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Energy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

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.
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY DEPENDS ON
a)
MASS AND VELOCITY
b)
MASS AND WEIGHT
c)
WEIGHT AND HEIGHT
d)
HEIGHT AND DISTANCE
8.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL ENERGY?
a)
A BALL TRAVELING AT 10 M/S
b)
A COMPRESSED SPRING
c)
WATER BEING STORED AT A WATER DAM
d)
A STRETCHED RUBBER BAND
9.
YOUR BODY OBTAINS ENERGY FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT. WHAT IS THE FORM OF ENERGY IN FOOD?
a)
KINETIC
b)
ELASTIC
c)
GRAVITATIONAL
d)
CHEMICAL
10.
WHEN AN ARCHER BENDS A BOW, WHAT TYPE OF ENERGY INCREASES IN THE BOW?
a)
GRAVITATIONAL
b)
ELASTIC
c)
KINETIC
d)
THERMAL
11.
WHICH ENERGY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS WHEN A TELEVISION SPEAKER PRODUCES MUSIC?
a)
ELECTRICAL TO SOUND
b)
ELASTIC TO SOUND
c)
THERMAL TO SOUND
d)
SOUND TO ELECTRICAL
12.
WHAT ANOTHER NAME FOR THERMAL ENERGY?
a)
HEAT ENERGY
b)
ITS SIZE
c)
ITS POTENTIAL ENERGY
d)
ITS MECHANICAL ENERGY
13.
WHICH OF THESE DESCRIBES THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY?
a)
NO MACHINE IS 100% EFFICIENT
b)
ENERGY IS NEITHER CREATED OR DESTROYED
c)
THE ENERGY RESOURCES OF EARTH ARE LIMITED
d)
THE ENERGY OF A SYSTEM IS ALWAYS DECREASING
14.

What type of energy is elastic energy?

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

15.

____________________ is the storage of energy

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Kinetic Energy

16.

Which of the following shows an example of Potential Energy?

a)

A football flying through the air

b)

Two kids high-fiving

c)

A rock sitting on top of a high ledge

d)

A flashlight shining brightly

17.

When rolling a marble down a ramp when does it have the most potential energy?

a)

At the bottom of the ramp

b)

While traveling down the ramp

c)

While being lifted to the top of the ramp

d)

At the top of the ramp

18.

Four balls are thrown at the same velocity, with different masses. Which ball has the most kinetic energy?

a)

The 20g ball

b)

The 50g ball

c)

The 24g ball

d)

The 40g ball

19.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
20.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
21.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
22.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
23.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
24.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
25.
The ability to do work is
a)
power
b)
energy
c)
thermal
d)
kinetic
26.

Potential energy depends on ____________ & ______________.

a)

mass, speed

b)

mass, position

c)

speed, position

d)

mass, weight

27.

When energy changes from one form to another, we call it a _______________.

a)

transformation

b)

creation

c)

expiration

d)

compilation

28.

Hidroelectric power stations produce electricity with the use of

a)

Gravitational and kinetic energy

b)

thermal and water energy

c)

potential and kinetic energy

d)

kinetic and electrical energy

29.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
30.
Elastic potential energy is the ability to stretch or _________
a)
pull
b)
straighten
c)
compress
d)
stretch