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Topic 2 - Energy Test Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
2.
What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy?
a)
battery
b)
lightbulb
c)
alarm clock
d)
apple
3.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
4.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
5.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to cause a change
b)
A force
c)
Electricity
d)
The ability to transform work
6.

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

a)

an apple sitting on a desk

b)

a shirt folded on a chair

c)

a rock falling off a cliff

d)

a book lying on a table

7.

Which of the following is the correct definition of chemical energy?

a)

energy stored in chemical bonds of molecules

b)

energy produced from the splitting of atoms

c)

energy resulting from the flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions

d)

energy an object has because of its motion or position

8.

Energy stored in the bonds that hold together the atoms and molecules of all substances is called

a)

electrical energy.

b)

mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy.

d)

kinetic energy.

9.

Niagara Falls is a set of very large waterfalls located on the border between New York and Ontario, Canada. Over 200,000 cubic feet of fast-moving water falls approximately 180 feet every second. Water at the top of the Falls possesses

a)

only gravitational potential energy.

b)

kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy.

c)

only kinetic energy.

d)

neither gravitational potential energy nor kinetic energy.

10.

Thermal energy is a form of...

a)

electrical energy.

b)

kinetic energy.

c)

potential energy.

d)

chemical energy.

11.

Which of the following objects has the most kinetic energy?

a)

a bicycle going 10 miles per hour

b)

a rock sitting on the edge of a cliff

c)

a car going 60 miles per hour

d)

a spring that is compressed

12.

Heat energy can be produced in many ways. Which of the following sources can produce heat energy?

a)

burning wood

b)

the Sun

c)

electricity

d)

all of these

13.

Which of the following is the best definition of thermal energy?

a)

the energy that is associated with electromagnetic radiation

b)

the energy that is stored in a substance due to its position or configuration

c)

the energy associated with the random motion of molecules or atoms within substances

d)

the energy that holds atoms in bonds with other atoms within substances

14.

Which of the following describes an object with elastic energy?

a)

a cannon ball sitting at the bottom of a cannon

b)

an iceberg floating in ocean water that is 35°F

c)

a boulder teetering on the edge of a steep cliff

d)

a bed spring that is pushed together with a weight

15.

The spring shown below is sitting on a flat surface and it is pushed together with a weight.


What type of energy does the spring currently have?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

kinetic energy

16.

What type(s) of energy does a refrigerator create from electrical energy?

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Motion Energy

d)

All of the above

17.

What kind of energy does a plant use?

a)

Sound

b)

Radiant

c)

Elastic

d)

Nuclear

18.

Stored energy is

a)

thermal energy

b)

motion energy

c)

potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

e)

sound energy

19.

Food contains which type of energy?

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

potential

d)

kinetic

e)

sound

20.

Energy of motion is

a)

radiant energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

e)

sound energy

21.

Fuel for a car contains

a)

radiant energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

kinetic energy

e)

sound energy

22.

Heat can be called

a)

thermal energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

sound energy

d)

elastic energy

e)

potential energy

23.

Batteries contain

a)

radiant energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

elastic energy

e)

sound energy

24.

Energy from the sun is

a)

radiant energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

e)

sound energy

25.

This type of energy travels in waves.

a)

potential

b)

electrical

c)

sound

d)

kinetic

26.

Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only transformed?

a)

First Law of Motion

b)

The Law of Momentum

c)

Law of Energy

d)

Law of Conservation of Energy

27.
Heat transfers from ______ objects to cold objects. 
a)
Cold
b)
Hot
c)
Convection
d)
Radiation 
28.
What type of heat transfer happens in liquids and gases?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
29.
Touching hot sand is.... 
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation 
30.
Hot air ______ while cool air ____
a)
Sinks, Rises
b)
Rises, Rises
c)
Rises, Sinks
d)
Convection, Radiation 
31.
True or False: Electromagnetic waves are emitted by the sun. 
a)
True 
b)
False
32.
A heat lamp on a reptile cage is what type of heat transfer?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
33.
Hot air rising from a campfire is...
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation 
34.
Rubber is considered an _____
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
c)
Radiation 
d)
None of the above
35.
Objects that allow energy to pass through them easily are _______
a)
Insulators
b)
Conduction
c)
Conductors
d)
None of the above
36.
Sun tanning is an example of....
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation 
37.
Temperature is the measurement of the average ________ energy of the molecules in an object
a)
Kinetic 
b)
Heat
c)
Motion
d)
None of the above
38.
Which of the following is not a conductor 
a)
Wood
b)
Copper
c)
Iron
d)
Silver 
39.
Energy that is transferred from hotter objects to cooler objects is... 
a)
Thermal/Heat
b)
Temperature
c)
Electricity
d)
Conduction 
40.
When you touch a cold window, how is energy being transferred?
a)
The window transfers heat to you 
b)
You transfer heat to the window
c)
The sun transfers heat to you
d)
None of the above
41.
Ice melting in a cup is caused by....
a)
The ice is heated up by the drink
b)
Ice is cooling down the liquid
42.
Which of the following is not an example of convection
a)
Cool breeze coming off the ocean
b)
Water boiling when you make Mac & Cheese
c)
A fireplace heating up a room
d)
Lighting a candle 
43.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
44.
Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?
a)
A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.
b)
A candle glows brightly in the dark.
c)
A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.
d)
A battery causes a flashlight to shine.
45.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
46.
A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?
a)
Light, thermal, and sound
b)
Thermal, chemical, and solar
c)
Sound, mechanical, and electrical
d)
Light, chemical, and mechanical
47.
Which of the following shows the correct order of the energy transformations that occur when green plants produce their food from the Sun’s energy?
a)
chemical to thermal
b)
light to chemical
c)
thermal to light
d)
chemical to electrical
48.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
49.

People get energy from the food that they eat and transform that energy as they move. Which energy transformations occur as a student rapidly rubs the palms of his hands together?

a)

kinetic to electrical

b)

kinetic to thermal

c)

potential to chemical

d)

potential to electrical

50.

Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into kinetic energy?

a)

An e-reader

b)

a fan

c)

a manual pencil sharpener

d)

flashlight

51.

The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —

a)

solar

b)

light

c)

thermal

d)

sound

52.

What energy transformation occurs as bioluminescent algae glow in the ocean?

a)

Radiant --> Chemical

b)

Thermal --> Radiant

c)

Chemical --> Radiant

d)

Thermal --> Chemical

53.

What energy transformation occurs as a mouse produces body heat?

a)

Chemical --> Thermal

b)

Thermal --> Chemical

c)

Electrical --> Thermal

d)

Thermal --> Mechanical

54.

What energy transformation occurs as an electric eel shocks its prey?

a)

Electrical --> Mechanical

b)

Thermal --> Electrical

c)

Chemical --> Electrical

d)

Radiant --> Electrical

55.

The sun gives of large amounts of light and ___________ energies?

a)

nuclear

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical

d)

thermal

56.

Which type of potential energy is stored in a gasoline?

a)

nuclear

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical

d)

thermal

57.
Which kind of energy change occurs when a candle is burning?
a)
Chemical to light.
b)
Light to electrical.
c)
Solar to heat.
d)
Chemical to electrical.
58.
A lamp that plugs into a wall socket draws energy which flows through a thin wire in the bulb causing it to glow. What energy transformations are taking place?
a)
chemical → light → electrical
b)
mechanical → sound → light
c)
thermal → solar → electrical
d)
electrical → thermal → light

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