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LAw of Conservation of Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy is the ability to do____?

a)

to do work

b)

to move object

c)

to turn on a light

d)

to power things

2.

When something is dropped, what type of energy transfer takes place?

a)

Kinetic-Potential

b)

Electrical- Chemical

c)

Gravitational Potential- Kinetic- Sound

d)

Heat- Nuclear

3.

The law of Conservation of Energy states ..

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

4.

Which energy transformation below matches?

Green plants?

a)

chemical to mechanical

b)

chemical to heat

c)

solar to chemical

d)

solar to mechanical

5.

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

6.

___________ is stored energy

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

7.

At which point does potential energy greatest

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

8.

At which point kinetic energy is greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

9.

Which of the following is an example of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

a)

a person parachuting out of a plane

b)

a person skiing down a hill

c)

a car racing around an oval track

d)

a person walking up a hill

10.

Click to look at the picture.

The picture is an example of _____ .

a)

gravity

b)

kinetic

c)

potential

d)

friction

11.

Most of the energy that is used on Earth's surface comes from which of the following sources?

a)

Radioactivity

b)

Chemicals

c)

The Sun

d)

Wind

12.

The five forms of energy that we've studied are:

a)

Mechanical, Thermal, Kinetic, Electrical, Radiant

b)

Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical, Radiant, Chemical

c)

Mechanical, Electrical, Potential, Kinetic, Chemical

d)

Mechanical, Thermal, Radiant, Electrical, Potential

13.

Which type of energy is converted when fireworks release heat, light, and sound?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

electromagnetic energy

14.

As height increases, so does...

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Potential energy

15.

Gravitational potential energy depends on...

a)

Height

b)

Speed

c)

Light

d)

Time

16.

These are all examples of kinetic energy, EXCEPT

a)

A ball rolling down a hill

b)

A car driving uphill

c)

Someone kicking a soccer ball

d)

A book sitting on a shelf

17.

An object that has kinetic energy must be...

a)

lifted above earth's surface.

b)

in motion

c)

at rest

d)

none of the above

18.

What are the two factors influence kinetic energy?

a)

mass and weight

b)

Speed and weight

c)

speed and mass

d)

particles and objects

19.

Which type of energy comes from strumming a guitar?

a)

Electrical

b)

Radiant

c)

ELectrical

d)

Sound

20.

What is the formula in calculating average speed?

a)

S=Distance/Time

b)

S=Mass/Time

c)

M=Distance/Time

d)

None of the above