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Conservation of Energy

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

2.

What kind of energy does an object possess when it's resting on top of the hill?

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

All of the above

3.

What force causes a roller coaster cart to slow down the most?

a)

friction

b)

weight

c)

gravity

d)

air resistance

4.
What energy transformation occurs from a light bulb? 
a)
Electrical energy = kinetic energy + potential energy 
b)
Electrical energy = electrical energy 
c)
Electrical energy = chemical energy 
d)
Electrical energy = light energy + thermal energy 
5.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
6.

Which form of energy is represented in this image?

a)

kinetic

b)

thermal

c)

potential

d)

radiant

7.

What happens when the ball goes from the highest position to the lowest position

a)

PE and KE increases and decreases together

b)

Impossible to know without knowing the mass of the object

c)

the PE decreases while KE increases

8.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
9.
Which energy transformation below matches?
Green plants?
a)
chemical to mechanical
b)
chemical to heat
c)
solar to chemical
10.
Potential or kinetic?
Stretched bow and arrow?
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
11.
Potential or kinetic?
Running?
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
12.

Identify the correct energy transformation for the image below. 

a)

Chemical --> Radiant --> Thermal

b)

Sound --> Thermal --> Radiant

c)

Kinetic --> Potential --> Sound

d)

Electrical --> Sound --> Thermal

13.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in an electric pencil sharpener?

a)

mechanical energy → electrical energy

b)

electrical energy → kinetic energy

c)

radiant energy → sound energy

d)

chemical energy → kinetic energy

14.

Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical → kinetic → sound?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?

a)

Electrical → chemical → light

b)

Sound → chemical → thermal

c)

Chemical → electrical → sound

d)

Light → electrical → thermal

16.

What form of energy does a compressed spring have?

a)

heat energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

potential energy

17.

What happens when a cold drink sits in a hot room?

a)

It remains cold

b)

It gets warmer

c)

It starts boiling

d)

It starts to freeze

18.

When two things are the same temperature:

a)

They have the same number of molecules

b)

Their molecules stop moving

c)

Their molecules move at the same average speed

d)

Heat transfer between the two things stops

19.

In this example, explain the movement of thermal energy in the glass.

a)

Heat is moving from the lemonade to the glass

b)

Heat is moving from the lemonade to the ice

c)

Cold is moving from the ice to the lemonade

d)

Cold is moving from the ice to the glass

20.

Thermal energy always moves from areas of ______ heat to areas of ______ heat.

a)

low -- high

b)

high -- low

c)

high -- high

d)

low -- low

21.

When matter moved from a solid to a liquid the molecules ____________.

a)

Expand and slow down

b)

Expand and become more dense

c)

Expand and speed up

d)

Contract and become more dense

22.

When matter goes from a gas to a liquid, the molecules ____________.

a)

Expand and slow down

b)

Contract and slow down

c)

Contract and speed up

d)

Expand and speed up

23.
Matter will change from one state to another if thermal energy is _______.
a)
released
b)
absorbed
c)
all of the above
d)
none of the above
24.
What do you call the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid?
a)
Melting Point
b)
Boiling Point
c)
Freezing Point
d)
Solid Point
25.
The particles of a gas move ____than the particles of the same substance in the liquid or solid state.
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
same speed
26.
The change of state from a solid to a liquid is called ______.
a)
Freezing
b)
Boiling
c)
Melting