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Types of Energy & Thermal Energy Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which simple machine is a variation of an inclined plane?

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

wheel and axel

d)

pulley

2.

What factor can decrease the efficiency of a machine?

a)

output

b)

input

c)

input force

d)

friction

3.

Which one describes the energy conversion occurring in a running car engine?

a)

mechanical to chemical

b)

thermal to chemical

c)

chemical to mechanical

d)

kinetic to mechanical

4.

What factor affects gravitational potential energy of the object in an object-Earth system

a)

mass of the object

b)

surface area of the object

c)

the speed of the object

d)

the radius of the Earth

5.

Which statement is true about the kinetic energy of an apple falling from a tree?

a)

kinetic energy remains constant

b)

kinetic energy increases

c)

kinetic energy decreases

6.

Which statement is true about the potential energy of an apple falling from a tree?

a)

potential energy remains constant

b)

potential energy increases

c)

potential energy decreases

7.

At which point of the a roller coaster track, would the coaster have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

At the bottom of the first hill

b)

At the top of the first hill

c)

At the top of the last hill

d)

At the bottom of the last hill

8.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that

a)

energy is not created or destroyed and its form is constant

b)

energy cannot be created or destroyed

c)

energy cannot be created and destroyed but cannot change form

d)

when energy is transformed, the total energy of a system is less than it was before the change

9.

Energy is defined as the ability to cause change.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following are types of energy (Check all that apply)?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

mechanical energy

e)

elastic potential energy

11.

___________ measures the average kinetic energy of all particles that make up an object.

a)

Temperature

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal Energy

12.

Which is an example of convection?

a)

Snow melting in your hand

b)

Earth heated by the sun

c)

rain forests near the equator

d)

water boiling on a stove

13.

What are materials called that don't allow the transfer of thermal energy easily?

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

fluids

d)

currents

14.

What type of thermal energy would a sun bather experience sunbathing on a sunny day?

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

conduction and convection

d)

convection and radiation

15.

A hot iron transfers the energy from the iron into the clothes by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

convection and radiation