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Y9 - UNIT2 - revision

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following correctly identifies a method of heat transfer that will happen in this situation?

a)

Heat will be transferred from the hot plate to the thermometer through radiation.

b)

Heat will be transferred from the beaker to the thermometer through convection.

c)

Heat will be transferred from the hot plate to the beaker through convection.

d)

Heat will be transferred from the thermometer to the beaker through conduction.

2.

Radiation is a method of thermal energy transfer. It refers to the transfer of heat energy that moves–

a)

through empty space.

b)

when objects touch.

c)

only through solids.

d)

in the motion of fluids.

3.

Conduction can only occur between two objects when–

a)

one object is less dense than the other.

b)

both objects are in physical contact with each other.

c)

one of the objects is made of a metal.

d)

both objects are exactly the same temperature.

4.

Thermal energy is transferred when two objects of different temperatures touch.

a)

Conductors

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

5.

Objects that can transfer energy easily.

a)

Conductors

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Insulators

6.

Transfer of energy through circular motion caused by heating and cooling in fluids (liquids and gases).

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conductors

7.

Feeling warmth on your hands when you hold them near a campfire is an example of ____________________________.

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

conductors

8.

When ice cubes melt in a glass of water, a current forms in which heat moves from particles with more heat to particles with __________________ heat.

a)

more

b)

equal

c)

less

9.
What is energy transfer?
a)
The transfer of heat from a cold object to a warm one
b)
The transfer of heat from a warm object to a cold one
10.
Convection can take place in:
a)
solids and liquids
b)
liquids and gases
c)
solids and gases
d)
None of the options
11.
When convection occurs:
a)
Warm air sinks and cool air rises
b)
warm air rises and cool air sinks
c)
warm air and cool air sink
d)
warm air and cool air rise
12.
Radiation is the transfer of heat by:
a)
touching
b)
currents
c)
electromagnetic waves
13.

If you place a ball on the top of a hill and it rolls down ____________ energy is converted to ____________ energy.

a)

Kinetic / Potential

b)

Potential / Kinetic

c)

Mechanical / Heat

d)

Light / Sound

14.

What is the definition of energy?

a)

The number of calories in a food item.

b)

Kinetic energy is moving energy.

c)

Potential energy is stored energy.

d)

The ability to do work.

15.

What kind of energy does a marble at the top of a hill have?

a)

gravitational potential

b)

chemical potential

c)

kinetic

d)

thermal

16.

What is the correct unit for energy?

a)

meters (m)

b)

kilogram meters per second (kg m/s)

c)

Newtons (N)

d)

Joules (J)

17.

What kind of energy does a marble rolling at the bottom of the hill have?

a)

gravitational potential

b)

chemical potential

c)

kinetic

d)

thermal

18.

What does conservation of energy mean?

a)

Total energy increases

b)

Total energy decreases

c)

Total energy stays the same

19.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
20.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
21.
units for work are
a)
netwons
b)
joules
c)
meters
d)
seconds
22.

Calculate Elastic energy in a spring compressed 0.25m, when the spring's spring constant is 350N/m.

a)

21.8 J

b)

50 J

c)

87.5 J

d)

10.9 J

23.

A drawn bow possesses mechanical energy in the form of _______________. After the arrow is released, the energy is transformed into _________________.

a)

potential energy; mechanical energy

b)

elastic potential energy; kinetic energy

c)

gravitational potential energy; kinetic energy

d)

elastic kinetic energy; mechanical kinetic energy

24.

Which position shows the spring with least amount of energy elastic?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

What is the spring constant for the system shown above?

a)

0.1 N

b)

10 N

c)

200 N/m

d)

50 N/m

26.

A boy carries a 0.050kg box up a flight of stairs 0.010-km high. How much potential energy has the box gained?

a)

0.0049J

b)

49J

c)

4900J

d)

4.9J

27.
How many joules are there in a kilojoules?
a)
10
b)
1,000
c)
100
d)
10,000
28.
What does the law of conversation state?
a)
energy can not be transferred
b)
energy can be created
c)
energy can be destroyed
d)
energy can not be created or destroyed
29.
In which of these three diagrams are the particles moving fastest?
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
all the same
30.
Can you state what an insulator is?
a)
a conductor
b)
heat transferrer
c)
poor conductors
d)
poor transfers of radiation
31.
What is the unit for power?
a)
joules
b)
watts
c)
kilojoules
d)
calories
32.
What force ultimately slows the roller coaster to a stop?
a)
Applied
b)
Normal
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetic
33.

At the top of a ramp, a toy car (at rest) has an Eg of 86 J. At the bottom of the ramp (height = 0 m), the car has an Ek of 50 J. How much energy was lost to thermal?

a)

136J

b)

36J

c)

50J

d)

5J

34.

Heat energy is also called ______ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

electrical

c)

mechanical

d)

thermal

35.
A material that reduces or prevents the transfer of energy.
a)
conductor
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
insulator
36.
Efficiency is...
a)
The percentage of energy that is actually used to do work
b)
The stuff in the walls that keeps energy in
37.

A kettle uses 100J of electrical energy to produce 7J of sound energy and 93J of thermal energy. How efficient is the kettle?

a)

100%

b)

7%

c)

93%

d)

95%

38.
What type of device might this Sankey be about?
a)
A very efficient LED light bulb
b)
A very inefficient incandescent light bulb
c)
A coal power plant
d)
A wind turbine
39.
No machine in existence has 100% efficiency due to ____________________.
a)
magic
b)
friction
c)
smoke
d)
input
40.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
41.

What happens when the ball goes from the highest position to the lowest position

a)

PE and KE increases and decreases together

b)

Impossible to know without knowing the mass of the object

c)

the PE decreases while KE increases

42.

Efficiency is calculated by Energy Out divided by Energy In, expressed as a percentage

a)

False

b)

True