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Energy

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what things affect Gravitational potential energy

a)

mass

b)

height

c)

weight

d)

speed

e)

rigidity

2.

what words closely explains elastic energy

a)

Rigidity

b)

compress

c)

deformation

d)

squish

e)

stretch

3.

If I drop a watermelon and a marble at the same time from the same height what will land first

a)

watermelon

b)

marble

c)

They will hit at the same time

d)

None, they will float

4.

what are the 4 types of energy

a)

Thermal

b)

Gravitational

c)

Kinetic

d)

Elastic

e)

Total

5.

what are examples of GPE (Gravitational potential energy)

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6.
What word best describes Kinetic Energy?
a)
Stored
b)
Motion
c)
Elastic
d)
Gravity
7.

Which would have the LEAST gravitational potential energy (GPE)?

a)

A ball sitting on the ground

b)

Moon viewed from the Earth

c)

An airplane flying 30,000 feet above the ground

d)

A rock sitting on top of Mt. Everest

8.

Select all the following that represents energy being converted.

a)

Playing with a yo-yo

b)

Kicking a soccer ball

c)

Bouncing a basketball

d)

A sitting book

9.

When a bouncing ball hits the ground and squishes, what is the main type of energy that it has?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Gravitational

c)

Elastic

d)

Chemical

10.
Which ball has the most gravitational energy?
a)
Ball A
b)
Ball B
c)
Ball C
d)
Ball E
11.

A diver is jumping, write a short CER about the energy transformation as she falls.           

4 lines
12.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

13.

True or false: Energy cannot change from one type to another.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A plant turns thermal energy from the sun into chemical energy during photosynthesis. This is an example of a(n)...

a)

Energy transformation

b)

Matter transformation

c)

Energy change

d)

Physical Change

15.

Which of the following is an example of thermal energy?

a)

A light bulb

b)

The movement of a car

c)

The digestion of food

d)

Heat from a fire

16.

Energy from the sun is called...

a)

Conduction

b)

Rays

c)

Radiation

d)

Heat

17.

Energy that is transferred in the form of a wave is called...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Nuclear

18.

Faster moving atoms and molecules are associated with...

a)

Low thermal energy (cooler)

b)

High thermal energy (hotter)

19.

True or False: Energy can be created.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which has more gravitational energy?

a)

A snowboarder at the top of a mountain

b)

A person laying on the beach

21.

Which of the following is NOT a form of energy?

a)

Thermal

b)

Mechanical

c)

Sound

d)

Water

22.

Energy that is stored is called...

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

23.

Which has the most kinetic energy?

a)

A caught baseball

b)

A turtle swimming

c)

A parked car

24.

Energy that does not run out of its supply is called...

a)

Renewable Energy

b)

Nonrenewable Energy

c)

Recycled Energy

d)

Potential Energy