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Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does not represent energy being converted?

a)

stretching a rubber band then letting it go

b)

dropping a ball

c)

a book sitting on a desk

d)

playing with a yo-yo

2.

According to the Spring Image, which spring has more elastic energy? (Spring 1 is pushed together a little and clamped in place. Spring 2 is pushed together a lot and clamped in place.)

a)

Spring 1

b)

Spring 2

c)

Both springs have the same energy

d)

You cannot tell unless you know what the springs are made of.

3.

What two factors determine the amount of Elastic Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

4.

What two factors determine the amount of Gravitational Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height (elevation)

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

5.

What two factors determine the amount of Kinetic Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity (speed)

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height (elevation)

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

6.

What two factors determine the amount of Thermal Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity (speed)

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height (elevation)

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

7.

What two factors determine the amount of Chemical Energy that an object has?

a)

mass and velocity (speed)

b)

rigidity and amount of deformation

c)

mass and height (elevation)

d)

mass and temperature

e)

mass and type of substance

8.

What type of energy is Gravitational Energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

9.

What type of energy is Thermal Energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

10.

What type of energy is Chemical Energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

11.

Which type of energy is most associated with temperature?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

elastic energy

12.

An object’s chemical energy increases as its mass increases.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Batteries have ______ energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

gravitational potential

c)

thermal

d)

Chemical

14.

The primary function of a generator is to transform kinetic energy into ______ energy.

a)

thermal

b)

sound

c)

chemical

d)

electrical

15.

Susie places a few room temperature soda in a cooler packed with ice. She then closes the cooler. After a while she opens the cooler and finds that the soda and the air in the cooler are colder than when she originally closed the cooler. Which object(s) gained thermal energy?

a)

ice and soda

b)

soda and air in cooler

c)

ice and air in the cooler

d)

ice

16.

In which of the three positions does the apple have the most gravitational energy. (The drawing shows an apple falling to the ground. Position 3 is the instant before the apple hits the ground.)

a)

Positions 1

b)

Positions 2

c)

Positions 3

d)

Positions 1 and 3

17.

In which of the three positions does the apple have the most kinetic energy? (The drawing shows an apple falling to the ground. Position 3 is the instant before the apple hits the ground.)

a)

Positions 1

b)

Positions 2

c)

Positions 3

d)

Positions 1 and 3

18.

In which positions is the apple’s total energy the greatest? (The drawing shows an apple falling to the ground. Position 3 is the instant before the apple hits the ground.)

a)

Positions 1

b)

Positions 2

c)

Positions 3

d)

It has the same total energy in all three positions.

19.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
20.
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
21.
Thermal energy and temperature are the same.
a)
True
b)
False
22.

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

23.

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

a)

low -- high

b)

high -- low

c)

high -- high

d)

low -- low

24.

Copper wire is a good example of a _____________.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Metal

d)

Thermometer

25.

This Styrofoam cup is a good example of a _________.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Drinking device

d)

Solid

26.

Which of the following is a conversion from chemical energy to thermal energy?

a)

Coal is burned to boil water.

b)

Food is digested and used to regulate body temperature.

c)

Charcoal is burned in a barbeque pit.

d)

all of the above.

27.
Which simple energy conversions are taking place when you use gasoline to make the car move? 
a)
chemical, thermal, electrical, sound, kinetic
b)
kinetic, thermal, light, chemical 
c)
thermal, kinetic, chemical, sound, electrical
d)
chemical, nuclear, thermal, sound
28.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that__________
a)
The overall amount of energy remains the same but some energy is completely destroyed during energy transformations
b)
The overall amount of energy remains the same energy cannot be created or destroyed.
c)
The overall amount of energy can change depending on the energy conversions that take place. 
d)
The overall amount of energy can change because sometimes energy is lost to the environment 
29.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
30.
The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?
a)
thermal to light
b)
gravitational to potential
c)
radiant to electrical
d)
chemical to light