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Ignite Energy Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy transformation?

a)

a change of energy from one form to another

b)

when energy gets more energy added to it

c)

when energy gets destroyed

d)

a change in intensity

2.

Any object that rises and falls experiences a change in:

a)

gravitational potential energy & kinetic energy

b)

release of energy

c)

size

d)

colour

3.
Mechanical Energy is
a)
KE-PE
b)
PE - KE
c)
The sum of PE & KE
4.
Potential Energy is:
a)
The energy of motion
b)
always conserved
c)
The energy due to position
5.
Kinetic Energy is:
a)
Energy of motion
b)
always conserved
c)
Energy due to position
6.
Energy CAN BE
a)
changed in form
b)
destroyed
c)
eliminated
7.
If a man is pushing a wheel barrow up a hill, describe what is occurring in terms of energy. 
a)
Dec Potential, Inc Kinetic
b)
Inc Potential, Dec Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic inc
d)
Both potential and kinetic dec
8.
A man stops his car on top of a hill, describe this scenario in terms of energy.
a)
High Potential Energy
b)
High Kinetic Energy
c)
It is impossible to tell
9.

An object is dropped on the floor, and makes a loud bang sound. What kind of energy IS NOT one that the object possesses now?

a)

thermal

b)

sound

c)

potential

d)

light

10.
What is the formula for kinetic energy?
a)
mgh
b)
2mv2
c)
1/2mv2
d)
mv2
11.
What is the formula for potential energy?
a)
mgh
b)
2mv2
c)
1/2mv2
d)
mv2
12.
what is gravitational acceleration symbolized by, and what is its numerical value?
a)
G force, 10.2 m/s2
b)
g, 9.8m/s2
c)
a, 10.2 m/s2
d)
a, 9.8m/s2
13.

Which of the following is NOT a type of potential energy

a)

Elastic

b)

Gravitiational

c)

Kinetic

d)

Chemical

14.

Where would a roller coaster have the greatest potential energy?

a)

at the top of a hill

b)

halfway up the hill

c)

halfway down the hill

d)

at the bottom of the hill

15.

Two trucks have the same velocity but different masses. Truck #1 has a mass of 200 kg and Truck #2 has a mass of 500 kg. Truck # (a)   has the most kinetic energy.

16.

When an object (like a ball) falls, some of its ___________ energy changes to __________ energy, due to the law of conservation of energy.

(a)  

17.

How much energy does a 50 kg rock have if it is sitting on the edge of a 15 m cliff?

a)

375 J

b)

3,750 J

c)

7,350 J

d)

0 J

18.

If a toy helicopter is moving at 12 m/s, how much energy does the 3 kg toy have?

a)

18 J

b)

216 J

c)

54 J

d)

432 J

19.

Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

20.
As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy? 
a)
The PE and KE increase and decrease together
b)
The PE decreases while the KE increases 
c)
Impossible to know without knowing the mass  
21.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → heat

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → kinetic

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.
A toy rocket that weighs 10 N blasts straight up from ground level with an initial kinetic energy of 40 J.  At the exact top of its trajectory, its total mechanical energy is 140 J.  To what vertical height above the ground does it rise, assuming no air resistance?
a)
1.0 m
b)
10 m
c)
14 m
d)
24 m
24.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4