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Quiz - Energy and Transfer

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Students fill 2 bottles with cool water. The bottles are placed in direct sunlight. Students make observations and record the data. Most likely, the students are investigating -

a)

force

b)

thermal energy

c)

gravity

d)

colors of water

2.

Megan uses a blow dryer in the morning to dry her hair. She thinks about the forms of energy and the conversion that is taking place when she uses it. Which is correct?

a)

electrical energy into thermal energy and mechanical energy

b)

electrical energy into sound energy and chemical energy

c)

sound energy into electrical energy and mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy into electrical energy

3.
Energy is the ability to make things move or change. 
a)
True
b)
False
4.
There are different types of energy.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Our main source of light energy is
a)
The lights in our school.
b)
The stars in space.
c)
The Sun
d)
Non of the above
6.

Which is an example of electrical energy?

a)

lightning

b)

melting ice cream

c)

eating a hamburger

d)

a cat sleeping

7.

Electromagnetic energy is

a)

from a chemical reaction

b)

resulting from electrical or magnetic waves moving through air

c)

heat energy

d)

from an electrical charge

8.

Eating food is an example of

a)

heat energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

potential energy

9.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
10.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
11.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
G
b)
f
c)
b
d)
a
13.

What is the unit for mass?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

14.

What is the unit for distance?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

15.

What is the unit for force?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

16.

What is the unit for energy?

a)

kilogram (kg)

b)

meter (m)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Joule (J)

17.

What is the formula for kinetic energy?

a)

distance / time

b)

mass x acceleration

c)

velocity / time

d)

½(mass) x (velocity)2

e)

(mass) x (acceleration of gravity) x (height)

18.

What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

a)

distance / time

b)

mass x acceleration

c)

velocity / time

d)

½(mass) x (velocity)2

e)

(mass) x (acceleration of gravity) x (height)

19.
Wind Energy is...
a)
 Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
20.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)
Solar 
b)
Wind 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
water
21.
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
a)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
Nothing can exchange energy
c)
Energy will increase over time.
d)
Energy will decrease over time.
22.

What does a generator do?

a)

converts electricity into mechanical energy

b)

converts mechanical energy into electricity

c)

transfers mechanical energy

d)

nothing really, it just sounds cool