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Energy Practice

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which roller coaster would be impossible to complete?

a)
b)
c)
2.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

3.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

4.

At which point is potential energy the greatest?

a)

Top of a hill

b)

bottom of a hill

c)

moving down a hill

d)

moving up a hill

5.

Potential energy that depends on height is called

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

mechanical energy

6.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

When an object is in motion

b)

When an object is not in motion

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

7.

What kind of energy is in gasoline in a car tank (car is not on)?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

8.

What kind of energy is in a battery?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

9.

What kind of energy is in a person running?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

10.

What kind of energy is in a stretched rubber band?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

11.

What energy transformation occurs as bioluminescent algae glow in the ocean?

a)

Radiant --> Chemical

b)

Thermal --> Radiant

c)

Chemical --> Radiant

d)

Thermal --> Chemical

12.

What energy transformation occurs during photosynthesis?

a)

Chemical --> Radiant

b)

Thermal --> Chemical

c)

Radiant --> Chemical

d)

Mechanical --> Thermal

13.

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

14.

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

15.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

16.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

Which of the following describes the potential and kinetic energy for "Girl B"

a)

PE= 200 J, KE= 200 J

b)

PE= 400 J, KE= 0 J

c)

PE= 100 J, KE= 300 J

d)

PE= 0 J, KE= 400 J

22.

Which would have more PE (if dropped from the same height)? A basketball or an elephant?

a)

Basketball

b)

Elephant

23.

Which would have more KE (if the speed was the same)? A moving jet or a snail?

a)

Moving Jet

b)

Snail

24.

What energy transformation occurs in the chameleon as it quickly launches its tongue to catch an insect?

a)

Radiant --> Chemical

b)

Thermal --> Chemical

c)

Chemical --> Mechanical

d)

Mechanical --> Chemical

25.

An atom has 10 protons, 15 neutrons and 10 electrons what is its mass number.

a)

20

b)

10

c)

5

d)

25

26.

What is the element's name of the atom pictured?

a)

Fluorine

b)

Neon

c)

Argon

d)

Potassium

27.

How many valence electrons in Flourine (F)?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

28.

How many neutron are in the atom "K"?

a)

19

b)

40

c)

39

d)

20

29.

Which statement best describes the elements in Group 2?

a)

All element have 2 energy levels.

b)

All elements have 2 valence electrons and are gases.

c)

All elements have 2 valence electrons and are metals.

d)

All elements have 2 valence electrons and are nonmetals.

30.

How many energy levels are in the electron cloud of the elements in period 4?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

Which statement best describes the elements in group 17?

a)

All need to gain 1 valence electron.

b)

All are unreactive nonmetals.

c)

All need to give up 1 valence electron.

d)

All are in the smae period.

32.

Which elements have similar physical and chemical properties?

a)

sodium and magnesium

b)

sodium and potassium

c)

potassium and calcium

d)

sodium and calcium

33.

Sam tests an element and finds it to be malleable, ductile and not magnetic. Which of these is most likely the element Sam tested?

a)

Carbon

b)

Boron

c)

Copper

d)

Sulfur

34.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

35.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

36.

The red numbers in the image below represent ________

a)

subscripts

b)

coefficients

c)

I don't know, and don't want to try

d)

None of the answers are correct

37.

The blue numbers in the image below represent ________

a)

I don't know, and don't want to try

b)

coefficients

c)

subscripts

d)

none of the answers are correct

38.

How many atoms are there TOTAL in:

H2SO4

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

3

39.

How many Sodium (Na) are in 6NaCl?

a)

1

b)

12

c)

6

40.

How many atoms of aluminum are on each side of the following equation: 4Al + 3O2 --> 2Al2 O3

a)

2

b)

6

c)

1

d)

4

41.

How many O's are in Al₂(SO₄)₃

a)

4

b)

12

c)

7

d)

24

42.

Number of H in 3(NH₄)₂CrO₄

a)

4

b)

2

c)

8

d)

24

43.

Which of the following equations demonstrates an actual chemical reaction that forms a new substance?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

Two clear colorless solutions were combined.

The student observed that the temperature changed from 25 •C to 23 •C when the solutions were combined and that a white substance rapidly formed and settled to the bottom of the container. What most likely happened to produce these results?

a)

One of the original compounds came out of solution

b)

The solutions reacted chemically

c)

Some of the water froze into ice crystals

d)

Rapid evaporation of water occurred, leaving a solid

45.

What is the mass of H2O in the reaction above?

a)

70.01

b)

24.11

c)

21.44

d)

48.22

46.

In a ___________change, a substance changes into a different substance.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

47.

Absorbs heat during a chemical reaction,

substance seems cooler

a)

catalyst

b)

endothermic

c)

exothermic

d)

chemical

48.

Releases heat during a chemical reaction,

substance seems warmer

a)

catalyst

b)

endothermic

c)

exothermic

d)

chemical

49.

How many O's are in Al₂(SO₄)₃

a)

4

b)

12

c)

7

d)

24

50.

The mass of what you end up with is always the

same as the mass you started with

a)

law of conservation of matter

b)

law of conservation of measurement

c)

law of conservation of energy

d)

law of conservation of mass

51.

Which of these is an example of light energy being transformed into chemical energy?

a)

A glow stick lights up when broken.

b)

Water heated by the sun evaporates.

c)

A plant makes sugar in the sunlight.

d)

A battery causes a buzzer to vibrate.

52.

Which kind of energy change occurs when a candle is burning?

a)

Chemical to light.

b)

Light to electrical.

c)

Solar to heat.

d)

Chemical to electrical.

53.

Which type of energy transformation occurs when a flashlight shines?

a)

chemical → thermal → electrical

b)

chemical → electrical → light

c)

thermal → chemical → light

d)

chemical → electrical → chemical

54.

When water falls through a dam and turns a turbine connected to a generator, electricity is produced. This electricity is often used to light our homes and offices. Which of the following shows the energy transformations that occurs?

a)

electrical → light → mechanical

b)

chemical → mechanical → electrical

c)

mechanical → chemical → light

d)

mechanical → electrical → light

55.

Which is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A soccer ball is lying on the ground.

b)

A person is standing in line.

c)

A roller coaster is sitting at the top of a hill.

d)

Water is flowing over a dam.

56.

Which is an example of potential energy?

a)

A child is hopping down the sidewalk.

b)

A horse is galloping in a field.

c)

A person is sitting on a horse.

d)

A car is driving on the street.

57.

When you are outside in the summer, it is important to use sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun's rays. The sun is transferring its energy to you by which method?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

chemical energy

58.

Which items would have this energy transformation: chemical energy -> mechanical energy?

a)

person running

b)

candle burning

c)

windmill turning

d)

playing a violin

59.

Which items would have this energy transformation: electrical energy -> thermal energy and light energy?

a)

toaster

b)

candle burning

c)

windmill turning

d)

Iron for your clothes

60.

Which items would have this energy transformation: nuclear energy -> electrical energy?

a)

tree growing fruit

b)

nuclear power plant

c)

solar calculator

d)

windmill turning