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Physics AQA gcse

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

What is Kinetic store:

a)

The energy stored by an object’s movement.

b)

The energy stored in objects raised above the Earth’s surface.

This energy exists because of the Earth’s gravitational field.

c)

The energy stored by the chemical bonds between atoms.

d)

The energy stored when an object is being stretched, compressed or squashed.

e)

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. The energy in the nuclear store can be released by radioactive decay

2.

What is Gravitational potential store:

a)

The energy stored by an object’s movement.

b)

The energy stored in objects raised above the Earth’s surface.

This energy exists because of the Earth’s gravitational field.

c)

The energy stored by the chemical bonds between atoms.

d)

The energy stored when an object is being stretched, compressed or squashed.

e)

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. The energy in the nuclear store can be released by radioactive decay

3.

What is Chemical store:

a)

The energy stored by an object’s movement.

b)

The energy stored in objects raised above the Earth’s surface.

This energy exists because of the Earth’s gravitational field.

c)

The energy stored by the chemical bonds between atoms.

d)

The energy stored when an object is being stretched, compressed or squashed.

e)

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. The energy in the nuclear store can be released by radioactive decay

4.

What is Elastic potential store:

a)

The energy stored by an object’s movement.

b)

The energy stored in objects raised above the Earth’s surface.

This energy exists because of the Earth’s gravitational field.

c)

The energy stored by the chemical bonds between atoms.

d)

The energy stored when an object is being stretched, compressed or squashed.

e)

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. The energy in the nuclear store can be released by radioactive decay

5.

What is Elastic potential store:

a)

The energy stored by an object’s movement.

b)

The energy stored in objects raised above the Earth’s surface.

This energy exists because of the Earth’s gravitational field.

c)

The energy stored by the chemical bonds between atoms.

d)

The energy stored when an object is being stretched, compressed or squashed.

e)

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. The energy in the nuclear store can be released by radioactive decay

6.

What is Internal (thermal) store:

a)

The internal store of energy is the sum of the kinetic energy stored in the particles of an object and the chemical energy stored in chemical bonds between particles in the object.

b)

The energy stored in objects raised above the Earth’s surface.

This energy exists because of the Earth’s gravitational field.

c)

The energy stored by the chemical bonds between atoms.

d)

The energy stored when an object is being stretched, compressed or squashed.

e)

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. The energy in the nuclear store can be released by radioactive decay

7.

What is an energy store like:

a)

A Bank account

b)

A Train

c)

A Car

8.

What store is energy transferred when you eat food:

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Nuclear

d)

Gravitational potential

9.

What is the temerature messure in:

a)

is a measure of the in the kinetic stores of its particles.

b)

is a measure of the in the chemial stores of its particles

c)

is a measure of the in the neaclear stores of its paticles

d)

is a measure of the in the thermal stores of its particles

10.

What is the word equation for Gravitational Potential:

a)

ΔEp ​= mg Δ h

b)

mg = Δ/Ep

c)

h = ΔEp h

11.

What is the kinetic energy of a rabbit of mass 3 kg travelling at 1 m/s:

a)

1.5J

b)

6J

c)

3J

d)

30J

12.

What is the equation for Gravitational Potential:

a)

ΔEp = mg Δ h

b)

mg = ΔEp h

c)

h = mg ΔEp

13.

What is the change in gravitational potential energy for a diver of mass 60 kg who walks up from ground level to the 10 m platform:

a)

6,000J

b)

300J

c)

9,000J

d)

20,000J

14.

What gravitational potential energy is measured in

a)

J (joules)

b)

g (grams)

c)

N (newtons)

15.

What is equation Elastic Potential Energy Stored:

a)

Ee = 1/2 Ke2

b)

Ke2 = 1/2 Ee

c)

Ee = (1/2)/( Ke2)

16.

What is equation Elastic Potential Energy Stored:

a)

Ee = 1/2 Ke2

b)

Ke2 = 1/2 Ee

c)

Ee = (1/2)/( Ke2)

17.

Calculate the elastic potential energy of a spring that has been extended 0.5 m, given that the spring constant is 10 N/m:

a)

1.25J

b)

2.50J

c)

1.30J

d)

0.50J

18.

A spring with a spring constant of 4 N/m is stretched by Sarah's dog until extended by 2 m. How much elastic potential energy is stored by the spring:

a)

8J

b)

4J

c)

16J

d)

2J

19.

What is mechanical work:

a)

Energy transferred from one object to another via a force is an example of mechanical work.

b)

an object transfers energy to the object's internal store of energy (the sum of the energy in the kinetic and chemical stores of its particles).

c)

Light and other types of waves can transfer energy from one object to another.

d)

An electrical current transfers energy from one object to another, such as a battery powering a torch.

20.

What is Heating:

a)

Energy transferred from one object to another via a force is an example of mechanical work.

b)

An object transfers energy to the object's internal store of energy (the sum of the energy in the kinetic and chemical stores of its particles).

c)

Light and other types of waves can transfer energy from one object to another.

d)

An electrical current transfers energy from one object to another, such as a battery powering a torch.

21.

What is a Waves:

a)

Energy transferred from one object to another via a force is an example of mechanical work.

b)

An object transfers energy to the object's internal store of energy (the sum of the energy in the kinetic and chemical stores of its particles).

c)

Light and other types of waves can transfer energy from one object to another.

d)

An electrical current transfers energy from one object to another, such as a battery powering a torch.

22.

What is Electrical work:

a)

Energy transferred from one object to another via a force is an example of mechanical work.

b)

An object transfers energy to the object's internal store of energy (the sum of the energy in the kinetic and chemical stores of its particles).

c)

Light and other types of waves can transfer energy from one object to another.

d)

An electrical current transfers energy from one object to another, such as a battery powering a torch.

23.

Why could a object project upwards pick all answers:

a)

The object's energy is initially in the kinetic store as it moves upwards

b)

Once the object reaches its highest point, all of its energy is in the gravitational potential store.

c)

As the object falls again, energy transfers from the gravitational potential store to the kinetic store.

d)

The object's energy is slowly transferred from the kinetic store to the gravitational potential store as it slows down and climbs higher.

24.

What energy is tranfered when boiling a kettle:

a)

Thermal to kinetic

b)

Thermal to chemical

c)

Thermal to neuclear

25.

What happens when an object is acceleated by a constant force pick that is approate :

a)

Work is done by a force on an object.

b)

The work is converted to chemical

c)

The work is converted to mechical

d)

This work is converted to the object's kinetic store.

26.

What happens when a car pushes the breakes:

a)

The brakes do work slowing the car down. During this process, energy is dissipated (lost) through heat and sound.

b)

To begin with, the vehicle's energy is in the kinetic store.

c)

The brakes slowing the car down. During this process beacuse of the fiction

27.

What happens when an object hitts another object pick all that apparate:

a)

The object's energy is in the kinetic store at the start because it is moving.

b)

When the object collides with the obstacle, energy is converted to:

The kinetic store of the obstacle (making it move). The thermal store of the object and the obstacle (the particles in the object and the obstacle vibrate more).

c)

Some energy remains in the object's kinetic store as it moves away after the collision.

d)

I don't know

28.

Energy can be created and destroyted:

a)

True

b)

False