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Chapter 1: Energy and Heat

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The energy of motion is called

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

thermal energy

2.

What two types of energy are you using when you play on a slide?

a)

electrical and thermal

b)

potential and sound

c)

light and kinetic

d)

potential and kinetic

3.

Sound cannot travel through

a)

water

b)

metal

c)

air

d)

empty space

4.

Which of these items is the best conductor of heat?

a)

a metal fork

b)

a wooden drawer handle

c)

a solid plastic ladle

d)

a foam plastic drink container

5.

Which of the following is not a basic form of energy?

a)

muscle

b)

electrical

c)

thermal

d)

sound

6.

Which statement about energy is true?

a)

Energy is a wave.

b)

Energy cannot travel through a vacuum.

c)

Energy has the ability to cause motion.

d)

Energy cannot change form.

7.

A sound wave with a high frequency will also have a high

a)

wavelength

b)

volume

c)

amplitude

d)

pitch

8.

Refraction occurs when a light wave

a)

bends as it moves from one medium to another.

b)

bounces back off an object or a surface.

c)

is taken in by an object.

d)

changes into heat.

9.

Which type of energy is formed by vibrating objects?

a)

light energy

b)

sound energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

electrical energy

10.

Which type of energy does moving water have?

a)

electrical

b)

kinetic

c)

thermal

d)

potential

11.

A guitarist strums two strings of the same thickness on a guitar. The first string vibrates more quickly than the second string. What is true about the pitch of the strings?

a)

The first string has a higher pitch than the second string.

b)

The second string has a higher pitch than the first string.

c)

The first string and the second string have the same pitch.

d)

The pitch of the second string depends on the pitch of the first string.

12.

Which is the best description of a sound wave when the pitch of the sound is very high?

a)

It has a low frequency.

b)

It has a high frequency.

c)

It has no wavelength.

d)

It has no frequency.

13.

How do white light waves act when they enter a prism?

a)

They are reflected.

b)

they become raindrops.

c)

They bend or refract.

d)

They are absorbed.

14.

Which of the following can act like a prism?

a)

a radio

b)

a raindrop

c)

a piece of paper

d)

a laser

15.

How is heat transferred from the campfire to the people?

a)

conduction

b)

insulation

c)

convection

d)

radiation

16.

Which of the following shows convection?

a)

The sun warms your skin.

b)

You rub your hands together quickly.

c)

A metal spoon in soup becomes warm.

d)

A mobile turns from a candle burning below it.