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Effects of technology

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Some effects of technology benefit people.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of these inventions have only benefits and no problems for our environment?

a)

Cars

b)

Trains

c)

Airplanes

d)

None of the above

3.
a)

USEFUL

b)

HARMFUL

4.

______ is an unwanted sound that is harmful to people and animals.

a)

Noise pollution

b)

Air pollution

c)

Water Pollution

d)

Land Pollution

5.

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

a)

chest problems

b)

Increased disease for humans

c)

Reduced food sources for humans

d)

Decrease in global temperatures

6.

The car is creating ____________________.

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Noise pollution

7.

Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

a)

Chemical to light

b)

Electrical to chemical

c)

Electrical to light

d)

Chemical to electrical

8.
Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?
a)
A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.
b)
A candle glows brightly in the dark.
c)
A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.
d)
A battery causes a flashlight to shine.
9.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
10.
Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?
a)
An e-reader
b)
a fan
c)
a manual pencil sharpener
d)
ipod
11.
A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?
a)
Light, thermal, and sound
b)
Thermal, chemical, and solar
c)
Sound, mechanical, and electrical
d)
Light, chemical, and mechanical
12.
Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?
a)
thermal -> electrical
b)
mechanical -> electrical
c)
chemical -> mechanical
d)
mechanical -> electromagnetic
13.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
14.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

15.

Where is the kinetic energy the greatest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.
A hairdryer converts -- 
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
17.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

18.

What type of energy is electrons flowing through a wire?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Mechanical energy

19.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found

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