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7I - Energy and Changes - Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

We get the energy that our bodies need from energy stored in:

a)

food

b)

water

c)

warm clothes

d)

hot baths

2.

The units for measuring energy are:

a)

horsepower

b)

degrees

c)

joules

d)

newtons

3.

You can find out how much energy is in a peanut by:

a)

burning it, and seeing how hot it makes a test tube of water.

b)

eating it, and seeing how full you feel.

c)

weighing it.

d)

seeing what colour it is.

4.

How do we describe the way that energy is stored in batteries and food?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

potential energy

5.

Which two stores is energy transferred between when you heat a pan of water on a gas cooker?

a)

thermal to chemical

b)

electrical to thermal

c)

chemical to thermal

d)

kinetic to strain

6.

Fossil fuels are formed from:

a)

water.

b)

electricity.

c)

dead plants and animals.

d)

rocks.

7.

Fossil fuels are non-renewable fuels because:

a)

they give out heat when they burn.

b)

they were formed from fossils.

c)

they are expensive.

d)

they cannot be replaced once they are burnt.

8.

Electricity is not a fuel because:

a)

it has to be generated using other energy resources.

b)

it is only found in electric wires

c)

it is free

d)

it is not black in color or a gas

9.

A biofuel is:

a)

non-renewable.

b)

any fuel made from plant or animal material.

c)

a fuel made from plant material only.

d)

a fuel made from animal material only.

10.

Which statement is true?

a)

Renewable energy resources will run out one day.

b)

Renewable energy resources will not run out.

c)

Non-renewable energy resources will not run out.

d)

None of our energy resources will run out.

11.

Which renewable resources are available at any time?

a)

hydroelectricity and geothermal

b)

solar and wind

c)

tidal and wave

d)

biofuels and solar energy

12.

Which statement is true?

a)

Coal has energy stored in it because it is black.

b)

Fossil fuels have energy stored in them because the animals that became fossils ran around a lot.

c)

Coal has energy stored in it because it is warm inside the Earth.

d)

The plants that formed coal got their energy from the Sun.

13.

Which of these energy resources does not originally come from the Sun?

a)

wind energy

b)

solar power

c)

fossil fuels

d)

geothermal energy

14.

Why do we need to burn fewer fossil fuels?

a)

Burning fossil fuels is contributing to climate change.

b)

Electricity is running out.

c)

To pay for new cars.

d)

Energy is cheap.

15.

A roller coaster at the top of a hill has energy in this energy store.

a)

Gravitational Potential

b)

Thermal

c)

Elastic Potential

d)

Chemical

16.

Food, fuels and batteries have energy in this energy store

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Gravitational Potential

d)

Elastic

17.

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

a)

Nuclear

b)

Magnetic

c)

Electrostatic

d)

Chemical

18.

Every moving object has energy in this energy store

a)

Kinetic

b)

Elastic

c)

Chemical

d)

Nuclear

19.

When a book is on top of a shelf it has what type of energy store?

a)

Gravitational potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Electrostatic

d)

Thermal

20.

If a book falls off a shelf what is the energy it had in its gravitational potential energy store transferred into

a)

Electrostatic

b)

Thermal

c)

Magnetic

d)

Kineitc

21.

Conservation of energy means that...

a)

Energy can be destroyed and made before being transferred

b)

Energy can't be made or destroyed it can only transferred from one store to another

c)

Energy can be made and destroyed

d)

Energy can be made and destroyed then transferred from one store to another

22.

In a battery-operated radio which energy transfers are taking place?

a)

Sound

b)

Chemical

c)

Electrical

d)

All 3

23.

Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

Geo-thermal

c)

Petroleum

d)

Natural Gas

24.

Fossil Fuels are

a)

pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

b)

rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

c)

metamorphic rock

d)

fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

25.

Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

a)

are considered nonrenewable resources

b)

cause pollution in the atmosphere when burned

c)

are renewable resources

d)

oil, coal and natural gas

26.

These fossil fuels are formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean. Choose all the correct ones

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

steam

27.

The ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels include: (Choose ALL that apply)

a)

low cost

b)

produce a lot of energy

c)

cause air pollution

d)

high cost

28.

Coal is formed from

a)

rocks

b)

a factory

c)

remains of small organisms that lived many millions of years ago in our oceans

d)

plant remains along with heat and pressure

29.

The flame on your stove is an example of

a)

coal

b)

petroleum

c)

natural gas

d)

oil

30.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
31.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Coal
32.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 
a)
Less Expensive 
b)
More Energy
c)
All of the above
33.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
34.
Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Geothermal
c)
Biofuels
d)
Solar
35.
Energy sources that cannot be replaced once they are used up
a)
Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Non Renewable Energy Sources
36.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)

Can be produced by waste products

b)

Can be formed underground from dead organisms.

c)

Can be replaced in a short period of time

d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
37.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
38.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
39.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
40.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
41.

Wind Energy is...

a)

Energy that comes from using the movement of the air

b)

Energy that comes from the Sun

c)

A source of non-renewable energy, like fossil fuels

d)

Fuel from plant material

42.
Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...
a)
Hydropower
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Solar Energy
43.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
44.

identify three reasons why your body needs food

a)

to understand nutrition

b)

to develope

c)

To store fat

d)

to grow, repair tissues and have energy

45.
The most IMPORTANT nutrient:
a)
glucose
b)
water
c)
sugar
d)
none of these answers
46.

Which is a unit that is used to measure energy stored in food?

a)

watts

b)

kilojoules

c)

calories

d)

energy

47.
What is the word for the nutrition information printed on the side of a food container?
a)

nutrition label

b)

nutritions values

c)

food additives

d)

food sticker

48.

A hot drink has...

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Heat Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Nuclear Energy

49.

The energy going into an energy transfer is always equal to the energy coming out. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Conservation of energy means that...

a)

Energy can be destroyed and made before being transferred

b)

Energy can't be made or destroyed it can only transferred from one store to another

c)

Energy can be made and destroyed

d)

Energy can be made and destroyed then transferred from one store to another

51.

All the energy in the world comes from the ________.

a)

moon

b)

ocean

c)

sun

52.

The energy from dead plants and animals become the ______ energy in coal and oil.

a)

chemical

b)

electrical

c)

kinetic

53.

Plants provide energy to animals for their life processes by

a)

providing carbon dioxide.

b)

serving as a food source.

c)

receiving energy from the sun.

d)

providing shelter from weather.

54.

What process describes how plants use air, water, and energy from the Sun to make their own food?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

photosynthesis

d)

weathering

55.
Increasing quantities of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____. 
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
56.
Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:
a)
Flooding
b)
Heat Waves
c)
Hurricanes
d)
All of the above
57.
Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
Fishing
b)
Breathing
c)
Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
Farming
58.

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

a)

being more energy-efficient

b)

using renewable sources of energy

c)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

d)

all of the above

59.
The process of energy changing from one form into another
a)
efficency
b)
law of conservation of energy
c)
energy transformation
d)
thermal energy
60.
Efficiency is...
a)
The percentage of energy that is actually used to do work
b)
The stuff in the walls that keeps energy in