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Unit 2: Energy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work or cause change is called?

a)

work

b)

power

c)

energy

d)

conservation

2.

Stored energy in objects at rest is called?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

thermal energy

3.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can never be_______.

a)

chewed or swallowed

b)

forgiven or forgotten

c)

consumed or expanded

d)

created or destroyed

4.

The unit of measurement for energy is______.

a)

joules (J)

b)

inches (in)

c)

ounces (oz)

d)

grams (g)

5.

Energy in motion is called________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

mechanical

c)

gravitational

d)

kinetic

6.

Which type of energy does mechanical energy have?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

both A and B

7.

Gravitational energy is related to the__________ of an object

a)

distance

b)

height

c)

color

d)

heat

8.

The potential energy of an object when being stretched or compressed is called?

a)

elastic energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

gravitational energy

9.

Which type of energy does chemical energy have?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

both A and B

10.

The constant exchange between kinetic and potential energy on a roller coaster ride is ______ energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

thermal

c)

electrical

d)

elastic

11.

At what point does the coaster car have the MOST potential energy?

a)

point W

b)

point X

c)

point Y

12.

At what point does the coaster car have the MOST kinetic energy?

a)

Point W

b)

Point X

c)

Point Y

13.

The energy of electrical charges?

a)

mechanical

b)

electrical

c)

thermal

14.

Energy produced by movement of particles in an object(friction).

a)

nuclear

b)

electrical

c)

thermal

15.

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

chemical

b)

electromagnetic

c)

nuclear

16.

Energy that travels through waves and rays.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical

17.

The combined energy of an object's potential and kinetic energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

electrical

c)

nuclear

18.

The energy stored in the chemical bonds of atoms.

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

electrical

19.

Which is an example of mechanical energy?

a)

pencil sharpener

b)

proton

c)

sun

20.

What is an example of chemical energy?

a)

gasoline

b)

pencil sharpener

c)

lip stick

21.

What is an example of nuclear energy?

a)

nuclear bomb

b)

iron

c)

automobile

22.

What is an example of thermal energy?

a)

heat from a curling iron

b)

cleats

c)

basketball sneakers

23.

Which is an example of electrical energy?

a)

lightning

b)

shoes

c)

nuclear bomb

24.

Which is an example of electromagnetic energy?

a)

curling iron

b)

pencil sharpener

c)

microwave

25.

The transfer of heat from one particle to another(solids)

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

26.

While heating up water to make pasta, the water bubbles and moves as it gets hotter in the pot.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

27.

You sat in the sun for 9 hours and your skin is sunburned.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

28.

The transfer of heat by the movement of currents within a fluid.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

29.

You walk on the hot sand at the beach and burn your feet with every step you take.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

30.

The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves(through empty space).

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation