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The Incredible Energy Review Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Insulating the walls and roof of your house reduces heat loss mainly by reducing

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

2.

In an experiment you have tested cardboard and bubblewrap how well they can keep the heat in a soda can. For the experiment is NOT important that:

a)

the water in all cans is not at the same starting temperature

b)

you have different liquids in the cans, for example oil or water

c)

you have different sized cans

d)

you have a different amount of water in each can

3.

Older-style light-globes contains a metal wire through which electricity flows. The electricity is mostly converted into:

a)

electric energy

b)

light energy

c)

heat energy

d)

magnetic energy

4.

Look at the graph (click). Which material is the best insulator (can keep the heat the best/longest)?

a)

No insulation

b)

Cotton wool

c)

Polystyrene foam

d)

This is a trick question!

5.

You are roasting marshmallows in a campfire with a metal rod. By which method is heat moving along the rod?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

6.

After a long drive on your motorbike, you check the pressure and see it has increased. This is because:

a)

the tyre gets weak as it heats up

b)

air leaks into the hot tyres

c)

air molecules move faster when hot

d)

the tyres expand on heating

7.

Metal pots and pans often have a wooden or plastic handle. This is because these handles do not:

a)

support convection easily

b)

support conduction easily

c)

support radiation easily

d)

support teleportation easily

8.

An example of a heat insulator is

a)

an iron rod

b)

a copper rod

c)

an aluminium rod

d)

a wooden rod

9.

When a fire is lit the smoke usually rises into the air. this is caused by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

reflection

d)

radiation

10.

On a hot day, a black can feels hotter than a white and grey can, because:

a)

the black can absorbs heat better

b)

the black can is a better conductor

c)

the black can reflects the heat radiation better

d)

the grey and white can radiates the heat better than the black can

11.

Heat from the sun reaches Earth via

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

absorption

d)

radiation

12.

Milk tankers are silver or white because the colours:

a)

look pretty

b)

reduce friction

c)

reflect heat

d)

radiate heat

13.

Roof insulation ___________________

a)

keeps heat out in summer

b)

keeps heat in in winter

c)

saves energy cost

d)

all of the above

14.

The boiling point of water under normal conditions is

a)

0°C0\degree C

b)

37°C37\degree C

c)

100°C100\degree C

d)

200°C200\degree C

15.

Which is correct?

a)

Heat and Temperature are the same thing

b)

Temperature is the amount of heat in the particles of a body

c)

Temperature is the total kinetic energy change of a body

d)

Heat is actually the amount of expansion of a body

16.

You test the hypothesis that 13 years old boys are taller than 13 years old girls. You argue that all participants should be barefoot, because

a)

sole thickness of shoes varies

b)

some students have Nike, others Adidas

c)

black shoes absorb heat better

d)

bare feet are always flat on the ground

17.

Which cannot be measured by everyday instruments

a)

height

b)

weight

c)

colour

d)

length

18.

What is an observation in science?

a)

anything that is obvious to everybody

b)

things that we can see with our eyes

c)

things that we can detect with our senses

d)

our opinion about what we can see

19.

What is not a safety hazard during a prac?

a)

throwing school bags in walkways

b)

drinking from unlabelled jars and bottles

c)

food on the workbench next to chemicals

d)

an unattended Bunsen burner on yellow flame

20.

What colour would you advise cricket players to wear

a)

Black -- because it's cooler in summer

b)

Red -- because it reflects red sunlight

c)

Blue -- because it blends in with the shoes

d)

White -- because it reflects the solar radiation

21.

Why are solar hot water heaters black?

a)

to reflect heat radiation better and heat the water

b)

to absorb heat radiation better and heat the water

c)

to transfer heat radiation by convective conduction

d)

to transfer heat radiation by conductive convection

22.

Where does this house need better insulation so that heat does not escape (blue colours = cooler, red colours = hotter)

a)

the roof

b)

the windows

c)

the walls

d)

the chimney

23.

A cold object eventually heats up to the same temperature as its surroundings

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Conduction is fast in insulators

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Heat transfer by conduction is very slow in liquids and gases

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The hotter an object, the less radiation it emits

a)

True

b)

False

27.

When an object absorbs radiation, it gets hotter

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Click on the image.

The glasses were heated for different lengths of time. Which beaker received the most heat?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

Click on the image.

The glasses were heated for different lengths of time. Which beaker do you think has the highest temperature?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.

Click on the image.

The glasses were heated for different lengths of time. Which beaker do you think has the lowest temperature?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

Heat transfer by conduction:

a)

particles heat up, causing them to hit each other more --> heat is produced

b)

particles heat up, causing them to rise and; cold particles move down --> heat is produced

c)

radiation shines on particles which shine back --> heat is produced

32.

Heat transfer by convection:

a)

particles heat up, causing them to hit each other more --> heat is produced

b)

particles heat up, causing them to rise and; cold particles move down --> heat is produced

c)

radiation shines on particles which shine back --> heat is produced

33.

Click on the image. Identify the energy chain.

a)

potential energy river water --> radiation kinetic energy

b)

potential energy reservoir --> mechanical radiation energy

c)

kinetic energy turbine --> electric energy

d)

potential power lines energy --> mechanical river energy

34.

Explain heat energy with the kinetic particle model: Heating a substance, ______

a)

increases the kinetic energy of the particles, raising the temperature

b)

increases the potential energy of the particles, lowering the temperature

c)

increases the mechanical energy of the particles, making them go faster

d)

increases the radiation energy of the particles, changing the colour

35.

Potential energy is calculated as

Ep = m g h (with g = 10 m/s/s)

What Ep does a cat of 5 kg at a height of 2 m have?

a)

50 J

b)

100 J

c)

150 J

d)

200 J

36.

Kinetic energy is calculated as Ek=12m×v×v (or Ek=12m×v2)Ek=\frac{1}{2}m\times v\times v\ \left(or\ Ek=\frac{1}{2}m\times v^2\right)  
What Ek does a cat of 5 kg have with v=2 metres per second?

a)

10 J

b)

20 J

c)

50 J

d)

100 J