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Science 1st quiz. 4American...

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to do work by applying force is called

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

force

d)

net force

2.

Which number shows kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

five

3.

Stored energy or energy due to its position is called

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

thermal energy

4.

Which of the following objects has kinetic energy?

a)

A lamp that is turned off

b)

A bike parked at the top of a hill

c)

a ball thrown across the yard

d)

Fallen leaves laying on the ground below a tree

5.

Which letter shows where is potential energy stored or at its maximum point?

a)

Y

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Z

6.

Which letter shows where kinetic energy is at is highest point?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

Z

7.

Which of the following answer choices is NOT an example of potential energy?

a)

Running down a steep hill on vacation

b)

Holding a basketball in practice

c)

A drawn bow in an archer's hand

d)

A baseball at its highest point in the air

8.

Where is kinetic energy at its minimum?

a)

Z

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

9.

Energy in motion is called

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

transfer energy

10.

Kinetic energy depends on_________ and _________.

a)

speed and mass

b)

speed and height

c)

height and mass

d)

energy and height

11.

Energy that transforms from potential to kinetic is neither_____ nor _______.

a)

created, force

b)

created, destroyed

c)

force,motion

d)

destroyed, law of conservation of energy

12.
In science, when one object runs into another we call it a _____________.
a)
crash
b)
hit
c)
strike
d)
collision
13.
What is transferred at the instant the bat hits the ball?
a)
matter
b)
energy
c)
sound
d)
light
14.
As an object moves faster, it has more of what to transfer?
a)
weight
b)
density
c)
energy
d)
matter
15.

What happens when two objects collide?

a)

Energy is changed into force.

b)

Energy is transferred from one object to another.

c)

Energy is created and the objects move faster.

16.
Collisions can be ____________or ___________.
a)
fast or slow
b)
far or near
c)
elastic or inelastic
d)
none of the above
17.

In the collision simulator, what happens when the red carts' mass is 3 kg and the blue carts' mass is 1 kg?

a)

They both bounce backward.

b)

The red cart bounces backward.

c)

The blue cart pushes the red cart.

d)

The blue cart bounces backward.

18.

A moving object will have more energy when the object-

a)

moves faster.

b)

stops moving.

c)

changes direction.

d)

loses mass.

19.

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one object or material to another or one form to another.

a)

destroyed

b)

transferred

c)

created

d)

ignored

20.
Heavier object have more energy.
a)
False
b)
True
21.

Energy can be destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False