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Retrieval Quiz 13

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
2.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
3.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
4.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
5.
The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?
a)
geothermal 
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
natural gas
6.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
7.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
8.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
9.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
10.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
11.
What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?
a)
lots and lots of pollution
b)
Kills wild bird population
c)
Radioactive waste
d)
Increases potential for flooding 
12.

What is the name for energy stored in a hot object?

a)

Thermal

b)

Potential

c)

Electrical

d)

Fire

13.

Food and fuel has energy stored in...

a)

Calorie energy store

b)

Thermal energy store

c)

Chemical energy store

d)

Potential energy store

14.

When a spring is compressed energy is stored in its...

a)

Thermal potential energy store

b)

Gravitational potential energy store

c)

Kinetic potential energy store

d)

Elastic potential energy store

15.

What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?

a)

KE = mass x velocity

b)

KE= 1/2 x mass x velocity 2

c)

KE = mass x gravity x height

d)

KE = mass x velocity / 2

16.
Energy can be created.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Roller coasters slow down because their energy disappears.  
a)
True 
b)
False
18.
The unit of work was named after...
a)
James Watt
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
James Joule
d)
Renee Descartes
19.
The unit of power was named after...
a)
James Watt
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
James Joule
d)
Renee Descartes
20.
Power is a measure of how much ______ can be done in a set amount of ______.
a)
Work, Time
b)
Work, Energy
c)
Energy, Force
d)
Force, Work
21.
Efficiency is a ______ of what you put in versus what you get out of a system.
a)
source
b)
ratio
c)
multiplication
d)
addition
22.
An object has a weight of 200 N and is moved 3 meters.  How much work is done?
a)
66.7 J
b)
600 J
c)
203 J
d)
0.015 J
23.

What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

mass and weight

c)

weight and height

d)

mass and speed

24.

What is the kinetic energy of a 4 kg shotput thrown with a speed of 13 ms-1.

Use EK = 1/2 m v2

a)

676 J

b)

52 J

c)

17J

d)

338 J

25.

What is the EK of a football of mass of 0.8 kg and is kicked at a speed of 10 ms-1.

Use EK = 1/2 m v2

a)

80 J

b)

3.2 J

c)

160 J

d)

40 J