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Physical Science Pretest 15-16

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

3.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

4.

What is NOT a renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

water

5.

Which is NOT a non-renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

wind

d)

gas

6.

Which of these things are examples of renewable energy sources?

a)

wind

b)

solar

c)

water

d)

oil

7.

What is given off from energy?

a)

water

b)

heat

c)

smoke

d)

ash

8.

The image shows

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Non renewable energy

c)

Both

d)

None

9.
Which car will be pushed back the farthest?
a)
Car 1
b)
Car 2
10.
When my hands collide, the kinetic energy is:
a)
transferred to another person
b)
converted into potential energy
c)
transferred to my ear
d)
converted into sound energy
11.
I have the most potential energy if I am: 
a)
5 feet high
b)
10 feet high
c)
15 feet high
d)
20 feet high
12.
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
13.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
14.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
15.

What is an example of Electric Energy

a)

Apple

b)

Rubber Bands

c)

Car Battery

d)

Table

16.

What type(s) of energy does a fridge contain?

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

All of the above

17.

What is the definition of Elastic Energy?

a)

Energy stored in the nucleus of the atoms hold the nucleus together

b)

Energy stored in an object by the application of force

c)

Movement of objects or substances from one place to another

d)

The energy an object or substance has because of its position up high

18.

Heat Energy is called:

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

19.

How does the mass of a bowling ball that has been rolled down the lane affect the kinetic energy?

a)

The kinetic energy does not depend on the mass of the bowling ball.

b)

The kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball.

c)

The kinetic energy is decreasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball.

d)

The kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the square of the mass of the bowling ball.

20.

Muscles convert chemical energy into

a)

light energy.

b)

nuclear energy.

c)

mechanical energy.

d)

electromagnetic energy.

21.
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
a)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
Nothing can exchange energy
c)
Energy will increase over time.
d)
Energy will decrease over time.
22.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
It is what metal creates when heated.
b)
All potential and kinetic energy in a system.
c)
It is motion of all matter.
d)
Energy of momentum.
23.
Is energy always conserved?
a)
Always
b)
Often
c)
Never
d)
Sometimes
24.
_________________________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.
a)
thermal
b)
friction
c)
temperature
d)
expansion
25.
The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.
a)
expands
b)
disappears
c)
freezes
d)
explodes
26.
The most common temperature scale used in the United States - where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees is called the __________________________ scale.
a)
Celsius
b)
Pound
c)
Kelvin
d)
Fahrenheit
27.
The most common temperature scale used in the world where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees is called the __________________ scale.
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Pound
d)
Kelvin
28.
The most common temperature scale used in the physical sciences where temperatures are 273 degrees more than temperatures on the Celsius scale is called the _______________ scale.
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Kelvin
c)
Pound
d)
Celsius
29.
The movement of thermal energy from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature is called ____________.
a)
thermal
b)
expansion
c)
temperature
d)
heat
30.
Thermal energy always moves from ____________ objects to ______________ objects.
a)
cooler, warmer
b)
warmer, cooler
c)
faster, slower
d)
slower, faster
31.
Thermal energy stops moving when the objects have the same temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
An increase in the volume of a substance when the temperature increases is called ___________________________________.
a)
kinetic energy
b)
thermal expansion
c)
temperature
d)
heat
33.

The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called

a)

temperature

b)

thermal energy

c)

degrees

d)

mass

34.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
35.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up

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