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2nd 9 weeks exam review (21-22)

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

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1.

When doesn't a rock have kinetic energy?

(Scientific Principal #1)

a)

When someone throws it off a hill.

b)

When it is rolling down a hill.

c)

When it is sitting on a hill.

d)

When it slides down a hill.

2.

The amount of kinetic energy a moving object has depends on which 2 things?

(Scientific Principal #2)

a)

its speed

b)

its mass

c)

its color

d)

its temperature

3.

What kind of energy does an elevated object have? (Scientific Principal #3)

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational energy

c)

cosmic energy

d)

mass energy

4.

When does a cliff diver have the MOST gravitational energy? (Scientific Principal #4)

a)

When he is standing on top of the cliff.

b)

Just before he hits the water.

c)

Once he has made a splash and is under the water.

d)

A cliff diver only has kinetic energy and NEVER has gravitational energy.

5.

A roller coaster's gravitational energy increases as... (Scientific Principal #5)

a)

its speed decreases.

b)

its height decreases.

c)

its kinetic energy increases.

d)

it gravitational energy decreases.

6.

A falling ball looses its shape and bounces off the ground because it has... (Scientific Principal #6)

a)

kinetic energy

b)

heat energy

c)

elastic energy

d)

potential energy

7.

As a rigid (stiff) ruler is bent... (Scientific Principal #7)

a)

its elastic energy increases.

b)

its elastic energy decrease.

c)

its elastic energy stays the same.

d)

Rigid rulers can not have elastic energy.

8.

As an object falls, what happens to its gravitational energy?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the Same

d)

More information is needed to know

9.

Which of the following does not represent energy being converted?

a)

stretching a rubber band then letting it go

b)

dropping a ball

c)

playing with a yo-yo

d)

a book sitting on a desk

10.

What energy type is represented in the picture?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Gravitational

c)

Elastic

d)

Electrical

11.

Which type of energy conversion is involved when the slingshot is released?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Gravitational

c)

Elastic

d)

Electrical

12.

At which point on the roller coaster will the car have the greatest amount of kinetic energy? Explain why.

a)

W because it is at the highest point and the GE is ready to be converted into KE.

b)

X because the gravitational energy will have all been converted into KE at the lowest point.

c)

Z because that is the end of the Roller Coaster.

d)

Y because the coaster is moving off the ground again.

13.

At which point on the roller coaster will the car have the greatest amount of gravitational energy? Explain why.

a)

W because it is the highest point of the roller coaster.

b)

X because it is the lowest point of the roller coaster.

c)

Y because the roller coaster is moving up.

d)

Z because the roller coaster is over.

14.

What energy type(s) is present at point Z?

a)

GE & KE

b)

ONLY KE

c)

ONLY GE

d)

NONE

15.

Which of the following types of energy is potential energy? More than one answer is possible.

a)

Gravitational

b)

Kinetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Elastic

16.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
17.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
18.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
19.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
20.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.

As a raindrop falls, what happens to its gravitational energy?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

d)

more information is needed

22.

What energy type is represented in the picture?


Which type of energy conversion is involved when the arrow is released?

4 lines
23.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
24.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
25.
Which object changes chemical energy into heat, light and sound energy
a)
blender
b)
firecracker
c)
lightbulb
d)
apple
26.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
Time and Energy
b)
Power and Mass
c)
Mass and Velocity
d)
Time and Work
27.
What are the two factors that affect (Gravitational) Potential Energy?
a)
Gravity and Time
b)
Distance and Force
c)
Mass and Height
d)
Power and Gravity
28.
The ability to do work.
a)
Energy
b)
Matter
c)
Weight
d)
Volume
29.
A measure of the average amount of kinetic energy of the particles in the object.
a)
energy
b)
expansion
c)
temperature
d)
heat
30.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
31.
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
32.
"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."
Which law is this?
a)
Law of Conservation of Mass
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Law of Conservation of Energy
d)
Newton's Third Law
33.
What is energy?
a)
The ability to cause a change
b)
A force
c)
Electricity
d)
The ability to transform work
34.

Which of the following are kinetic energy? (Choose all that apply)

a)

elastic

b)

thermal

c)

sound

d)

gravitational

35.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

Position (height) and mass

b)

Friction and movement

c)

Mass and Movement

d)

Height and Friction

36.

Which is the best example of an object having kinetic energy?

a)

a car parked on a steep hill

b)

a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

a picture hanging on the wall

d)

a piece of coal before it's burned

37.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy decreasing as the gravitational potential energy increases?

a)

a person parachuting out of a plane

b)

a car racing around an oval track

c)

a person skiing down a hill

d)

a person walking up a hill

38.

What would have the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

A car driving down a hill.

b)

A person running down a hill.

c)

A ball rolling down a hill.

d)

leaves rolling down a hill

39.

Which is an example of potential energy?

a)

a roller coaster speeding down a hill

b)

the pulled back string on an archers's bow

c)

releasing the strings on a guitar

d)

an electric current lighting a light bulb

40.

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

41.

Which type of energy conversion is involved when the ball leaves the ground?

a)

Kinetic to gravitational

b)

Gravitational to kinetic

c)

Elastic to kinetic

d)

Kinetic to elastic

42.

What type of diagram does the image represent?

a)

Energy Conversion Diagram

b)

Energy Transfer Diagram

c)

Pendulum Diagram

d)

Moon Phases

43.

What does an energy conversion diagram show us?

a)

How energy transfers from one object to a different one.

b)

How energy transforms within an object.

c)

How an object moves.

d)

How much mass an object has.

44.

What type of diagram do these image represent?

a)

Energy Conversion Diagram

b)

Energy Transfer Diagram

c)

Energy Conservation Diagram

d)

Potential Energy Diagram

45.

What does an energy transfer diagram show us?

a)

How energy transfers from one object to a different one.

b)

How energy transforms within an object.

c)

How an object moves.

d)

How much mass an object has.

46.

When a pendulum swings, it loses energy to the...

a)

string

b)

air

c)

nothing

d)

water

47.

Gravitational potential energy (GPE)

a)

Is stored energy in a stationary object that is high up

b)

Is stored energy in a spring

c)

Is stored energy in the food we eat

d)

Is energy in moving objects

48.

A swimmer who came first in a race has _____________ kinetic energy than the swimmer who came last in the race

a)

The same

b)

Less

c)

More

d)

No

49.

A child is swinging on a swing at the local park. The type of energy which allows them to move backwards and forwards is _______________

a)

Potential

b)

Gravitational potential

c)

Kinetic

d)

Elastic potential

50.

Imagine both balls fall off the table at the same speed. Which colour ball has more kinetic energy?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

They have the same amount

d)

Neither balls have kinetic energy

51.

Heat moves easily through materials called ____

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Rubber

d)

Metal

52.

Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?

a)

Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.

b)

Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.

c)

Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.

53.

Emily made a cup of tea and stirred it with a spoon. The spoon became warm, How was the heat from the tea transferred to the spoon?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

54.

A hot rock is dropped into a pail of cool water. Heat energy transferred from the rock to the water by

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

55.

Which numbered part of the picture represents the way that energy from the sun reaches Earth?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

56.

What type of thermal energy transfer is the illustration an example of?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

57.

A crayon placed on a dark driveway in bright sunlight melted into a colorful puddle. What caused the crayon to melt?

a)

Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

b)

Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.

c)

Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.

d)

Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

58.

What thermal energy transfer causes your skin to feel warm when it is in the sun on a summer day?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

59.

What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

60.

Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

All of the above

61.

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

a)

When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

b)

a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

c)

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

d)

When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

62.

What is the process by which heat transfers from one particle of matter to another when the particles collide?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

expansion

d)

radiation

63.

The higher the average kinetic energy the __________________

a)

the higher the volume

b)

the higher the mass

c)

the higher the temperature

d)

the higher the density

64.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

d)

Energy can be destroyed

65.

The blades of a toy helicopter spin when its circuit is connected to a battery. Which sequence below correctly identifies the energy changes taking place in the helicopter?

a)

chemical to electrical to potential

b)

chemical to electrical to mechanical

66.

Which of the following gadgets best shows the transformation of energy from electrical to mechanical with the correct reasoning?

a)

A light bulb because electricity is being used to create light and heat.

b)

A fan because electricity is being used to spin the blades of the fan.

67.

Two students place three ice cubes in a glass of water that was at room temperature. Which of the following scenarios would best describe the results of the investigation?

a)

Energy from the water will transfer to the ice cubes, causing the ice to melt.

b)

Cold from the ice cubes will transfer to the water, causing the water to cool.

68.

1. A student investigated the energy transformations that occur when a call is placed from cell phone A and received by cell phone B. The student drew a diagram to show the process. Based on the diagram, what evidence is there for the transformation of chemical energy into electrical energy, and which other energy transformations must occur for the call to be received by cell phone B?

a)

Evidence:

Cell phones are powered by a battery that produces the electricity used to send or receive a call.

Transformation 1: Sound energy is transformed into

electrical energy by cell phone A.

Transformation 2: Electrical energy is transformed into mechanical energy in the cell towers and base station

b)

Evidence:

Cell phones are powered by a battery that produces the electricity used to send or receive a call.

Transformation 1: Sound energy is transformed into

electromagnetic waves by cell phone A.

Transformation 2: Electromagnetic waves are transformed back into sound energy by cell phone B.

c)

Evidence:

Base stations are powered by a battery that produces the electricity used to receive and forward a call.

Transformation 1: Sound energy is transformed into electrical energy by cell phone A.

Transformation 2: Electrical energy is transformed into mechanical energy in the cell towers and base station

d)

Evidence:

Base stations are powered by a battery that produces the electricity used to receive and forward a call.

Transformation 1: Sound energy is transformed into electromagnetic waves by cell phone A.

Transformation 2: Electromagnetic waves are transformed back into sound energy by cell phone B

69.

Choose the image below that shows potential energy decreasing then increasing if following the arrows from left to right?

a)
b)
70.

Choose the statement below that best describes the transfer of energy from the Sun to the Earth.

a)

The sun is the ultimate source of energy because it uses nuclear fusion to create heat. The thermal energy it creates radiates through the vacuum of space and heats the Earth.

b)

The Sun is an extremely large source of thermal energy. Because of its size, the Sun can conduct its heat through space, heating the Earth.

71.

1. A student is investigating the motion of a pendulum. The student holds the Bob in Point A and then releases it. Which statement is correct about the energy of the Bob?

a)

The KE of the Bob is greatest at Point A.

b)

KE changes to PE as the Bob moves from D to E.

c)

The PE of the Bob is greatest at Point C.

d)

PE changes to KE as the Bob moves from C to D.

72.

A large cup of ice is poured into a glass pitcher of freshly brewed hot tea. The ice melts quickly and the tea in the glass pitcher gets much colder. If we wait twenty-four hours, what temperature would we expect the tea and ice mixture to reach?

a)

The tea transferred energy to the ice making it melt. The mixture will be the temperature of the hot tea.

b)

The tea transferred energy to the ice until they had equal amounts of energy. They will reach a temperature somewhere between each of their original temperatures.

73.

Look at the images below and choose the one that represents a change in which water freezes.

a)
b)
74.

Where would an object have the most potential energy?

a)

The bottom of a hill

b)

The top of the hill

c)

On the way down the hill

d)

It never has potential energy

75.

How does a windmill change forms of energy?

a)

Mechanical to electrical

b)

Electrical to mechanical

c)

Mechanical to light

d)

It is unable to change forms

76.

If you have a battery in a device, what is the first energy transformation that must happen?

a)

Chemical to light

b)

Chemical to electrical

c)

Electrical to chemical

d)

Electrical to light

77.

Which statement correctly compares the difference between conduction and convection in a classroom?

a)

Conduction can only occur in solids, while convection

can occur in both liquids and gases.

b)

Convection can only occur in solids, while conduction

can occur in both liquids and gases.

c)

Conduction can only occur in liquids and gases, while

convection can occur in solids, liquids, and gases.

d)

Convection can only occur in liquids and gases, while

conduction can occur in solids, liquids, and gases.

78.

Definition of Vibration:

a)

when objects jump around

b)

When objects move back and forth

c)

When objects stop moving

d)

when objects run away

79.

The more an object vibrates when greater force is applied, the softer the sounds is made.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Pitch is

a)

the music box

b)

the number of vibrations of the sound

c)

the low point on a wave

d)

the highness or lowness of a sound

81.

lower amplitude = softer sound

a)

False

b)

True

82.

Air near the sound source moves all the way from the sound source to our ears.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Sound can travel through (choose all that apply)

a)

empty space with no matter

b)

gases

c)

liquids

d)

solids

84.

Amplitude is the

a)

distance from the starting position to a peak or valley

b)

the number of peaks or valleys in one second

c)

the number of waves in one second

d)

How high you are in the mountains

85.

Frequency is

a)

something very odd

b)

the distance from starting position to a peak or valley

c)

the number of waves in one second

d)

the number of peaks or valleys in one second

86.

Waves of bigger amplitude transfer more energy than waves with less amplitude.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Hearing loss is caused when one of the structures in your ear is healed.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Which structure sends the signal to the brain when you hear a sound?

a)

eardrum

b)

auditory canal

c)

auditory nerve

d)

cochlea

89.

Which of these three animals—an elephant, a human, or a dog—can hear the lowest pitch sounds?

a)

dog

b)

elephant

c)

human

90.

Loud music can damage your hearing.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

The sound source from the truck speakers vibrates the particles/molecules in the air causing the window to shake.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

What is being passed/moving from the sound source (truck speakers) to the window?

a)

air

b)

energy

c)

particles

d)

dust

93.

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these mediums?

a)

empty space

b)

water

c)

air

d)

metal

94.

Sound is a form of

a)

music

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

energy

95.

Sound is caused by?

a)

vibrations

b)

force

c)

instruments

d)

jumping beans

96.

Which of the following best represents the Law of Conservation of Energy?

a)

Energy CAN be created but NOT destroyed

b)

Energy CAN be destroyed but NOT created

c)

Energy can NOT be created Nor destroyed

d)

Energy CAN be created and CAN destroyed

97.

The rock in the picture is pushed over the edge and it begins to fall. Which type of energy conversion is taking place?

a)

mechanical to heat

b)

sound to mechanical

c)

potential to kinetic

d)

kinetic to potential

98.

Which of the following best represents the Law of Conservation of Energy?

a)

Energy CAN be created but NOT destroyed

b)

Energy CAN be destroyed but NOT created

c)

Energy can NOT be created Nor destroyed

d)

Energy CAN be created and CAN destroyed

99.

The rock in the picture is pushed over the edge and it begins to fall. Which type of energy conversion is taking place?

a)

mechanical to heat

b)

sound to mechanical

c)

potential to kinetic

d)

kinetic to potential

100.

A ball is projected into the air. Where is potential energy the greatest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
101.

How does the mass of a bowling ball that has been rolled down the lane affect the kinetic energy?

a)

The kinetic energy does not depend on the mass of the bowling ball.

b)

The kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball.

c)

The kinetic energy is decreasing proportional to the mass of the bowling ball.

d)

The kinetic energy is increasing proportional to the square of the mass of the bowling ball.

102.

Which point on the roller coaster's path represents the maximum potential energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
103.

As a roller coaster goes downhill

a)

kinetic energy is converted into potential energy.

b)

potential energy is converted into kinetic energy.

c)

electrical energy is converted into potential energy.

d)

potential energy is converted into electrical energy.

104.

When gasoline is burned in a car engine, ________ energy is converted into _________ energy.

a)

heat, chemical

b)

chemical, potential

c)

mechanical, chemical

d)

chemical, mechanical

105.

Muscles convert chemical energy into

a)

light energy.

b)

nuclear energy.

c)

mechanical energy.

d)

electromagnetic energy.

106.

What form of energy does a compressed spring have?

a)

heat energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

potential energy

107.

Maria’s father started a fire in the fireplace. He crumpled some paper, lit a match, and soon the logs in the fireplace were burning. In this case, the stored chemical energy in the logs was changed into

a)

electrical energy.

b)

mechanical motion.

c)

heat and light energy.

d)

electrical and heat energy.

108.

Energy is transferred in solids by conduction, which means that

a)

heat travels in both directions.

b)

heat travels from the cooler object to the hotter object.

c)

heat travels from the hotter object to the cooler object.

d)

heat does not travel between objects of different temperatures.

109.

A change from one form of energy to another is known as:

a)

energy conversion

b)

chemical energy

c)

solar energy

110.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only be changed from one form to another. This is known as the law of conservation of ___________:

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

temperature

111.

What energy conversion is taking place in this picture?

a)

solar energy to thermal energy

b)

thermal energy to chemical energy

c)

chemical energy to thermal and light energy

112.

__________ is the energy given off by the sun - hydrogen nuclei join to make a helium nucleus. This reaction gives off a huge amount of energy. The sun's light and heat come from these reactions. Without nuclear energy form the sun, life would not exist on Earth. When an atom's nucleus breaks apart, or when the nuclei of two small atoms join together, energy is released.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

electromagnetic energy

d)

chemical energy

e)

thermal energy and heat

113.

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

114.

________________ is the sum of an object's kinetic energy and potential energy. The energy that a car has while moving is __________________ energy, as in the energy a book has on top of a desk.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

sound energy

c)

electromagnetic energy

d)

chemical energy

e)

thermal energy and heat

115.

_______________ results from the vibration of particles. People are able to detect these tiny vibrations with structures in their ears that vibrate due to the sound. When you hear a car, you are detecing virbration sin the air that transfer __________ . it cannot travel through empty space. If there were no air or other substance between you and the car, then you would not hear _________ form the car.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

sound energy

c)

electromagnetic energy

d)

chemical energy

e)

thermal energy and heat

116.

__________ is the energy an object has due to the motion of its molecules. The faster the molecules in an object move the more of this type of energy the object ha. Heat is the energy transferred from am object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

electromagnetic energy

d)

chemical energy

e)

thermal energy and heat

117.

__________ is transmitted through space in waves. These particular waves can be produced by vibration s of electrically charged particles. Unlike sound waves, these waves can travel through empty space. Some examples of this type of energy are: visible light, x-rays, and microwaves.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

electromagnetic energy

d)

chemical energy

e)

thermal energy and heat

118.

__________ is the energy stored in bonds that hold compounds together. If a molecule's bonds are broken or rearranged, energy is released or absorbed, This type of energy can be store din food and in matches.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

electromagnetic energy

d)

chemical energy

e)

thermal energy and heat

119.

Energy is the ratio of useful output energy to input energy.

a)

true

b)

false

120.

What materials would be good insulators for a handle on a pan or pot that would be used on the stove?

a)

wood or plastic

b)

metal or rubber

c)

wood or rubber

d)

copper or steel