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15.1 - 15.2 Energy and Conservation Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanical Energy is

a)

equal to the sum of Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy

b)

equal to the difference of Potential and Kinetic Energy

c)

equal to the output of a motor

d)

equal to mass times gravity times the height of an object.

2.

What is the Potential energy of a 2000 kg car at 20 meters above the ground?

a)

3920 J

b)

392,000 Kelvin

c)

392,000 J

d)

3920 Kelvin

3.

Work is a transfer of

a)

Energy

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

motion

4.

The energy of motion is called

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Work

5.

Kinetic energy of any moving object depends on its ______ and ______

a)

weight and height

b)

mass and speed

c)

gravity and height

d)

mass and gravity

6.

An example of Nuclear Energy is

a)

the sun

b)

electricity

c)

light

d)

a speeding train

7.

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can not be ___________ or ____________

a)

created, forced

b)

large, small

c)

expanded, shrunk

d)

created, destroyed

8.

Energy of an object that is stretched or compressed is

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Elastic Potential Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

9.

When energy changes from one form to another, the total energy remains unchanged even though many energy conversions may occur.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A small 30 kg canoe is floating downriver at a speed of 2 m/s. What is the canoe's kinetic energy?

a)

32 J

b)

60 J

c)

120 J

d)

900 J

11.

A 4 Kg cat is resting on top of a bookshelf that is 2 meters high. What is the cat's gravitational potential energy relative to the floor.

a)

6 J

b)

8 J

c)

20 J

d)

78 J

12.

The energy stored in gasoline is

a)

chemical energy

b)

electric energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

thermal energy

13.

Solar cells convert what type of energy into electrical energy?

a)

Chemical

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Nuclear

d)

Thermal

14.

E = mc2 was discovered by ___________________

a)

Einstein

b)

Kepler

c)

Newton

d)

Galileo

15.

The equations E = mc2 relates

energy and

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

mass

d)

work