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Year 10 Science - Energy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy is...

a)

The ability to do work

b)

The ability to wear a shirt

c)

The ability to go bezerk

d)

If you touch it, it will hurt.

2.

Kinetic energy is...

a)

energy of a moving object

b)

stored energy

c)

gravitational energy

d)

black holes

3.

Kinetic Energy =

a)

0.5 × mass × velocity2

b)

0.5 × mass × velocity

c)

mass × velocity × height

d)

0.25 × mass × velocity2

4.

Gravitational Potential Energy =

a)

mass × gravity × height

b)

mass × height × velocity

c)

mass2 × height × gravity

d)

mass × gravity × mass

5.

Mass is measured in...

a)

Kilograms (kg)

b)

Newtons (N)

c)

Joules (J)

d)

Pounds (lbs)

6.

Force is measured in...

a)

Kilograms (kg)

b)

Newtons (N)

c)

Joules (J)

d)

Midichlorians

7.

Velocity should be measured in...

a)

Meters per second (m/s)

b)

Kilometers per hour (km/h)

c)

Joules (J)

d)

Bransons (B)

8.

Acceleration should be measured in...

a)

Meters per second squared (m/s2)

b)

Meters per second (m/s)

c)

Newtons per second (N/s)

d)

Flame stickers

9.

Newton's first law is best described by...

a)

Things that move stay moving, things that are stopped stay stopped.

b)

Things that are speeding up are accelerating.

c)

Things that are moving will eventually stop.

d)

A textbook on Physics.

10.

A good example of Newton's first law is...

a)

A car slowing down due to friction.

b)

A car speeding up due to engine force.

c)

An astronaut floating near a space station.

11.

Newton's second law is best described by...

a)

Force = mass × acceleration

b)

Changing the force on an object changes the acceleration

c)

Changing the mass of an object will change it's acceleration

12.

A good example of Newton's second law is...

a)

An increase in acceleration by reducing the weight of a vehicle.

b)

An increase in mass making it harder to move a vehicle.

c)

An increase in Force measured when mass of a vehicle decreases.

d)

A decrease in acceleration by increasing Force generated by a vehicle's engine.

13.

Newton's third law is best described by...

a)

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

b)

A reaction will occur every time I mix chemicals

c)

Every action requires force.

d)

Force = mass × acceleration

14.

A good example of Newton's third law is...

a)

A runner pushes down on the ground to generate a force sending them up and forwards.

b)

A runner pushes down on the ground so they can run real good.

c)

A kicked footy will apply an opposite force if it hits you.

d)

A kicked footy would eventually fly off into space without air resistance.

15.

Using f=ma, which would option would be used for finding mass?

a)

m=F÷a

b)

m=F×a

c)

m=F+a

d)

m=Fa

16.

Using f=ma, which would option would be used for finding acceleration?

a)

a=F÷m

b)

a=m÷F

c)

a=F×m

d)

m=Fa

17.

According to legend, what fell from a tree and hit Sir Isaac Newton on the head?

a)

A banana.

b)

A branch.

c)

A bird.

d)

An apple.