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3NT Science 1 Energy and its uses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy is..

a)

the capacity to do work.

b)

the amount of time taken to move an object.

c)

the ability to power up appliances.

d)

the power of a person.

2.

Which statement about energy is correct?

a)

Energy can be destroyed but not created.

b)

Energy can be destroyed but not created.

c)

Energy cannot be destroyed but can be created.

d)

Energy cannot be destroyed nor created.

3.

What is the main energy conversion that takes place when we charge our phone?

a)

chemical potential energy -> electrical energy

b)

electrical energy -> chemical potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy -> heat energy

d)

electrical energy -> heat energy

4.

What is the energy conversion that takes place when we use our phone?

a)

chemical potential energy -> kinetic energy

b)

electrical energy -> chemical potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy -> light and heat energy

d)

electrical energy -> heat energy

5.

Lifting a weight increase its _____________.

a)

chemical potential energy

b)

light energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

gravitational potential energy

6.

A basketball is being thrown into the ring.


The ball will have ____________

a)

kinetic energy only

b)

gravitational potential energy only

c)

both kinetic and gravitational potential energy

d)

none of the above

7.

Headphones get electrical energy from the device to which they are attached. The headphones change this energy into what other kind of energy?

a)

thermal

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

kinetic

8.

According to the Law of Conservation of energy, the amount of energy before and after a reaction must be the same. Which statement below is true?

a)

The total amount of energy is more after a reaction

b)

The total amount of energy is less after a reaction

c)

The total amount of energy is conserved

9.

A chromebook has derived its energy from _____________

Hint: There are two answers!

a)

electrical energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

thermal energy

10.

When a bow is stretched, it has _______________

a)

chemical potential energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

elastic potential energy

d)

electrical energy

11.

Thermal energy moves from a region of ___________ temperature to a region of ______________ temperature.

a)

higher; lower

b)

lower; higher

c)

higher; higher

d)

lower; lower

12.

When a child has fever, a cold compress is placed over the head. Why?

a)

The heat energy from the forehead will be transferred to the cold compress. This cools the fever down.

b)

The heat energy from the cold compress will be transferred to the forehead. This cools the fever down.

c)

The heat energy from the forehead will be transferred to the cold compress. This raise the fever up.

d)

The heat energy from the cold compress will be transferred to the forehead. This raise the fever up.

13.

What is the formula to calculate power?

a)

energy / time

b)

time / energy

14.

What is the formula to calculate energy?

a)

power / time

b)

time / power

c)

time x power

15.

What is the formula to calculate time?

a)

energy / power

b)

power / energy

c)

power x energy

16.

What is the unit for power?

a)

seconds

b)

watts

c)

joules

17.

An electric bike uses 150 000 J of energy in 600 seconds.

Calculate the power of the electric bike.

a)

250 W

b)

500 W

c)

750 W

d)

900 W

18.

Tim took 3 minutes to reach school. He used 180 000 J of energy. How much power did he use?

a)

1000 J

b)

60 000 J

c)

1000 W

d)

60 000 W

19.

If Khairul uses 300 W to climb a staircase in 30s, how much energy did he used?

a)

10 J

b)

100 J

c)

900 J

d)

9000 J

20.

In a rock climbing competition, it took Sarah 90 seconds to reach the top. Another competitor, Emily, took 30 seconds.

Given that both uses the same amount of energy (9 000 J), who used more power to reach the top?

a)

Emily

b)

Sarah