
c)
Replaced in a short period of time
d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
51.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
52.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals
53.
Energy from the sun is known as.........
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
54.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
55.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
56.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
57.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over
d)
provide all the energy we use
58.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
59.
What energy transformation occurs in a match?
a)
Chemical to thermal to mechanical
b)
Thermal to Chemical to light
c)
Light to chemical to thermal
d)
Chemical to light to thermal
60.
At which point will the car have the least gravitational potential energy?
a)
X
b)
Y
c)
X and Y
d)
Neither X or Y
61.
The ball in box B has----
a)
More kinetic energy than ball in box A
b)
The same potential energy as the ball in box D
c)
More potential energy than ball in box A
d)
The same kinetic energy as the ball in box C
62.
Which energy source is most widely used in region 2?
a)
Biomass
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
63.
Which Nonrenewable resources does not produce greenhouse gases?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Nuclear
64.
Energy that is made by moving air
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Oil
d)
Coal
65.
Energy that comes from the sun
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Renewable energy
d)
Efficient
66.
Energy that cannot be replaced in our lifetime
a)
Nonrenewable Energy
b)
Renewable Energy
c)
Geothermal
d)
Alternative Energy
67.
Energy that is made from heat inside Earth
a)
Coal
b)
Fossil Fuels
c)
Geothermal
d)
Solar
68.
Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas that were formed over millions of years from decayed plants and animals. This process requires time, pressure, and heat.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable Resources
c)
Replenish
d)
Geothermal
69.
Fossil fuel that comes from energy stored by plants that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.
a)
Biomass
b)
Efficient
c)
Coal
d)
Oil
70.
Plant materials or animal waste used as fuel
a)
Coal
b)
Geothermal
c)
Wind
d)
Biomass
71.
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
72.
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.
73.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
74.
People get energy from the food that they eat and transform that energy as they move. Which energy transformations occur as a student rapidly rubs the palms of his hands together?
a)
mechanical to thermal to electrical
b)
chemical to mechanical to thermal
c)
mechanical to chemical to sound
d)
chemical to sound to electrical
75.
Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?
a)
An e-reader
b)
a fan
c)
a manual pencil sharpener
d)
ipod
76.
95% of all electricity is produced from this mechanical device
a)
a motor
b)
the power station
c)
a turbine and generator
d)
a transmission line
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