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Energy and Energy Transformation - Acc

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the speed of an object increases, what also increases?

a)

potential energy

b)

solar energy

c)

static energy

d)

kinetic energy

2.

What two factors will increase an objects potential energy?

a)

speed

b)

mass

c)

chemical properties

d)

height

3.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
4.
The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
5.

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

6.

Where is the kinetic energy the greatest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

What type of energy is electrons flowing through a wire?

a)

Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Mechanical energy

8.

Energy that transfers heat is?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Kinetic energy

9.

What is energy?

a)

the ability to do work

b)

the movement of electrons

c)

UPS global services

10.

Energy is found in many different forms, but it can be classified into two distinct categories: kinetic energy and ________________ energy.

a)

electrial

b)

potential

c)

radiant

d)

thermal

11.

Identify the type of energy represented by the illustration.

a)

thermal energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

elastic energy

12.

Which 2 types of energy does the object in the image use?

a)

Electric and Thermal

b)

Nuclear and Elastic

c)

Chemical and Mechanical

d)

Sound and Elastic

13.

What two factors affect an object's kinetic energy?

a)

area and volume

b)

mass and weight

c)

weight and height

d)

mass and speed

14.

All of the pictures are examples of what type of energy?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic potential energy

15.

Why do objects at high elevations have more potential energy than objects at low elevations?

a)

Because the thinner air at higher elevations means objects have a greater potential to move very fast

b)

Because objects at high elevations are closer to the sun, which is the source of all energy on earth

c)

Because objects at high elevations tend to move slower than objects at low elevations

d)

Because gravity gives objects at high elevations the potential to fall much further

16.

Select all of the objects that have kinetic energy. (You may click more than one object!)

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.
Energy stored in the height of an object is called ___________ potential energy.
a)
Elastic
b)
Chemical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Nuclear
18.

This type of energy is the energy stored in objects by tension. When the tension is released, motion occurs.

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

19.

This type of energy is related to the movement of light.

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Radiant Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

20.

This type of energy is created when the nuclei of atoms are split or fused

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

21.

What type of energy will you find in a radio?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Mechanical

d)

Chemical

22.
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
23.
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
24.

If your phone battery dies, you should...

a)

put it in the microwave, it'll make sparks

b)

put it in the freezer, to remove thermal energy

c)

plug it in for electrical energy (plus heat).

d)

shake it for 2 minutes, Kinetic energy to Electrical

25.

Which of the following energy transformations takes place as someone bounces up from a trampoline

a)

Elastic Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy

b)

Thermal Energy to Kinetic Energy

c)

Gravitational Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy

d)

None of these