WorksheetsEnergy Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY DEPENDS ON
a)
MASS AND VELOCITY
b)
MASS AND WEIGHT
c)
WEIGHT AND HEIGHT
d)
HEIGHT AND DISTANCE
2.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY?
a)
A BALL TRAVELING AT 10 M/S
b)
A COMPRESSED SPRING
c)
WATER BEING STORED AT A WATER DAM
d)
A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND
3.
YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?
a)
KINETIC
b)
ELASTIC
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
CHEMICAL
4.
WHEN AN ARCHER BENDS A BOW, WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY INCREASES IN THE BOW?
a)
GRAVITATIONAL
b)
ELASTIC
c)
KINETIC
d)
THERMAL
5.
WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?
a)
ELECTRICAL TO SOUND
b)
ELASTIC TO SOUND
c)
THERMAL TO SOUND
d)
SOUND TO ELECTRICAL
6.
There is the same amount of energy today as when the world began.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is an example of Radiant energy?
a)
Electromagnetic waves
b)
Burning Logs
c)
Vibrations
d)
Gravitational potential
8.
Kinetic energy is energy due to...
a)
interactions between objects or particles
b)
motion
c)
elasticity
d)
mass
9.
Which is an example of sound energy?
a)
light energy
b)
plucking a guitar string
c)
turning the lights on
d)
splitting nuclei
10.
What is an example of Nuclear energy?
a)
light energy
b)
splitting nuclei
c)
burning logs
d)
plucking a guitar string
11.
You have just turned on a fan.
What type of energy is this?
What type of energy is this?
a)
Electric
b)
Radiant
c)
Nuclear
d)
Thermal
12.
Thermal energy is...
a)
burning logs
b)
turning on a fan
c)
sun energy
d)
splitting of nuclei
13.
What energy is given off when a cell phone rings?
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Gravitational Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Nuclear Energy
14.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
15.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
16.
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
17.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
18.
Food has _________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
19.
Where would a person have to be located to have the minimum gravitational potential energy?
a)
up on the roof
b)
down in the basement
c)
in the middle
d)
outside
20.
The illustration shows a roller coaster There are four points labeled W, X, Y and Z. Which point would have the most potential energy?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
21.
At which position does the pendulum below have the greatest potential energy?
a)
3
b)
2 and 4
c)
there is no potential energy
d)
1 and 5
22.
Choose the best example of energy.
a)
b)
c)
23.
What is energy?
a)
Something that takes up space.
b)
The ability to make something move or change.
c)
Anything that has mass.
24.
Wood, batteries, gasoline, and food are all examples of ________________________.
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
chemical potential energy
d)
None of the above
25.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
26.
Can energy be changed?
a)
yes
b)
no
27.
Energy stored by things that stretch
a)
Kinetic Energy
b)
Gravitational Potential Energy
Energy
Energy
c)
Chemical Potential Energy
d)
Elastic Potential Energy
28.
Energy stored in food and fuels
a)
Gravitational potential energy
b)
Chemical Potential Energy
c)
Elastic Potential Energy
d)
Energy
29.
Which statement best defines Mechanical Energy?
a)
Energy produced by a machine or moving part.
b)
Energy that is produced by an electrical current in a circuit.
c)
Energy from the sun.
d)
Energy that travels in waves due to vibrations.
30.
What are the units for energy?
a)
Watts
b)
Joules
c)
Newtons
d)
meters
31.
All of the following are examples demonstrating mechanical energy EXCEPT –
a)
an oven cooking food.
b)
a fan blowing out air.
c)
a boy riding a bicycle.
d)
a girl writing with a pen.
32.
The amount of kinetic energy an object has depends on its -
a)
mass and volume
b)
volume and friction
c)
mass and speed
d)
speed and density
33.
When you hear music, what is your ear actually detecting?
a)
notes from the speaker
b)
waves created by vibrations
c)
electrical currents traveling through the air
d)
sound atoms coming from the sound
34.
In which situation could sound not travel?
a)
through a plaster wall
b)
through the air
c)
through a vacuum in space
d)
through the water
35.
A student launches a paper plane during a science investigation. Which type of energy is observed as the paper plane flies?
a)
light
b)
thermal
c)
electrical
d)
mechanical
36.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY?
a)
A BALL TRAVELING AT 10 M/S
b)
A COMPRESSED SPRING
c)
WATER BEING STORED AT A WATER DAM
d)
A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND
37.
YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?
a)
KINETIC
b)
ELASTIC
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
CHEMICAL
38.
WHEN AN ARCHER BENDS A BOW, WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY INCREASES IN THE BOW?
a)
GRAVITATIONAL
b)
ELASTIC
c)
KINETIC
d)
THERMAL
39.
Anna made a ramp out of some books and a piece of wood. She can change the height by adding more books under the piece of wood. She rolls a marble down each ramp. At the bottom of which ramp would the marble be traveling the fastest?
a)
1 book
b)
2 books
c)
3 books
d)
4 books
40.
What will happen to the potential energy of the magnets as the N and S get close?
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
there is none
41.
What will happen to the magnetic potential energy of the magnets when the N and N get close?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
42.
When energy moves from one form to another it is said to be _________________
a)
Transformed
b)
Eliminated
c)
Lost.
d)
Created
43.
Which has the most kinetic energy?
a)
a basketball rolling down a hill
b)
a bus stopped at the top of a hill
c)
a dump truck driving down a hill
d)
a golf ball sitting at the top of the hill
44.
Light is an example of _________
a)
thermal energy
b)
radiant energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
nuclear energy
45.
How do we calculate work?
a)
W = F * d
b)
w = f * D
c)
W = F * D
d)
w = f * d
46.
How much work is being done with 200 N of force over 426 meters?
a)
85,200 J
b)
45,620 J
c)
90,480 J
d)
62,329 J
47.
What happens to the energy of the cart as it moves from point A to point B on the diagram?
a)
Potential energy is transformed to kinetic. energy.
b)
Kinetic energy is transformed to potential energy.
c)
Both potential energy and kinetic energy stay the same.
d)
Potential energy decreases and kinetic The energy stays the same.
48.
A person moves a ball up a ramp. Which statement describes this process?
a)
There is no transfer of energy or work done.
b)
There is a transfer of energy, and work is done.
c)
There is no transfer of energy, but work is done.
d)
There is a transfer of energy, but no work is done.
49.
The ability to do work or cause change is called?
a)
Force
b)
Energy
c)
Work
d)
Motion
50.
Which diagram models the position of a soccer ball when it has the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
51.
Which one of these doesn't influence the amount of gravitational potential energy?
a)
distance to ground
b)
mass
c)
magnet strength
52.
Which picture shows the greatest elastic potential energy?
a)
Picture 1
b)
Picture 2
53.
Two cars are driving down the road at the same speed. Car A has a mass of 1100 kg. Car B has a mass of 1000 Kg. Which as the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
Car A
b)
Car B
c)
They are the same.
54.
What type of energy do these balls have when they are sitting on the shelf?
a)
mechanical
b)
kinetic
c)
potential
d)
no energy
55.
When a ball bounces, it will never bounce as high as the first bounce. Which is these is not a reason why?
a)
Some kinetic energy transfers to the floor.
b)
Not all energy is transferred back to potential energy.
c)
Some of the kinetic energy is transferred to sound and heat energy.
d)
All the kinetic energy is transferred to potential energy.
56.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
57.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
100 %
