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Energy

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heat always travels from...

a)

Warm to cool

b)

Cool to warm

c)

Warm to warm

d)

Cool to cool

2.

A hot air balloon rising is an example of ...

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

connection

3.

A snowman melting in the sun

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

connection

4.

Eggs cooking in a frying pan

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

connection

5.

Heating a kettle on a hot stove (burner)

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

connection

6.

A stove top will cook your food because of ___________.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

connection

7.
Energy of moving particles of atoms that make up all  matter. 
a)
Thermal Energy 
b)
Chemical Energy 
c)
Electrical Energy 
d)
Electromagnetic Energy 
8.
The Ability to do work
a)
Soil 
b)
Energy 
c)
Matter
d)
Math
9.
The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is converted into another,
a)
energy is destroyed in the process
b)
no energy is destroyed in the process
c)
energy is created in the process
d)
some amount of energy cannot be accounted for
10.
The process of energy changing from one form into another
a)
efficency
b)
law of conservation of energy
c)
energy transformation
d)
thermal energy
11.
A material that reduces or prevents the transfer of energy.
a)
conductor
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
insulator
12.
A material that transfers energy easily.
a)
insulator
b)
heat
c)
conduction
d)
conductor
13.

Which diagram models the position of a soccer ball when it has the greatest amount of gravitational potential energy?

a)
b)
c)
14.

Which term describes the energy that is stored due to the height of an object above the ground?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

gravitational potential energy

15.

Which of these has kinetic energy?

a)

a book sitting on a shelf

b)

hat and gloves on a table

c)

cars parked in a parking lot

d)

a child kicking a soccer ball

16.

Which of these has elastic potential energy?

a)

a vase sitting on a shelf

b)

a stretched rubber band

c)

a child moving down a slide

d)

sugars stored in the molecules of food

17.

What energy transformation takes place when a hair dryer is used?

a)

Energy from the sun is transformed to chemical energy.

b)

Sound energy is transformed to thermal energy and electrical energy.

c)

Electrical energy is transformed to thermal energy and sound energy.Electrical energy is transformed to thermal energy, sound energy, and mechanical energy

d)

Electrical energy is transformed to thermal energy and sound energy.

18.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Specific Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Kinetic Energy
19.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
20.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
21.
What is Specific Heat?
a)
The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.
b)
The  amount of radiant energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C
c)
The  amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
d)
The  amount of friction  required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
22.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
23.
As the kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance increases, the temperature of the substance __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
24.
The measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________. 
a)
temperature
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
heat 
25.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
26.

Which material would require the greatest amount of heat energy to raise its temperature from 5oC to 10oC? [Refer to the Earth Science Reference Tables.]

a)

Iron

b)

Lead

c)

Granite

d)

Dry Air

27.

What would heat up the fastest if left out in the sunlight on a clear, summer day?

a)

Liquid Water

b)

Dry Air

c)

Lead

d)

Granite

28.

Why does water heat heat up and cool down VERY SLOWLY?

a)

High Specific Heat

b)

Low Specific Heat

c)

It's solid

d)

It's always cold

29.

When heat is absorbed by a substance, what happens to the temperature of the substance?

a)

it increases

b)

it stays the same

c)

it decreases

d)

it depends on the substance

30.

The melting point of a solid is 24.9 degrees Celsius. As heat is added to melt the solid, what happens to the particles?

Group of answer choices

a)

the motion of the particles decreases and the distance between the particles increases

b)

the motion of the particles decreases and the distance between the particles decreases

c)

the motion of the particles increases and the distance between the particles decreases

d)

the motion of the particles increases and the distance between the particles increases

31.
The higher the average kinetic energy the __________________ 
a)
the higher the volume
b)
the higher the mass
c)
the higher the temperature
d)
the higher the density
32.

Cold things often have a _________ kinetic energy because_______

a)

lower; particles are moving around less

b)

lower; particles are moving around more

c)

higher; particles are moving around the same

d)

higher; particles do not move

33.

For objects that have the SAME mass, which object will have a HIGHER thermal energy?

a)

the object with the higher temperature

b)

the object with the lower temperature

c)

the objects will have the same temperature

d)

the objects have no temperature

34.

You have two identical stuffed animals in your room. One in the shade and one in the direct sunlight of the window. What happens to the thermal energy of the two stuffed animals.

a)

The one in the shade will have less thermal energy and the one in the sunlight will obtain more thermal energy.

b)

More thermal shade, less thermal in the sunlight.

c)

Both will have the same because they are identical having the same amount of mass.

d)

The both will raise temperature and thermal energy about 15 degrees, just the one in the shade will take less time to reach the top temperature.

35.

Which of the following would contain molecules with the greatest average kinetic energy?

a)

Water vapor from your breath on a cold night.

b)

A snow ball

c)

Ice on a pond

d)

A glass of hot coco