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3.1 What are the properties of energy?

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does energy mean?

a)

Anything that is under observation

b)

Anything that is not part of a system

c)

The ability to produce change in a system

d)

A chemical reaction

2.

Energy can be seen.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following statements about energy are true?

a)

Energy can cause change in a system

b)

There are different forms of energy, with different characteristics

c)

Forms of energy can be transferred or transformed

d)

Different physical quantities contribute to different forms of energy

4.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

The energy of motion

b)

The stored energy of an object as a result of its condition or its position

c)

Energy stored by a separation of positive and negative charges

d)

Energy due to the position of an object above or below another object

5.

What is potential energy?

a)

The energy of motion

b)

The stored energy of an object as a result of its condition or its position

c)

The energy of electrons moving along a wire or other conductor

d)

The energy of the random motion of the particles that make up a substance.

6.

Select the following examples of kinetic energy:

a)

Radiant energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Magnetic energy

d)

Sound Energy

7.

Energy is neither created or destroyed, but can be transformed from one form to another or transferred from one object to another.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Select the following correct pairing:

a)

Open system - can exchange both energy and matter with its surroundings.

b)

Closed system - can exchange matter but not energy with its surroundings.

c)

Isolated system - cannot exchange energy or matter with its surroundings

9.

When energy is transferred, it changes form

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When energy is transformed, the form of energy changes

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Physical quantities contribute to different forms of energy

a)

True

b)

False